What the records say
- When
- 22 Sep 1939
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 100
- Coordinates
- 49.18° N, 23.41° E
- Description
- Massacre of Polish POWs during the German invasion of Poland in September 1939.
Urycz massacre
The Urycz massacre, which occurred on September 22, 1939, in the village of Urycz, stands as one of the most significant war crimes committed by the Wehrmacht during its invasion of Poland. On that day, between 73 and 100 Polish prisoners of war hailing from the 4th Podhale Rifles Regiment were confined to a barn and burned alive.
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