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Remembering The Augustów Roundup

GIBY, POLAND - JULY 09, 2023: Details of the monument in honor of the victims of the Augustow roundup in Giby, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland on July 09, 2023. The Augustów roundup, a haunting post-WWII military operation in Poland, targeted anti-communist members of the Home Army (AK) and other underground forces of the Polish resistance movement, from July 10 to July 25, 1945. About 2,000 were apprehended, and around 600 mysteriously disappeared, suspected to be executed and buried in Russia or Belarus. This tragedy is the largest Soviet crime on Polish lands after WWII, known as 'second Katyn' or 'Podlaski Katyn.' This historical event holds significant importance in understanding the past. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#10323688
Date Taken	9 July 2023
Location	N/A
Photographer	Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Artur Widak/NurPhoto

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