The remains of 8 thousand Nazi victims found in Poland

Thomas Jankowski of Poland's National Institute for Reviews said the tomb contains at least 8,000 victims, the BBC writes, records Periscopi.

It is believed that troops have been exhumed and burned in a Nazi operation to try to hide traces of their murders.

The Nazis had killed Jews, political opponents, and members of the political elite in Soldau.

The concentration camp was built in 1939 of transit, exile, and extradition and was used during Nazi occupation.

Up to 30,000 people are thought to have been killed there, and researchers hope to perform a DNA analysis in the remains to find out more about the victims. Among the killed Poles were members of the clergy and intelligence.

Archaeologists have found thousands of traces of clothing and other items, but nothing of value, implying that troops had been looted before being sent into the burn.

Jankowski said two pits had been found near Soldau, now known as Dzialdoau, and that there would also be a search for more such pits. The estimated 8 thousand victims are based on body weight measurements estimated at 2 kilograms.

In a split development, Polish Prime Minister Matthews Morawiecki said Wednesday that a detailed report was being prepared not only for Nazi war crimes, but also for the calculations of financial losses that have been converted into current currencies.

He said Germany had caused major damage to the Polish people and has never paid for compensation. Germany has said the compensation case was legally closed in 2950.

Up to six million Poles have died in the war, including three million Jews. A Polish deputy in 2019 had said the damage could total $850 billion. /Periscopi/