QUESTIONNAIRE
on executions and mass graves
Township: Kielce
Commune: Kielce
District: Kielce
Voivodeship: Kielce
1. Date and place of execution:
14 December 1943, Kielce-Herby
2. Type of execution:
shooting
3. Personal data of the murdered victims:
Poles, Jews, foreigners: Poles
Number of murdered victims: 9
The victims were brought in from: the prison in Kielce
Surname, age, occupation, address:
1) Zygmunt Jan, born on 17 October 1911, resident in Kielce, Łąkowa Street 19,
2) Hryczuk Michał, born on 30 September 1912, resident in Kielce, Wiejska Street 22,
3) Zasada Józef, born on 21 January 1919, resident in Końskie, Kąpielowa Street 2,
4) Gutowski Władysław, born on 3 July 1922, resident in Kielce, Wiejska Street 19,
5) Krzemiński Stefan, born on 17 May 1906, resident in Kielce, Śniadeckich Street 25,
6) Domagalski Piotr Bolesław, born on 1 August 1916, resident in Kielce, Ewangelicka Street 2,
7) Nowacki Czesław, born on 19 May 1920, resident in Kielce, Zakręt Street 9,
8) Matla Bolesław, born on 4 April 1919, resident in Kielce, Piotrkowska Street 60,
9) Bąk Władysław, born on 22 September 1915, resident in Kielce, Wapienna Street 8
4. Is it known what the victims were accused of, whether the execution was carried out in retaliation, etc.?
5. Who carried out the execution?
Gendarmes
6. Are the surnames of the perpetrators known?
No
7. Were the corpses burnt or destroyed in any other way?
No
8. Where were the corpses buried?
At the execution site.
9. Description of the grave:
The victims were buried by the local populace in separate graves close to one another
10. Was there an official exhumation? Were the corpses buried officially, and if so, where?
The corpses were officially exhumed on 25 April 1945 and buried in the section of honor of a cemetery in the following graves: 1) 21, 2) 24, 3) 16, 4) 23, 5) 34, 6) 31, 7) 22, 8) 35, 9) 32.
11. Are there any grounds for exhumation in the future?
On 6 October 1945, the contents of the above questionnaire were officially certified by Ludwika Bazylewska, acting on the authorization of the president of the city of Kielce, with the Municipal Court in Kielce.