STEFAN BORKOWSKI

Stefan Borkowski
Class 6
Public Elementary School in Dąbrowa near Kielce

What do the mass graves tell us?

The mass graves tell us that someone is buried in them. We can find them in various parts of Poland. When I pass by such a cemetery, which is situated near the Kielce–Radom road (in the village of Dąbrowa), I think we should take care of these graves because the defenders of our homeland are buried in them. A soldier who died on the battlefield performed his duty. But the mass graves are the final resting place of civilian soldiers, those who didn’t wear a uniform but who also fulfilled their duty to the country. They would rather die than renounce their homeland and cooperate with the Germans.