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Witness (date and place of birth)
- Anonymous (8)
  
  Odolska Wanda; 05.06.1909, Poltava (Ukraine) (2)
  
  Sobolewska Alicja Zofia; 13.11.1913, Warsaw (2)
  
  Włodarski Włodzimierz (Walczak Wacław); 03.01.1907, Warsaw (2)
  
  Yuliya, 1987 (2)
  
  Anastasiya, 1984 (1)
  
  Anastasiya, 1985 (1)
  
  Anna, 1986 (1)
  
  Anton, 1983 (1)
  
  Artem, 1983 (1)
  
  Bańkowska Maria; 17.01.1916, Warsaw (1)
  
  Bogdanowicz Jan; 17.12.1894, Warsaw (1)
  
  Brodowska Zofia; 23.12.1916 (1)
  
  Buze Władysław; 27.06.1885, Ciechocinek (1)
  
  Dionizniak Stefan; 26.07.1907, Warsaw (1)
  
  Evheniya, 1985 (1)
  
  Fabisiak Bronisław; 15.12.1892, Mąkolin (1)
  
  Fitoł Franciszek; 09.12.1907, Sędziszów Małopolski (1)
  
  Herman Rudolf; 20.12.1894, Prusinów (1)
  
  Horodyska Eugenia; 04.08.1914 (1)
  
  Jackowski Marian; 1900? (1)
  
  Jaroszek Mieczysław Antoni; 22.06.1922, Warsaw (1)
  
  Jaworek Kazimiera; 20.04.1905, Kielce (1)
  
  Jaworski Stanisław; 14.07.1907 (1)
  
  Jelena, 1970 (1)
  
  Kamińska Elżbieta Władysława; 14.07.1899, Warsaw (1)
  
  Kateryna, 2003 (1)
  
  Korganow Marek; 11.03.1931, Warsaw (1)
  
  Kot vel Kotowska Bronisława; 29.08.1897 (1)
  
  Kowalska Maria; 09.01.1920, Warsaw (1)
  
  Kowalski Roman; 17.02.1901 (1)
  
  Kołakowska Aniela Elżbieta; 08.08.1909, Saint Petersburg (Russia) (1)
  
  Kwiatkowska Jadwiga; 05.09.1911 (1)
  
  Kądziałko Janina; 10.09.1906, Warsaw (1)
  
  Lipińska Irena; 06.07.1911, Otwock (1)
  
  Lyudmila, 1962 (1)
  
  Lyudmila, 1964 (1)
  
  Lyudmila, 1979 (1)
  
  Lyudmyla, 1967 (1)
  
  Majcherczyk Tadeusz; 30.01.1906, Dąbrowa Górnicza (1)
  
  Marina, 1988 (1)
  
  Matuszczak Maria (1)
  
  Małyszko Katarzyna; 05.05.1897, Topolany (1)
  
  Miłobędzki Maksymilian; 14.02.1911, Warsaw (1)
  
  Muhammad, 1980 (1)
  
  Napiórkowski Jan; 1921? (1)
  
  Nataliya, 1972 (1)
  
  Natalya, 1969 (1)
  
  Nikolay, 1956 (1)
  
  Nikolay, 1970 (1)
  
  Nikołaj, 1970 (1)
  
  Odolska Wanda; 1909, Poltava (Ukraine) (1)
  
  Ol'ga, 1980 (1)
  
  Olena, 1978 (1)
  
  Olena, 1988 (1)
  
  Oranowska Maria (1)
  
  Pakulska-Barcz Józefa; 18.02.1910, Warsaw (1)
  
  Pietruszajtys Roman; 21.06.1915 (1)
  
  Polińska Maria; 1891? (1)
  
  Popielnicka Stefania (1)
  
  Przyłęcka Bożena; 10.11.1926, Warsaw (1)
  
  Przyłęcka Halina Maria; 01.05.1892, Płyćwia (1)
  
  Rapacz Natalia; 06.09.1904 (1)
  
  Rodak Franciszek; 09.10.1919, Warsaw (1)
  
  Sergey, 1954 (1)
  
  Sieroszewski Władysław; 30.12.1900, Warsaw (1)
  
  Skalska Cecylia; 10.10.1902, Chylice (1)
  
  Skrzypkowski Ryszard; 1924 (1)
  
  Smokalska Jadwiga; 02.02.1899 (1)
  
  Sobolewska Alicja; 13.11.1913 (1)
  
  Sokołowska Aleksandra Olga; 12.09.1914, Warsaw (1)
  
  Sroczyńska Krystyna; 25.07.1916, Borysław (now in Ukraine) (1)
  
  Stachula Andrzej; 25.11.1876, Gągolin (łódzkie voivodeship) (1)
  
  Strach Waleria; 1896, Żbików (Pruszków) (1)
  
  Stępień Franciszka; 02.03.1907, Nieznanowice (świętokrzyskie voivodeship) (1)
  
  Stępień Stanisław; 05.03.1903 (1)
  
  Suryn Maria Wanda; 27.08.1906, Korytków (świętokrzyskie voivodeship) (1)
  
  Svitlana, 1974 (1)
  
  Vadym, 1998 (1)
  
  Viktoriya, 1996 (1)
  
  Viktoriya, 2003 (1)
  
  Vitaliy, 1968 (1)
  
  Vladislav, 1996 (1)
  
  Wilkowska Krystyna Wanda; 27.09.1920, Radomsko (1)
  
  Wnykowski Janusz; 1921? (1)
  
  Włodarski Włodzimierz; 03.01.1907, Warsaw (1)
  
  Yekaterina, 1994 (1)
  
  Yekaterina, 2002 (1)
  
  Yelena, 1970 (1)
  
  Yelena, 1976 (1)
  
  Yuliya, 1984 (1)
  
  Yuliya, 1986 (1)
  
  Yuliya, 1992 (1)
  
  Zaniewska Janina; 1888? (1)
  
  Zdanowska Helena; 19.05.1908, Łaskarzew (mazowieckie voivodeship) (1)
  
  Zgrychowa Irena; 25.03.1904, Warsaw (1)
  
  Znatowicz Krystyna; 13.06.1913, Będzin (1)
  
  Łętowski Stanisław; 27.11.1908, Minsk (Belarus) (1)
  
  Śliwowska Ludwika; 14.06.1904, Warsaw (1)
  
  Śliwowski Stanisław Jan; 08.02.1928, Warsaw (1)
Subject
- Warsaw '44 – the pacification of Śródmieście (23)
  
  Russian occupation – south Ukraine (18)
  
  The city condemned to death (18)
  
  Warsaw '44 – pacification of Śródmieście (11)
  
  Warsaw '44 – the pacification of the Old Town (9)
  
  Wola '44 – genocide in Warsaw (8)
  
  Mariupol Siege (7)
  
  Fighting for Kharkiv (4)
  
  Fighting in Donbas (2014 and/or 2022) (4)
  
  Fighting for Kyiv (3)
  
  Warsaw '44 – the pacification of Powiśle and Czerniaków (3)
  
  Fighting in Sumy Oblast (2)
  
  Russian occupation – Kharkiv Oblast (2)
  
  Warsaw '44 – pacification of Powiśle and Czerniaków (2)
  
  Fighting for Chernihiv (1)
  
  Kielce - everyday terror (1)
  
  Ochota '44 – genocide in Warsaw (1)
  
  Pawiak, Szucha, Gęsiówka – Warsaw death blocks (1)
  
  Russian missile terror (1)
  
  The Kielce region – the pacification of Polish rural areas (1)
  
  The Kielce region – the pacification of townships and rural areas (1)
  
  Warsaw '44 – pacification of the Old Town (1)
  
  Warsaw '44 – the pacification of Mokotów (1)
  
  Warsaw '44 – the pacification of Żoliborz (1)
Event Date
- Start date: End date:
Location
- Warsaw, Ghetto, Nowolipki Street 29 (11)
  
  Warsaw, aleja Szucha (11)
  
  Pruszków, Dulag 121 (10)
  
  Warsaw, Zbawiciela Square (9)
  
  Warsaw, Marszałkowska Street (8)
  
  Mariupol (7)
  
  Warsaw, Aleje Ujazdowskie (7)
  
  Warsaw, Wolska Street (6)
  
  Kherson (5)
  
  Warsaw, Mokotowska Street (5)
  
  Warsaw, Żelaznej Bramy Square (5)
  
  Warsaw, General Inspectorate of the Armed Forces, aleja Szucha 12/14 (4)
  
  Warsaw, Grand Theatre, Teatralny Square 1 (4)
  
  Warsaw, Litewska Street (4)
  
  Warsaw, Marszałkowska Street 33 (4)
  
  Warsaw, National Museum, Aleje Jerozolimskie 3 (4)
  
  Warsaw, Ogród Saski [Saxon Garden] (4)
  
  Warsaw, Ogródek Jordanowski [Jordan garden], Bagatela Street 2/4 (4)
  
  Warsaw, Piusa XI Street (Piękna Street) (4)
  
  Warsaw, St. Stanislaus' Hospital, Wolska Street 37 (4)
  
  Warsaw, Złota Street 38 (4)
  
  Kharkiv (3)
  
  Warsaw, 6 Sierpnia Street (Wyzwolenia Avenue/ Nowowiejska Street) (3)
  
  Warsaw, 6 Sierpnia Street (aleja Wyzwolenia) (3)
  
  Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście Street (3)
  
  Warsaw, Krucza Street (3)
  
  Warsaw, Piłsudskiego Square (3)
  
  Warsaw, Saski Square (Piłsudskiego Square) (3)
  
  Warsaw, Senatorska Street (3)
  
  Warsaw, Warszawa Zachodnia Station (3)
  
  Bucha (2)
  
  Enerhodar (2)
  
  Hostomel (2)
  
  Nova Kakhovka (2)
  
  Rybalche (2)
  
  Warsaw, Aleje Jerozolimskie (2)
  
  Warsaw, Browarna Street (2)
  
  Warsaw, Chocimska Street (2)
  
  Warsaw, Chłodna Street (2)
  
  Warsaw, Czerniakowska Street (2)
  
  Warsaw, Długa Street 7 (2)
  
  Warsaw, Elektoralna Street (2)
  
  Warsaw, Focha Street 7 (2)
  
  Warsaw, Fredry Street (2)
  
  Warsaw, Górczewska Street (2)
  
  Warsaw, Karolkowa Street (2)
  
  Warsaw, Koszykowa Street (2)
  
  Warsaw, Królewska Street 7 (2)
  
  Warsaw, Książęca Street 1 (2)
  
  Warsaw, Luxembourg Gallery, Senatorska Street 29 (2)
  
  Warsaw, Młynarska Street (2)
  
  Warsaw, Młynarska Street/ Wolska Street (2)
  
  Warsaw, Okopowa Street (2)
  
  Warsaw, Order of Malta Hospital, Senatorska Street 34/36/38/40 (2)
  
  Warsaw, Primary School, Drewniana Street 8 (2)
  
  Warsaw, Puławska Street (2)
  
  Warsaw, Seminary Church, Krakowskie Przedmieście Street 52/54 (2)
  
  Warsaw, Spokojna Street (2)
  
  Warsaw, St. Lazarus' Hospital, Leszno Street 127 (Leszno Street 15) (2)
  
  Warsaw, Trębacka Street (2)
  
  Warsaw, Unii Lubelskiej Square (2)
  
  Warsaw, Wolski Hospital, Płocka Street 26 (2)
  
  Warsaw, Świętokrzyska Street (2)
  
  Warsaw, Żelaznej Bramy Square/ Ptasia Street (2)
  
  Włochy (Warsaw) (2)
  
  Azovske (1)
  
  Balakliya (1)
  
  Berdyansk (1)
  
  Beryslav (1)
  
  Donetsk (1)
  
  Dymer (1)
  
  Enerhodar, Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (1)
  
  Gołąbki (Warsaw), Śniadeckich Street 7 (1)
  
  Gołąbki, Śniadeckich Street 7 (district of Warsa) (1)
  
  Hola Prystan (1)
  
  Irpin (1)
  
  Izium (1)
  
  Jelonki (Warsaw) (1)
  
  Kakhovka (1)
  
  Kielce, Bodzentyńska Street (1)
  
  Kielce, St. Adalbert's Church, Św. Wojciecha Square 9 (1)
  
  Kielce, the Prison on Castle Hill, Zamkowa Street 3 (1)
  
  Kramatorsk (1)
  
  Kyiv (1)
  
  Laski (mazowieckie voivodeship) (1)
  
  Mariupol, Azovstal (1)
  
  Mariupol, Drama Theater (1)
  
  Melitopol (1)
  
  Milanówek (1)
  
  Mospyne (1)
  
  Nizhyn (1)
  
  Oleshky (1)
  
  Opacz (1)
  
  Orikhiv (1)
  
  Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (1)
  
  Rembertów (Warsaw) (1)
  
  Stanislav (1)
  
  Sucha Stara (1)
  
  Svatove (1)
  
  Trostianets (1)
Oblast
- Kherson (13)
  
  Donetsk (10)
  
  Zaporizhia (8)
  
  Kharkiv (6)
  
  Kyiv (3)
  
  Kyiv Oblast (2)
  
  Sumy (2)
  
  Chernihiv (1)
  
  Luhansk (1)
Raion
- Kherson (7)
  
  Mariupol (7)
  
  Bucha (3)
  
  Kakhovka (3)
  
  Kharkiv (3)
  
  Berdyansk (2)
  
  Donetsk (2)
  
  Izium (2)
  
  Polohy (2)
  
  Vasylivka (2)
  
  Beryslav (1)
  
  Henichesk (1)
  
  Kiev (1)
  
  Kramatorsk (1)
  
  Kyiv (1)
  
  Melitopol (1)
  
  Skadovsk (1)
  
  Svatove (1)
  
  Сhuhuiv (1)
Victims
- Civilians (105)
  
  Women (86)
  
  The Civilian Population (61)
  
  Ukrainians (43)
  
  The Poles (42)
  
  Children (40)
  
  The sick (17)
  
  The elderly (16)
  
  The Church (14)
  
  The Sick (14)
  
  The Elderly (11)
  
  The Inteligentsia (3)
  
  Prisoners of War (2)
  
  The Disabled (2)
  
  Azerbaijanis (1)
  
  The Jews (1)
Perpetrators
- Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (43)
  
  SS (28)
  
  The "Kalmyks"/ The "Cossacs"/ The "Russians"/ The "Ukrainians" (23)
  
  The Secret Police of Nazi Germany (Geheime Staatspolizei, the Gestapo) (16)
  
  The Wehrmacht, the Unified Armed Forces of Nazi Germany (9)
  
  Collaborators (8)
  
  Donetsk People’s Militia (all military formations of so-called separatist republics DNR and LNR) (7)
  
  Kadyrovites (6)
  
  The Russian Liberation Army (the Vlasov Army) (6)
  
  Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (5)
  
  The Volksdeutsche/The Volksliste (5)
  
  Military Police (4)
  
  Russian diversionary groups (3)
  
  Security Service (Sicherheitsdienst, SD) (3)
  
  German Air Force (Luftwaffe) (1)
  
  Rosgvardiya [National Guard of Russia] (1)
  
  SS-Totenkopfverbände (1)
Crimes
- Human shields (106)
  
  Robbery (50)
  
  Death by shooting (43)
  
  Execution (39)
  
  Armored weapons (36)
  
  Destruction of civilian infrastructure (35)
  
  Displacement (31)
  
  Expulsion (28)
  
  Arrest (27)
  
  Artillery shelling (26)
  
  Destruction and robbery of cultural heritage/Destruction of property (25)
  
  Air raids (24)
  
  Beating (22)
  
  Missile attack (21)
  
  Humanitarian catastrophe (20)
  
  Limiting freedom of movement (15)
  
  Persecution of Ukrainian identity/Russification (15)
  
  Robbery and damage to cultural goods/Damage to property (15)
  
  Brutal interrogation/Tortures (13)
  
  Forced labor (12)
  
  Rape (12)
  
  Cremation (10)
  
  Cremation of corpses (10)
  
  Pacification (8)
  
  Artillery fire (4)
  
  Burning people alive (4)
  
  Confiscation (4)
  
  Hanging (4)
  
  Minefields (4)
  
  Deportation (3)
  
  Forced passportization (3)
  
  Forced mobilization (2)
  
  Mass graves (2)
  
  Desacration of corpses (1)
  
  Economic exploitation (1)
  
  Racial policy (1)
  
  White phosphorus weapons (1)
Place
- Checkpoint (19)
  
  Prison (9)
  
  Police headquarters/station (8)
  
  Transit camp (8)
  
  Filtration camp (4)
  
  Border post (1)
  
  Forced labor (1)
  
  Ghetto (1)
  
  Warsaw Uprising (1)
Content
- Warsaw Uprising (61)
  
  Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022) (43)
  
  Russian occupation/Occupation terror (29)
  
  Evacuation from war zone/occupied territories (15)
  
  Urban warfare (8)
  
  Wola Massacre (8)
  
  Field health service (6)
  
  Health service (6)
  
  Union for Armed Struggle – Home Army (ZWZ-AK) (6)
  
  Armed Forces of Ukraine (3)
  
  Polish Underground State (3)
  
  War in Donbas (2014) (3)
  
  “Donetsk People’s Republic” (3)
  
  Bucha Massacre (2)
  
  Russian propaganda/disinformation (2)
  
  Underground Activity/Diversionism and Sabotage (2)
  
  “Luhansk People’s Republic” (2)
  
  Extermination of Jews (1)
  
  Irpin Massacre (1)
  
  Ochota Massacre (1)
  
  Pseudoreferendums in occupied territories (1)
Object type
- Testimony from court/criminal proceedings (50)
  
  Questionnaire (44)
  
  Testimony from court/criminal proceedings, given without an oath (44)
  
  Account (1)
  
  Brief (1)
Object Creation Date
- Start date: End date:
File creator ^?
- Lemkin Center (44)
  
  District Commission for the Investigation of German Crimes in Warsaw (42)
  
  Main Commission for the Investigation of German Crimes in Poland (18)
  
  District Commission for the Investigation of German Crimes in Radom (1)
  
  District Court in Radom (1)
  
  Supreme National Tribunal (1)
Medium
- Text (106)
  
  Image (12)
Testimony availability ^?
- Full content available online (62)
  
  Full content available only at the Library of the Pilecki Institute (44)