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Atlas Obscura - Latest • Feb. 9, 2026, 7:15 p.m.
Cemetery-Monument in Wawer in Warsaw, Poland
At first glance, the grassy square on a suburban Warsaw backstreet looks like an ordinary park. But closer examination reveals statues, an obelisk, and a row of symbolic graves.
The square, tucked away in Warsaw's western district of Wawer, was the site of the first mass execution of Poles during WWII. 107 men and boys, between the ages of 16-70, were gathered here on the night of December 27, 1939 and executed by Nazis before being buried in ditches.
The event came to be known as the Wawer Massacre. Although the bodies of the victims were later exhumed and moved to a variety of local cemeteries, the families of the victims established the site as a memorial to the victims.
The square, tucked away in Warsaw's western district of Wawer, was the site of the first mass execution of Poles during WWII. 107 men and boys, between the ages of 16-70, were gathered here on the night of December 27, 1939 and executed by Nazis before being buried in ditches.
The event came to be known as the Wawer Massacre. Although the bodies of the victims were later exhumed and moved to a variety of local cemeteries, the families of the victims established the site as a memorial to the victims.
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