Mass Grave Database - Based On Early Testemonies

Where vicitims are from, last know location	Miechow
Town/county where mass grave is located	Chodów near Charsznica
Mass Grave Location	one very large mass grave in the woods of Chodów, on the way from Miechów to Charsznica
Date of Murder	November 18 1942
Numer of Victims	1000
Names of Victims Mentioned
Full Testimony	An enormous mass grave is located in the woods of Chodów, on the way from Miechów to Charsznica. On 18 November 1942, after displacement actions, about 400 people (406-412) from the ghetto in Miechów were taken to that forest. Apart from that, some people were brought to the above-mentioned place of execution from the neighbourhood. According to the stories of local residents, the number of victim was about 600, so altogether it would be over 1,000 people. There were men, women and a great number of small children. [...] The executions were carried out in the afternoon (between 1 and 3 o'clock) under the supervision of Deputy mayor of Miechów, Dr. Schmidt (a lawyer).
Testimony Number	301/1739
page in longer testimony	page 1
Date of Testimony	Krakow, 10 April 1946
Name of Witness	Jakub Bochner
Current Country	Poland