Mass Grave Database - Based On Early Testemonies

Where vicitims are from, last know location	Augustów
Town/county where mass grave is located	Augustów
Mass Grave Location	7 pits Near a forest in the opposite direction (relatively to previous testimony) from Augustów, again near a forest and railroad - bodies exhumed and burned
Date of Murder	May 19 or 21 1944
Numer of Victims	about 2000 mostly men
Names of Victims Mentioned
Full Testimony	Three days later we were taken in the opposite direction from Augustów, again near a forest and railroad. 7 pits of the same size were located there. Bodies in an advanced state of decomposition. Mostly men, about 2,000 bodies. While we were working, a truck came with 12 still bleeding bodies: gunshot wounds to the upper body and head. The bodies were completely naked. Ten young women, except for one, and 2 men from the city. They were burnt together with the unearthed bodies. A few smaller piles were arranged in a different place - those were burning for about 8 hours. Our work in both places in Augustów took two weeks.
Testimony Number	301/547
page in longer testimony	page 5
Date of Testimony	Bialystok September 6-7, 1944 (1945?)
Name of Witness	Mojżesz Gerszuni a member of a special kommando responsible for burning the bodies from mass graves in order to cover up the traces
Current Country	Poland