Med. Weter. 81 (12), 688-672, 2025
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| WŁODZIMIERZ ANDRZEJ GIBASIEWICZ |
| "MIRACULOUSLY SAVED" VETERINARY SURVEYORS IN THE KATYN MASSACRE |
| In this publication, I present the fates of veterinarians who were imprisoned in the NKVD camps in Starobielsk and Kozielsk, but before being sent to the murder sites in Kharkiv and Katyn, they were withdrawn from the death lists and transported to the camp in Pavliszczew Bor. The reasons for the release of these selected (approximately 400 from all camps) 5 veterinarians could not be explained. Their further fates were different: from death in Iraq in the Anders Army, through work in Poland or Germany, and also emigration to Canada or Argentina. |
| Keywords: veterinary history, Katyn, Kharkiv, Pavliszczew Bor, miraculously saved |