- Source: Rososz massacre
The Rososz massacre was a Nazi German war crime committed on May 18, 1944, in the village of Rososz (now in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland) during the German occupation of Poland in World War II. German forces killed approximately 30 Polish civilians, including local farmers, prisoners from Siedlce, and two Jewish women who were being hidden by villagers.
Massacre
On May 18, 1944, German forces conducted a pacification action in the village of Rososz. During the operation, they murdered approximately 30 people, including:
Local farmers from Rososz
Unidentified prisoners brought from Siedlce
Two Jewish women (a mother and daughter) who were being hidden and fed by villagers
The victims were targeted for supporting the Polish resistance movement and refusing to accept German occupation.
Commemoration
A monument was erected in Rososz to commemorate the victims of the massacre. Annual ceremonies are held to honor the memory of those killed.
In 2014, on the 70th anniversary of the massacre, Polish President Bronisław Komorowski issued a commemorative letter honoring the victims. In his message, he emphasized that the Nazi terror in Poland was particularly brutal, characterizing it as a "total war" aimed not only at conquest but also at the physical extermination of civilians.
