In spring 1940 , Solski was taken to Katyn Forest , where he was murdered by the Soviets on April 9 , 1940 in what is known as the Katyn massacre . He was buried in a mass grave , and in 1943 his body , marked with number 490 , was exhumed by German investigators . Next to Solski ’s body were two notebooks , a vaccination card , two Miraculous Medals , a bill and a referral to a doctor
Katyn massacre
Katyn massacre
Adam Solski