thumb|Memorial at the resting place of 325 victims of Nazi Germany During World War II, in 1942, a Nazi show trial of the members of the Polish underground resistance organization from Gostyń was held in Zwickau, after which 12 members were executed in Dresden, and several dozen were imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps, where 37 of them died. In May 1942, five Polish students of the Salesian Oratory in Poznań, known as the ' or five of the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs of World War II, were imprisoned in Zwickau, before being executed in Dresden. A subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in Zwickau, whose prisoners were mostly Poles and Russians, but also Italians, French, Hungarians, Jews, Czechs, Germans and others.
thumb|memorial at the resting place of 325 victims of nazi germany during world war ii in 1942 a nazi show trial of the members of the polish underground resistance organization from gostyń was held in zwickau after which 12 members were executed in dresden and several dozen were imprisoned in nazi concentration camps where 37 of them died in may 1942 five polish students of the salesian oratory in poznań known as the ' or five of the 108 blessed polish martyrs of world war ii were imprisoned in zwickau before being executed in dresden a subcamp of the flossenbürg concentration camp was located in zwickau whose prisoners were mostly poles and russians but also italians french hungarians jews czechs germans and others