The plan worked. Their flags stayed hidden for 85 years — until now. Maciej Podgórski and Piotr Szynala headed into a forest near Zielone in early May to search for World War II relics, the ...

In the 1960s after WWII ended, the veterans unsuccessfully tried to find the flags. The underside of the pennant and ribbons of Poland’s 21st Mountain Infantry Division found near Zielone.

Russian authorities have removed a Polish flag from a memorial in the Katyn Forest marking the area where the mass killings of Polish officers by Soviet forces took place in April-May 1940.

In the 1960s after WWII ended, the veterans unsuccessfully tried to find the flags. The underside of the pennant and ribbons of Poland’s 21st Mountain Infantry Division found near Zielone.

In the 1960s after WWII ended, the veterans unsuccessfully tried to find the flags. The underside of the pennant and ribbons of Poland’s 21st Mountain Infantry Division found near Zielone.

Defeated soldiers buried WWII flag in Poland forest. Duo found it 85 years later By Aspen Pflughoeft. May 7, 2025 10:39 AM. ... pennant and ribbons from WWII-era Polish troops.

In the 1960s after WWII ended, the veterans unsuccessfully tried to find the flags. The underside of the pennant and ribbons of Poland’s 21st Mountain Infantry Division found near Zielone.

In the 1960s after WWII ended, the veterans unsuccessfully tried to find the flags. The underside of the pennant and ribbons of Poland’s 21st Mountain Infantry Division found near Zielone.

In the 1960s after WWII ended, the veterans unsuccessfully tried to find the flags. The underside of the pennant and ribbons of Poland’s 21st Mountain Infantry Division found near Zielone.

Defeated soldiers buried WWII flag in Poland forest. Duo found it 85 years later By Aspen Pflughoeft. May 7, 2025 10:39 AM. ... pennant and ribbons from WWII-era Polish troops.