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In Mass Grave II, we observed a differential order of the individuals in relation to their gender. Males were deposited in the central and eastern sides of the grave and arranged longitudinally with their heads facing east.

Conversely, females were placed on the west side of the grave and arranged longitudinally and obliquely to the axis of the deposit, with their heads facing west (Muñoz-Encinar and Rodríguez-Hidalgo, 2010:277-278). By analyzing the sequence of the corpses, we observed that these three female individuals were the last to be introduced into the grave.

The differences in the general pattern of the corpses’ disposition and their ordering in relation to their gender can be interpreted as a way of differentiating the group of detainees on the part the firing squad. This differentiation could be associated with perimortem practices used to degrade the victims (Fig. 10).

Events that happened today (August 28):

1936: The Third Reich began its mass arrests of Jehovah’s Witnesses, whom they interned in concentration camps.
1943: Reich authorities demanded that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance; they imposed martial law imposed on Denmark the next day. Meanwhile, Boris III of Bulgaria dropped dead.
1944: The Axis lost Marseille and Toulon to the Allies.