It was established in 1899 in Będzin and operated until 1998. During World War II, it was the only mine in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie that went into the board of commissioners instead of Preussag. After the liberation of Poland in 1945, the mine sent 44 wagons with raw materials for the reconstruction of Warsaw.
What happens when someone you love goes missing on a European border? There is still no European law that requires governments to identify the dead and notify their families. Over half the graves we found in our investigation were buried without a name. We present the stories of Europe’s border graves in three collections of 360 degree videos, taking us to border cemeteries in Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, and Poland.
