Aftermath
The funeral ceremony was held by the Germans in Brühl palace. Kutschera's body was then transported to Berlin on a special train. The Germans demanded 100 million zloty as a retribution from the city of Warsaw. The next day, 2 February 1944, 100 civilian hostages were shot in one of the last public executions in the city before the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising.
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