General Władysław Sikorski, a Polish military and political leader in the first half of the 20th century, died as a result of injuries sustained in a plane crash as was originally reported. Medical experts thus ruled out the theory that he had already been dead when the plane went down.

The general’s body was exhumed in late November after debate about whether he had been murdered resurfaced in the media and in political circles last July, on the 65th anniversary of his death. A genetic and anthropological autopsy of the body confirmed that the remains found in the sarcophagus in Wawel Castle in Kraków were those of Sikorski.

Thirty-four x-rays taken of the body revealed fractures in the left eye socket and the forehead. There were also major fractures in the ribs and clavicle, as well as in the right hand and leg. Experts have excluded strangulation, since the hyoid bone was not damaged.

No traces of poison were found either.

The official post-accident report drafted by the British government said that Sikorski had died in Gibraltar when the Royal Air Force B24 Liberator carrying him crashed.