NKVD in September 1939 – Poland
When the Red Army crossed into eastern Poland in September 1939, a new chapter of suffering began for countless Polish citizens. Families were awakened in the middle of the night … Continue reading
General Stanisław Sosabowski
“In the long history of injustice, no one has been treated more unfairly than General Stanisław Sosabowski, commander of the 1st. Independent Parachute Brigade” – Norman Davies On September 25, … Continue reading
Deported to Siberia
I had a great response to a poem I wrote I so decided I will share more poems and compile the ones I have into a book with certain historical … Continue reading
Meager recognition of Polish heroism during WW2
How mistaken was Emanuel Ringelblum when, in the darkest years of the war, he wrote in his notes on Polish-Jewish relations: “There are more such hide-outs on the Polish side. … Continue reading
An invasion that signaled the beginning of a national crucifixion….
When German armies crossed Poland’s borders at dawn on September 1, 1939, the world was plunged into a new war, yet for Poland it marked something more than invasion it … Continue reading
Operation Himmler
Nazi False Flag Used To Justify Invading Poland On 31 August 1939, the SS launched a false flag operation by attacking Gleiwitz Radio Station dressed as Polish soldiers – the … Continue reading
German Meddling: Threatening Polish Prosperity and Autonomy
Polish court, following a German lawsuit – halts investment in the Świnoujście terminal. “This is a crime against the economy” The Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw, acting upon a request … Continue reading
Ongoing Jewish Polonophobia
Effects on Poles Jewish Polonophobia persists despite Polish-Jewish dialogue and the newfound philosemitism in Poland. The majority of Israeli Jews are demonstrably anti-Polish, and Israeli teenagers are taught vile contempt … Continue reading
Poles as ‘Untermenschen’
Edward Reid – na Facebook German propaganda during the Second World War leaned heavily on racial ideology, casting Poles as Untermenschen—sub-humans. In 1940, Hans Frank, the Governor-General of occupied Poland, told … Continue reading
“The first casualty of war is truth”
The phrase, attributed in various forms to Samuel Johnson, Hiram Johnson, and Arthur Ponsonby, finds its fullest embodiment in the fate of Poland during and after the Second World War. … Continue reading
