Slandered in Silence: The Wound Denied Memor
There is a wound deeper than suffering. It is the wound of suffering that is later denied, misrepresented, or weaponized against the sufferer. It is not just pain, it is … Continue reading
On September 8, 1939, German armored units reached Warsaw..
On September 8, 1939, German armored units reached Warsaw, and for Hitler’s forces it seemed that the rapid campaign had finally brought them to the gates of a capital they … Continue reading
Polish resistance
Poland’s contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany is sometimes reduced to a few famous episodes, the defense of Warsaw, the Battle of Britain, Monte Cassino, or the Warsaw Uprising. … Continue reading
September 1, 1939
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 signaled the beginning … Continue reading
Understanding an Occupation Unlike Most Others
by Edward Reid Only in German Occupied Poland? When people speak about occupied Europe during the Second World War, they sometimes imagine that every nation experienced German rule in roughly … Continue reading
Polish female prisoners of Ravensbrück
The Genocide of the Ethnic Poles Edward Reid In September 1939, only weeks after Germany invaded Poland, the first Polish women began arriving at Ravensbrück, marking the beginning of one … Continue reading
Germany has a debt to Poland
There were approximately 15 to 20 nationalities represented within the SS forces (including the Waffen-SS and auxiliary police) in occupied Poland in 1944. The exact number is difficult to pinpoint … Continue reading
Deported for the Reich
The Forced Labor of Polish Civilians When people speak about German crimes in occupied Poland, public memory understandably moves first to ghettos and extermination camps, to places whose names have … Continue reading
Between Denial and Dialogue: Why Honest History Matters
The term Holocaust denial once had a clear and essential meaning. It referred to rejecting the historical truth that Germany intentionally carried out the genocide of six million Jews during … Continue reading
German propaganda during the Second World War
German propaganda during the Second World War leaned heavily on racial ideology and worked relentlessly to portray Poles as Untermenschen, or sub-humans. In 1940, Hans Frank, the Governor-General of occupied … Continue reading
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