The long roots of friendship between Germany and Russia
The long roots of friendship… In the 1920s, the “Nazis” were not in power, and yet Germany had plans to destroy Poland together with Russia. Therefore, blaming the “Nazis” is … Continue reading
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
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
In Poland, liberation did not end so neatly…
In much of the Western imagination, the Second World War concludes in 1945 with liberation, rebuilding, and a clear moral resolution. In Poland, it does not end so neatly. It … 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
Ukraine protests at Poland’s move to mark Volhynia massacre as ‘genocide’
Krzysztof Mularczyk Ukraine has criticised Poland’s decision to create a new national day of remembrance commemorating Polish victims of the Volhynia massacre carried out by Ukrainian nationalists during the Second … Continue reading
Simplistic Karski Footbridge. Provocative 1939 Zydokomuna Heralded
Confronting the Holocaust: Documents on the Polish Government-in-Exile’s Policy Concerning Jews 1939-1945, edited by Piotr Dlugolecki. 2022. Warszawa Simplistic Karski Footbridge: What Was It? Judeo-Bolshevism in Action This monumental work … Continue reading
