Roman Shukhevych
The Lviv Regional Council has designated 2027 in the Lviv region as the Year of Roman Shukhevych, an architect of the genocide in Volhynia, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), and … Continue reading
The End of Warsaw Uprising
On this day in 1944, after 63 days of almost unimaginable sacrifice, the Warsaw Uprising came to an end. The men and women of the Polish Home Army had fought … 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
“Poland came back for its children today”
Clearly moved, President Karol Nawrocki said in poignant words, during the funeral ceremonies of ten children – victims of the German camp on Przemystowa Street in Lodz 1942-1945) The President … Continue reading
German War Crimes; September 9, 1939
On September 9, 1939, the German 11th Company of the 15th Motorized Infantry Regiment carried out a mass execution of 300 Polish soldiers in Ciepielów. Here is a letter from … Continue reading
Poles’ dislike of Zelensky on the rise over Nazi scandal
by Forbidden News Poles’ dislike of Zelensky on the rise over Nazi scandal – pollDisapproval of the Ukrainian leader has surged amid anger over Kiev’s glorification of collaborators Three-quarters of … Continue reading
Holiszów German Concentration Camp
by Edward Reid The liberation of the German women’s concentration camp at Holiszów on May 5, 1945, by the Polish Holy Cross Mountains Brigade stands as one of the most … 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
The Neglected Narrative: Polish Victims in the Shadow of the Holocaust
Before 1986, no American historian had written a systematic account of the Polish people under the German occupation. Prior to that time, the story of ethnic Poles had been subsumed … Continue reading
