“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
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
Zygmunt Jan Rumel
This is probably one of the more tragic stories I came across in my never ending studies of Polish Ukrainian relations. Why? bec it is about the man who truly … 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
History Requires Context Before Judgment
I have often thought that the Polish people are, above all, survivors. Few nations have endured what Poland has: repeated invasions, occupations, mass executions, deportations, concentration camps, forced labor, and … Continue reading
Remembering Two Occupations
June 29: One Nation’s Suffering On this day, we remember that the destruction of Poland during the Second World War came from two totalitarian powers, not one. On June 29, … Continue reading
The Second Betrayal of Poland
When the NKVD Came: The Second Betrayal of Poland For many people outside Eastern Europe, the story of Poland in the Second World War begins and ends with Nazi Germany. … Continue reading
Why Poland Was Erased from the Victory Narrative of World War II
One of the paradoxes of the Second World War is that the country whose destruction began the conflict was largely absent from the story of victory that followed it. Poland … Continue reading
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