Against Anonymity.
There is a second death that does not arrive with violence, nor with the closing of eyes, nor even with the final breath drawn in fear, exhaustion, or resignation, but … Continue reading
Although defeated Polish soldiers did not stop fighting
When Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland in September 1939, the country was defeated militarily within weeks. The Polish state was occupied, its cities bombed, its officers murdered, and … Continue reading
What would you do?
There are questions that are comfortable to ask from a distance and questions that become unbearable when we move them closer to home. “What would you do?” is one of … Continue reading
Józef Unrug, German Admiral
“A German-born admiral spent 6 years in Nazi POW camps and never spoke a single word of German to his captors—not even to his own cousin.”Admiral Józef Unrug was born … 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
Little Auschwitz
November 28, 1942 Reichsführer of Germany Heinrich Himmler issued an order to create a “Little Auschwitz” or German Death / Work Camp for Polish Children in Łódź on a separate … Continue reading
Historical silence becomes a second death
Edward Reid I write about Polish history not to compare tragedies or measure one nation’s suffering against another, but because silence becomes a second death. When a nation loses six … Continue reading
Jewish holocaust only ?
WHO WERE THE NAZIS ? Most Germans still to this day have little knowledge of their treatment of the Polish. In fact, I notice quite clearly in many responses to … Continue reading
History Misjudged: Poland’s Forgotten Role in Saving Jews
It is often repeated, especially in certain circles today, that Poles did not do enough to save Jews during the German occupation of Poland, yet such a claim does not … Continue reading
Warsaw Uprising came to an end
On October 4, 1944, the guns of Warsaw fell silent. After sixty-three days of defiance and unimaginable sacrifice, the Warsaw Uprising came to an end. The Polish Home Army, known … Continue reading
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