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Polish officials commemorate victims of German Nazi Concentration Camps

June 14 is celebrated in Poland as the National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the German Nazi Concentration Camps and Death Camps.  see more
History Mon, 16:36
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One hundred Medieval coins found in central Poland

The “Weles” historical and exploratory group operating in the region claims that this soil hides many more unique relics.  see more
History Mon, 11:17
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Monday marks 81st anniversary of first transport of Poles to Auschwitz

Poles became the first prisoners of the camp, as it was originally established for them.  see more
History Mon, 08:12
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D-Day: Landing that opened Western Front, 77 years on

Some 150,000 allied troops, including the Poles, disembarked onto the territory of France to open the western front in Europe during WWII.  see more
History 7.06.2021
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‘Berlin University covers up discovery of Mengele’s victims’: Berliner Zeitung

The German daily claims that the remains of up to 75 victims of Dr. Josef Mengele’s medical experiments in Auschwitz have been discarded in secret  see more
History 6.06.2021
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Friday marks 32nd anniversary of Poland’s groundbreaking elections

The victory of “Solidarity'' opened a new era in the history of Poland and influenced the process of the fall of communism in Central Europe.  see more
History 4.06.2021
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President Duda awards nine people with Virtus et Fraternitas medals

The distinction is awarded to individuals merited in helping Polish citizens who were victims of totalitarian crimes in the years 1917-1990.  see more
History 2.06.2021
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Story of ‘Little Auschwitz’ to be acknowledged

Przemysłowa Street in the city of Łódź, central Poland, was the only Polish children’s concentration camp established by the Nazi Germans in occupied Poland.  see more
History 1.06.2021
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Chopin manuscripts to be included on UNESCO heritage list

The purpose of the list is to preserve a comprehensive documentary heritage of humanity by protecting certain items while making them as available as possible.  see more
History 1.06.2021
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Draft law on reconstruction of Saxon Palace should be ready this month: official

The presidential spokesman recalled that Andrzej Duda's was committed to the reconstruction of the Saxon Place from 2018.  see more
History 1.06.2021
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Museum of Polish Children - victims of totalitarianism, established in Łódź: Official

“This was the place of the infamous and at the same time bloodcurdling death camp on Przemysłowa street,” Deputy PM Piotr Gliński said.  see more
History 31.05.2021