History

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Court crimes of martial law require tangible actions: historian

Karol Nawrocki, the head of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) said that the Institute has to waive immunities of judges who ruled at that time.  see more
History Mon, 16:24
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Warsaw commemorates Katyń 1940’ victims

The Katyń March of Shadows took to the streets of Warsaw for the fourteenth time on Sunday.  see more
History Mon, 09:36
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Pilgrimage of veterans of 2nd Polish Corps to Italy underway

Eight veterans of General Anders’ 2nd Corps are participating in the pilgrimage along the Anders’ Army combat route.  see more
History Sun, 18:04
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President attends opening Siberian Memorial Museum

The museum has a permanent exhibition presenting the history of Polish presence in Siberia, from the deportations into Imperial Russia, to Soviet repressions and crimes.  see more
History Fri, 14:57
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President Duda and various experts present Polish history to world

On September 17, texts from the next edition of the “We Are Telling the World about Poland” project will appear in the media around the globe.  see more
History Fri, 09:48
Soviets march in Lviv in 1939 Photo: Wikimedia Commons

USSR is equally responsible for WWII as Nazi Germany: Viktor Suvorov

The Soviet Union attacked Poland on September 17, 1939 as part of the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact with Nazi Germany.  see more
History Fri, 08:44
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Monument for Polish victims of WWII to be erected in Berlin

The presented concept also emphasises that Germany bears full responsibility for the crimes committed in the name of Germany and at the hands of the Germans.  see more
History Wed, 18:15
Photo: PAP/Andrzej Grygiel

Solidarity movement is a model for the fight for human rights: President

Solidarity was the first independent trade union in the Eastern Bloc. Before being banned in 1981, it gathered around 10 million members.  see more
History 11.09.2021
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Institute of National Remembrance uses FBI tools in human remains identification

The CODIS system collects and compares DNA profiles.  see more
History 10.09.2021
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Bikers race in Pomerania in honour of Piaśnica Massacre victims

Over 12,000 Poles were murdered by Nazi Germans during the first year of WWII in the Piaśnica Forest near Wejherowo, northern Poland.  see more
History 7.09.2021
Photo: PAP/Rafał Guz

Greater Poland insurgents deserve national holiday: President

The Greater Poland Uprising broke out on December 27, 1918 in Poznań, western Poland, and was one of the few insurrections from which Poland emerged victorious.  see more
History 6.09.2021