Auschwitz, the largest Nazi mass extermination camp, was built in Poland by the German occupiers.
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The woman who has lived her whole life in Auschwitz
Stuart Dowell
Anna Odi, the daughter of two museum employees, has lived her entire life within the grounds of the former Nazi concentration camp.
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Do Poland’s 19th-century partitions still influence elections today?
Katarzyna Skiba
Every election prompts questions about the ongoing legacies of empire. But the issue is complex.
Lech Wałęsa to face trial on charges of false testimony relating to communist collaboration
The former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner calls the claims against him “terrible insults and monstrous lies”.
Abandoned 16th-century church for sale in Poland
The property, priced at 800,000 zloty, is “ideal for use as a banquet, wedding or conference hall”, says the estate agent.
Remains of German WWII plane found in Poland
The find includes human remains and personal items of the pilots, with efforts now underway to find their families.
Collaboration in context: the complex legacy of Poland’s WW2 “Blue Police”
Filip Mazurczak
Historians have unearthed a growing body of evidence pointing to war crimes by some of its members.
Remains of 100 people found in mass graves near former German Nazi camp in Poland
The victims were prisoners of war held in the camp as well as Polish civilians deported there following the Warsaw Uprising.
Remains of Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists in WW2 massacres found in Ukraine
It is the first time in nine years that such a discovery has been made
Polish History Museum will be “weapon to fight for a strong Poland”, says PM at opening
The museum has 44,000 m2 of floorspace over six levels and was built at a cost of 750 million zloty (€162 million).
Poland may seek extradition of Ukrainian Nazi WW2 veteran Hunka from Canada
Yaroslav Hunka was hailed as a “war hero” last week in Canada’s parliament, where he received a standing ovation.
One-way mirror installed in Warsaw to mark former Jewish ghetto wall
Those standing on what was the “Aryan side” of the wall can look through it, while those on the Jewish side see only a reflection of themselves
Supreme Court ruling opens path to prosecuting communist judges in Poland
Many argue that Poland never fully dealt with its communist past, including allowing former communists to remain in positions of authority.
Unexploded WW2 shells found in Polish church wall
Two artillery shells, a grenade and a bullet were found lodged in walls at a church in southern Poland.
