“In Germany, too little is known about the scale of the crimes committed by Germans against millions of Poles,” says the German culture minister.
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Opposition supporters join march celebrating 1,000th anniversary of kingdom of Poland
Poland’s main ruling party is encouraging its supporters to attend a separate anniversary event later this month.
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Polish opposition candidate defends communist past
Bogusław Wołoszański reportedly spied on fellow Poles abroad and in one case reported a colleague’s homosexuality to their superiors.
Thousand-year-old coins found buried in Poland
The coins date back to the period of Bolesław the Bold, who was first duke and then king of Poland between 1058 and 1079.
Pro-Putin youths block Polish delegation from cemetery of Stalinist victims
The “Polish Operation” of 1937-38 was an ethnic cleansing action against Poles in the Soviet Union during which over 100,000 were sentenced to death.
Remains of 17th-century “vampire child” found in Polish cemetery for the excluded
Last year, the remains of a woman buried with similar “anti-vampire” measures were discovered nearby.
Remains of medieval synagogue thought to be one of largest in region discovered in Poland
Researchers believe that the remains, which date from the 14th-century, could belong to one of the largest medieval synagogues in Central and Eastern Europe.
Poland to get new public holiday commemorating children of war
The holiday honours Polish children who suffered under German and Soviet occupation during World War II.
Poland launches app to promote monuments
MonumentApp offers ready-made sightseeing tour plans on a variety of themes and interests.
Poland and Lithuania mark 90th anniversary of crash that ended record-breaking transatlantic flight
Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas crashed in what is now Poland just 650 km short of their destination.
Unexploded WW2 artillery shells found buried at Polish primary school
A a total of 72 artillery shells from World War Two were removed by army sappers.
WW2 massacre of Poles by Ukrainians must be called genocide, says head of Polish church
The heads of Poland’s Catholic Church and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church signed a joint declaration on the Volhynia massacres.
Excavation of mystery railway at former German Nazi HQ amid hope of finding lost Amber Room
The tracks were discovered at the wartime headquarters of Nazi Germany’s military high command, located in what is now Poland.
Statue of Polish wartime leader Sikorski unveiled in UK
The memorial was revealed on the 80th anniversary of Władysław Sikorski’s death in a plane crash that remains unexplained.
