Daniel Tilles
Ernest Wilimowski’s story is one of glory, betrayal and the upheaval of Central Europe’s tragic 20th century.
History
Polish researchers create “Map of Monsters” from regional folklore
Devils, dragons, mermaids and ghosts are among the mythical creatures depicted on the map of Pomerania.
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Ashes of 8,000 victims found near former Nazi-German camp in Poland
Over 17 tonnes of ashes were discovered in two mass graves, where the Nazis had sought to hide evidence of their crimes by burning the bodies.
Warsaw ghetto archaeologists find children’s shoes and books
The excavations are taking place at a site where the Jewish underground resistance was based.
Russia’s war offers chance for Poland and Ukraine to reconcile over WWII massacre, says Polish PM
Around 100,000 Poles were killed in an ethnic cleansing operation led by Ukrainian nationalists between 1943 and 1945.
Commemoration for victims of “founding murder of communist Poland”
During the Augustów roundup, the communists interned thousands of Poles and killed hundreds.
Poland and India commemorate maharajas who sheltered thousands of Polish refugees in WW2
Officials from both countries, as well as descendants of the Indian royal families and former child refugees, attended the “Commemoration of the Good Maharajas”.
Poland lodges protest over demolition of WWII soldiers’ cemetery in Belarus
Warsaw says the “barbaric” incident is part of an “anti-Polish campaign by the Belarusian authorities”.
Polish museum founded in Switzerland 150 years ago saved from eviction threat
The Polish Museum in Rapperswil, Switzerland, became an important location for Poles exiled from their partitioned homeland.
Only Polish guides should show Israeli groups around Auschwitz, says education minister
The education minister also called for a “copy” of the Auschwitz museum to be created near Berlin, as a reminder that it was a German camp.
Poland intervenes after Ukrainian ambassador denies wartime massacre of Poles and Jews
Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany also sought to justify Stepan Bandera’s collaboration with Nazi Germany.
Polish state history body to reopen cases of priests who died under communism
There are cases in particular that could be re-examined, says the head of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN).
Poland protests removal of flags at cemeteries in Russia of murdered Polish officers
Over 22,000 Polish military officers and intelligentsia were killed by the Soviet Union in the Katyn massacres of 1940.
Polish billionaire to turn Marie Skłodowska-Curie’s Paris house into “space for exceptional women”
Skłodowska-Curie was “a symbol of female strength and a harbinger of great change”, says Dominika Kulczyk.
