The decision to remove Robert Kostro caused widespread criticism, with some accusing the government of political interference.
The decision to remove Robert Kostro caused widespread criticism, with some accusing the government of political interference.
Without the clearance, Sławomir Cenckiewicz would be “paralysed” in his new position, says one ally.
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Barbara Engelking has been condemned by the Polish government for saying that Poles did little to help Jews during the Holocaust.
Government figures have criticised a Holocaust scholar for saying Poles did little to help Jews during the war.
The prime minister condemned Barbara Engelking’s remarks as part of an “anti-Polish narrative”.
During his visit, Germany’s president was handed a copy of the Polish government’s claim for war reparations.
Eugeniusz Jan Niedzielski served in the Polish 1st Armoured Division, which helped liberate the Netherlands from German Nazi occupation.
Over 1,000 slave labourers – the largest number of whom were Poles – were burned alive in a barn in the German town of Gardelegen on 13 April 1945.
Israeli Holocaust study groups would have to visit at least one site from a list compiled by the Polish government.
The building was destroyed along with many others after the defeat of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
The small hoard consisted of an axe and two bronze hoop ornaments.
Józef Kuraś, known by his nom-de-guerre Ogień, is regarded by many as a national hero but has also been accused of war crimes.
Witold Pilecki deliberately had himself imprisoned at Auschwitz to gather intelligence and organise resistance at the camp.
Franciszek Blachnicki died in 1987 while in exile from communist Poland.