The displaying of the red-and-black flag of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) caused anger in Poland.
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Memorial to victims of WWII massacres by Ukrainian nationalists vandalised in Poland
Unknown perpetrators painted the flag of the organisation that led the massacres and a slogan glorifying it.
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20 Soviet memorials removed in Poland this year and 40 to go, says head of state history body
“These should have disappeared a long time ago, they are a symbol of the betrayal and suffering of Poles,” says the IPN’s president.
Poland to bring remains of presidents-in-exile from UK to Warsaw
The presidents-in-exile “preserved the idea of an independent, sovereign, free state” and “deserve a symbolic memorial in free Poland”.
Bellotto: the 18th-century artist who helped Warsaw rise from the ashes of WWII
Aleksandra Janiszewska-Cardone
Bernardo Bellotto, also known as Canaletto, painted detailed views of Warsaw which were crucial in the rebuilding process.
Wreckage of WWII American bomber found in lagoon on Polish coast
The wreckage of the B-17 Flying Fortress may contain the remains of three crew whose bodies were never recovered.
Polish opposition wants war reparations from Russia as well as Germany
The “then allied Germany and USSR” oversaw “occupation, systematic genocide and mass deportations of Polish citizens”, says KO.
The legal questions behind Poland’s claim for war reparations from Germany
Mateusz Piątkowski
Why is Poland demanding reparations, does it have a valid legal case, and what will happen next?
Scholz rejects Poland’s war reparation demand, saying issue already “settled”
The German chancellor “is deeply mistaken”, says the Polish MP who oversaw a report on Poland’s reparations claim.
Poland reopens investigation into communist-era killing of protesters
Three people were killed by riot police in Lubin on 31 August 1982.
Poland to seek war reparations from Germany to cover losses of $1.3 trillion
Jarosław Kaczyński also welcomed Israel to join Poland’s claim, as Polish Jews made up a large proportion of those killed.
WWII “history is repeating itself” in Ukraine, warns Poland on anniversary of Nazi German invasion
“Imperial evil has been reborn. And part of Europe still does not draw conclusions from the tragedy of the war,” said Poland’s defence minister.
Polish town unveils monument naming its 12,000 Jews killed in Holocaust
Holocaust survivor Sara Melzer thanked Nowy Sącz for “writing a beautiful chapter in Jewish history”.
Union of Poles in Germany celebrates centenary
“Old problems remain unresolved” while “new ones” have arisen, wrote Jarosław Kaczyński.
