The statue of a warrior, once part of a Wehrmacht barracks, went disappeared at the end of the war.
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Poland bets on tourism to add extra dimension to booming economy
Olivier Sorgho
The government wants tourism to contribute 9% of GDP within a decade, up from 4% now.
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The underground photographer who chronicled the Warsaw Uprising
Ben Koschalka
Sylwester Braun captured the dramatic and tragic events of the struggle against Nazi-German occupation.
Ancient Pomeranian culture face urns discovered in burial ground on Polish riverbed
The oldest artefacts are three thousand years old.
The beaches of interwar Poland in pictures
A century ago, newly independent Poland regained access to its coastline. Bathing on Baltic beaches, as well as by rivers, boomed.
Poland marks 80th anniversary of Jedwabne massacre of Jews by their Polish neighbours
At least 340 Jews were killed by non-Jewish Poles, most of them burned alive in a barn.
Poland buys former Soviet HQ to create museum of communist crimes
The site will commemorate the Augustów roundup, during which thousands of Poles were detained and at least hundreds killed.
Warsaw palace destroyed in WWII to be rebuilt
President Duda today submitted a bill to rebuild the Saxon Palace.
Poland marks 75th anniversary of “Europe’s last pogrom” of Jews in Kielce
More than 40 were killed following rumours Jews had kidnapped a Christian child.
Polish Supreme Court judge stripped of immunity to face charges over communist-era ruling
The decision was issued by the court’s disputed disciplinary chamber.
Polish prime minister honoured for role in fighting communism
Mateusz Morawiecki was awarded by Fighting Solidarity, an anti-communist resistance group founded by his late father.
Historic bridge on Polish-German border reopens as bike and foot path
The project aims to boost local tourism and symbolised reconciliation between the two countries.
Anna Bilińska: the groundbreaking 19th-century artist who defied adversity to inspire others
Aleksandra Janiszewska
A new exhibition introduces a wider audience to her work and history.
Israel accuses Polish PM of “antisemitic allusion” in restitution law dispute
A diplomatic dispute escalated over the weekend.
