On 6 December 1942, the Germans killed over 30 Poles, most of them children, in two nearby villages.

On 6 December 1942, the Germans killed over 30 Poles, most of them children, in two nearby villages.
CPAC’s decision is a “great honour…with enormous significance for the future of Polish politics”, says an advisor to President Duda.
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The Ulma family “represented a ray of light in the darkness of the Second World War”, said Pope Francis.
The holiday honours Polish children who suffered under German and Soviet occupation during World War II.
Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas crashed in what is now Poland just 650 km short of their destination.
During the Volhynia massacres, Ukrainian nationalists murdered up to 100,000 ethnic Poles.
The ruling party chairman becomes deputy prime minister, a position that he resigned from just one year ago.
Aleks Szczerbiak
Both the ruling party and main opposition think they could benefit.
His U-turn follows concern from the US and EU that the commission could be used for political purposes against the opposition.
The opposition says the body, which can ban people from public office for ten years, will be used against them ahead of this year’s elections.
Jakub Żulczyk criticised President Andrzej Duda for his apparent reluctance to accept Joe Biden’s election victory over Donald Trump.
Single-use plastic cutlery, straws and drink stirrers are among the products now banned.
During his visit, Germany’s president was handed a copy of the Polish government’s claim for war reparations.
“I believe we will succeed in obtaining guarantees as a prelude to Ukraine’s future membership in full in NATO,” said Duda.