They described the incident as an act of “deliberate provocation that serves the interests of Russia”.
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Temporary memorial to Polish victims of Nazi-German occupation to be unveiled in Berlin
“In Germany, too little is known about the scale of the crimes committed by Germans against millions of Poles,” says the German culture minister.
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Climate activists vandalise and occupy Smolensk air disaster memorial in Warsaw
Last Generation poured a red liquid over the memorial.
Controversial memorial to victims of WWII massacres by Ukrainian nationalists unveiled in Poland
Several cities refused to host the statue, which depicts a baby being impaled on a Ukrainian trident.
Man climbs Warsaw monument and reportedly threatens to blow himself up
The area around the Smolensk memorial on Piłsudski Square has been closed by police.
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”.
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”.
Controversy over memorial to Pole killed for helping Jews near Nazi death camp
A historian says it is part of efforts to obscure “Polish complicity in the Holocaust” but a deputy minister accuses him of spreading “fake news”.
Polish town commemorates lost Jews with new memorial
Jews made up half the population before being wiped out in the Holocaust.
“Symbol of a brighter future”? Three views on Germany’s memorial to Polish victims of WWII
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The Bundestag has approved a memorial in Berlin.
German parliament approves memorial in Berlin for Polish WW2 victims
Every party in the Bundestag apart from the AfD voted in favour.
Russian city removes “untruthful” plaque commemorating thousands of Poles murdered by Soviets
Local prosecutors claim the plaque “does not reflect the actual truth”.
