Ostaszów was established by Nazi Germany in 1936 as an agricultural settlement.
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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.
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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”.
Poland renews push to remove Soviet monuments amid Russia’s war in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made the “decommunisation” of Polish public spaces even more urgent, says the state history institute.
Right-wing activists replace “Nazi” with “German” on WWII memorials in Warsaw
They claim to be fighting Germany’s efforts to promote a “historical lie” by absolving itself of responsibility for Nazi crimes.
