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Two men hospitalised in Poland after drunkenly exploding WWII artillery shell in apartment
The owner of the apartment said he had found the artillery shell in the forest years ago and brought it home.
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“Germans have memory gaps” regarding Polish suffering in WW2, says Poland’s foreign minister
Radosław Sikorski repeated called for Berlin to find a way to compensate Poland for the losses it suffered during the war.
New Polish government calls on Germany to “think creatively” about WWII compensation
But Warsaw also pledged to to “end the cold war” waged by the former government against the EU and Germany.
Remains of German WWII plane found in Poland
The find includes human remains and personal items of the pilots, with efforts now underway to find their families.
Collaboration in context: the complex legacy of Poland’s WW2 “Blue Police”
Filip Mazurczak
Historians have unearthed a growing body of evidence pointing to war crimes by some of its members.
Remains of 100 people found in mass graves near former German Nazi camp in Poland
The victims were prisoners of war held in the camp as well as Polish civilians deported there following the Warsaw Uprising.
Unexploded WW2 shells found in Polish church wall
Two artillery shells, a grenade and a bullet were found lodged in walls at a church in southern Poland.
Congressman calls for US to support Poland’s war reparations claim against Germany
“It cannot stand that Poland, the country that suffered the most under Nazi Germany, should be one of the least compensated.”
Exhibition commemorating Polish child victims of Nazis and Soviets opens in Polish parliament
Poland’s culture minister expressed his hope that the exhibition will also displayed at European institutions.
Polish town that was first to be attacked in WWII calls for reparations from Germany
“We have every right to demand that Germany unambiguously takes moral, political, historical and legal responsibility for the losses.”
German unveils plans for Berlin centre commemorating Poland’s WW2 victims
We Germans, and that includes me, still have a lot to learn,” said Claudia Roth, the federal commissioner for culture and media.
Almost 14,000 evacuated in Polish city after unexploded WWII bomb found
The bomb, which was found during construction of a housing development, has now been safely removed by army sappers.
Poland to get new public holiday commemorating children of war
The holiday honours Polish children who suffered under German and Soviet occupation during World War II.
