On 28 February 1944, the Polish village of Huta Pieniacka was completely destroyed and most of its inhabitants were murdered. The perpetrators of this crime were Ukrainian policemen serving in…
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In 1940, a conspiratorial organisation of sailors was established in Warsaw and Gdynia to conduct anti-German naval intelligence. In 1941, this group found its way to the Commander-in-Chief of the…
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“The First Polish Armoured Division/ On the fields of France went into bloody battle.” This is how a song written by Stanisław Kowalski begins, glorifying the battles of the Polish…
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The world of the residences of the Polish Borderland elite was irretrievably lost due to the cataclysms of the 20th century. They belonged first to the rulers, the nobility and…
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After the Home Army (AK), the Peasant Battalions (BCh) were the largest underground armed organisation in Poland during the Second World War. The originator of the first military formation of…
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Today is the 109th anniversary of the birth of Zygmunt Jan Rumel, poet and soldier in the Peasant Battalions, who was brutally murdered by Ukrainian nationalists in Volhynia. Zygmunt Rumel…
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History
Polish family helped a Jewish family survive the Holocaust. Story about the help given by the Pawlaks from Olszanka
The Pawlaks lived in Olszanka (Krzczonów municipality) in the Lublin district. They were farmers. Despite fear and anxiety for their lives, they hid a Jewish family of 4 people. Bronisława…
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“He stopped the sun, he moved the earth” – this is how Nicolaus Copernicus was referred to over the centuries. This extraordinary man made his mark in the history of…
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For the fifth time, the Day of Polish Science, coinciding with the birthday of Nicolaus Copernicus, is being celebrated. This year, 19 February marks the 551st anniversary of his birth.…
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On Monday 19 February, the Committee of Inquiry into Pegasus will have the first factual meeting. The special team of MPs is to investigate the legality, regularity and expediency of…