The massacre of Poland’s elites during WWII
Poles in the territories incorporated into the Reich were the victims of the Intelligenzaktion, a merciless extermination operation. ========== In September 1939, the particularly brutal Gauleiter of Danzig, Albert … Continue reading
Zbrodnia Pomorska
„Krzyczącym z bólu wkładano w usta gips”. Zbrodnia Pomorska 1939 kosztowała życie 30 tys. Polaków ************ ++++++++++++ Polacy aresztowani podczas „akcji oczyszczającej” w Gdyni. Wrzesień 1939 / Wikipedia Udostępnij … Continue reading
The martyrs of Nowogródek – Polish nuns.
In 1942 the Nazis invaded the small town of Nowogródek, which had a mixed population of Poles, Jews, and Russians. They quickly began to hold mass executions in the town, … Continue reading
Letters from Auschwitz
The Story of the Polish Prisoner No. 3088 Publication Date: June 13, 2019 By M. B. Szonert (excerpt) The door of the cattle wagon opens with a drawn out screech. … Continue reading
Polish holocaust – At what price did Poles help Jews ?
“Death for a slice of bread” Memories arouse emotions. Wiesława Witkowska (née Kotowska), after sixty years, standing next to the chapel erected at the place of her parents death … Continue reading
Wola massacre
Instytut Pamięci Narodowej ♦“What am I supposed to do with civilians? I have more prisoners than bullets,” reported Gen. Heinz Reinefarth, the commanding officer of German troops in the … Continue reading
Oskar Dirlewanger: The SS Butcher of Warsaw
“A mentally unstable, violent fanatic and alcoholic, who had the habit of erupting into violence under the influence of drugs.” This description of Oskar Dirlewanger by one of his contemporaries … Continue reading
A city shot dead
Author: Krzysztof Jóźwiak With 50,000 killed in three days, the massacre of Wola, carried out by the Germans during the Warsaw Uprising, ranks among the greatest mass murders in world … Continue reading
The Remarkable Story of the Man Who Volunteered to Enter Auschwitz and Try to Tell the World About It
July 27, 2019 A Polish resistance fighter volunteered to go to Auschwitz during World War Two to try to report to the world what was happening inside. In the … Continue reading
The tragic story of Witold Pilecki, whose reports from Auschwitz fell on deaf ears
Pilecki deliberately got himself arrested in order to provide first-hand intelligence of the Nazi extermination program – only for the Allies to ignore his warnings Caroline Moorehead ============================================================== Witold Pilecki … Continue reading
