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
A brief history of the Radogoszcz Prison
The tragic history of the Radogoszcz prison begins in early November 1939. It was then that the German occupying forced had decided to established a massive penitentiary facility for political … Continue reading