The Second World War saw the majority of Europe succumb to Nazi occupation. The brutal repression that followed triggered ...

Why Belarus’ western neighbour is increasingly shaken by protestsIn May, Poland will be electing a president. A number of candidates ...

But there were some notable exceptions to the role, some brave Jews who did choose to fight back against Nazi tyranny instead ...

The uprising in Egypt carried echoes of another protest movement 30 years earlier — Poland’s Solidarity movement, which helped pave the way for the fall of the Iron Curtain and resulted in the ...

Kowalewski /en.wikipedia.org Jan Kowalewski – the genius of Polish intelligence Jan Kowalewski was one of the most respected ...

The balance of power is shifting in Europe, and NATO member Poland is on track to surpass Russia in terms of having more tanks and armored vehicles. Two factors are at play—both tied to the war in ...

To gain a better understanding of how Poland gained independence, visit the Warsaw Uprising Museum. This attraction, which sits in a former tram power station in the Wola district, is home to ...

The main observances take place at the site in southern Poland where Nazi Germany murdered over a million people ...

so they suggest visiting the Warsaw Uprising Museum or doing some research before you arrive. Others also recommend saving time to admire the architecture at the adjacent Supreme Court of Poland.

World leaders rubbed shoulders with 56 survivors of Hitler's death camp as they marked 80 years since its liberation.

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