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Gorzkie zwycięstwo 1 A bittersweet victory 8 May is celebrated as Victory in Europe Day, marking the Allied victory over the Third Reich and the anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe...
Monte Cassino 1 12 May 1944 – the start of the Allied offensive on Monte Cassino,… “The pass to Rome at Monte Cassino has, since time immemorial, been the place where the defenders of Italy stood in the way of invaders advancing from the...
Artefakt Maczkowca 1 An artefact from ‘Maczkowiec’ found in the fields of Normandy Although more than eight decades have passed since the end of the Second World War, thanks to a steady stream of new discoveries (such as last year’s discovery...
Monte The Institute of War Losses has opened a special exhibition on… Monte Cassino is a symbolic place. It is here that the history of the Polish soldier intertwines with the memory of the sacrifice, the dispersal and the fate...
Dynasy The anniversary of Julien H. Bryan's birthday Julien Hequembourg Bryan, an American photographer and filmmaker, was born on 23 May 1899 in Titusville, Pennsylvania. He showed the world the heroic stance...
Feldzug in Polen Photographs of the aggressor. Unknown photographs from 1939 donated… The Jan Karski Institute of War Losses has donated two unique collections of photographs from the early months of the Second World War to the New Records...
Rozkaz Berii 1 Beria's note that sealed the fate of over 21,000 Poles After the Soviet attack on Poland on 17 September 1939, the NKVD arrested several thousand Polish citizens. In addition, during the defensive war, over 14,000...
Baran-Bilewski 1 Olympian in the Katyn Forest On 4 March 1899, he was born in Racławówka near Rzeszów as Józef Tomasz Baran (from March 1938 he bore the surname Bilewski) as one of six siblings. He...
Kaszuby Dawaj Czasy Ceremonial conclusion of the competition ‘Give Us Time! The Red Army… We invite you to view the photo gallery from the ceremonial conclusion of the competition ‘Dawaj Czasy! The Red Army in Poland 1945–1947 – Kashubia’, co-...
Logo ISW Statement by the Jan Karski Institute for War Losses Warsaw, 18/02/2026 In response to recent publications in the international media, including the Financial Times, referring to the activities of the...
Uroczystość w WBH - teczka żołnierza AK Ceremony marking the National Day of Remembrance of Home Army Soldiers On Monday, 16 February, a ceremony commemorating the National Day of Remembrance of Home Army Soldiers was held at the headquarters of the Military Historical...
Defilada Szacunku Parade of Respect – patriotic celebrations of the National Day of… On 14 February 2026, Warsaw will host patriotic celebrations of the National Day of Remembrance of Home Army Soldiers under the slogan ‘In Love with Poland’....