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‘Forgotten’ WWII hero named ‘Blind Antek’ who destroyed Nazi supply depot finally remembered with plaque

Credited as being one of the masterminds behind Poznań’s biggest acts of wartime sabotage, Antoni Gąsiorowski nicknamed pseudonym Blind Antek (Ślepy Antek) has been remembered after a plaque honouring his deeds was unveiled in the city. NAC/Public domain

Dr. Karol Nawrocki from the Institute of National Remembrance said: “Unfortunately, most Poles do not know the story of Blind Antek. We want to show him in a broader context… he is a figure that should be ingrained in Poland’s conscience and who should be remembered by history.”

Ashes of 8,000 Nazi-German victims found in mass grave

The  grim discovery of around 17.5 tons of human ashes were made near the former Soldau concentration camp, which is now the town of Działdowo by the Institute of National Remembrance.

Dutch woman fined for Nazi salute at Auschwitz gate

A 29-year-old Dutch woman was slapped with a fine on Sunday for giving a Nazi salute while posing for a photo in front of the gates to Auschwitz.

Extraordinary ‘never-before-seen’ photos taken by German soldier during Warsaw Uprising found in online auction

VIDEO: The 59 black and white photographs were not taken by German photoreporters from a propaganda company but by a regular soldier, although which unit he served with and what specifically he was doing in Warsaw remains a mystery.

Remains of Hitler’s ‘wonder weapon’ found in village field

Developed by Hitler’s scientists to attack Allied cities in retaliation for their bombings of German cities, the V-2 rocket dubbed ‘Hitler’s Wonder Weapon’ was discovered in the village of Mokre in eastern Poland.

Lublin builders find Nazi bunker during underground carpark construction

Inside archaeologists came across bullets belonging to both German and Soviet troops leading researchers to believe it could have been the site of fierce fighting in 1944.

Fate of people living in Oświęcim, which Nazis renamed Auschwitz, explored in online exhibition

Published by the Auschwitz Museum, the presentation of text, photographs, charts, maps and graphics tells readers about how the Germans set out to murder the town’s Jews, expel the remaining Poles and turn the town into a city built specially for the SS – ‘Musterstadt Auschwitz.

Secret network of tunnels found at former Nazi German army HQ raise speculation they could contain legendary Amber Room

The find, which was made by staff from the Mamerki museum in northeast Poland and a group of volunteer historical searchers, is described as the biggest discovery ever made at the 200-hectare forest headquarters.

Race on to save house of General Sikorski’s former secretary from demolition by Chinese developers

Notable for hosting Polish émigrés including Jan Karski, Witold Gombrowicz and Czesław Miłosz, the house which belonged to General Władysław Sikorski’s secretary Walentyna Janta-Połczyńska, has been highlighted as a place of cultural significance by a local heritage society who want it included on the official register of monuments.

Digging begins by HAND for 10 tonnes of Nazi gold hidden in grounds of 18th century palace

The dig at an old orangery in the palace grounds in the village of Minkowskie is being carried out by the Silesian Bridge Foundation which says it has a war diary written by a Waffen SS officer at the end of the war.

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