Władysław Anders

Powerful ‘Art and Memory’ exhibition brings Polish women’s stories of WWII and deportation to life

Entitled ‘Forgotten Force: Art and Memory’ the collages, sketches and paintings are a poignant artistic interpretation of an oral history project completed earlier this year by the Piłsudski Institute in which six Polish women recalled their wartime memories and their later lives as refugees. Zofia Wyszomirska-Noga /The Piłsudski Institute of London

VIDEO: Entitled ‘Forgotten Force: Art and Memory’ the collages, sketches and paintings are a poignant artistic interpretation of an oral history project completed earlier this year by the Piłsudski Institute in which six Polish women recalled their wartime memories and their later lives as refugees.

General Anders - On Parade in London

We get the inside info behind the commemoration of one of Poland’s most renowned generals in the UK after several decades since the end of World War II.

Bust of WWII hero General Anders unveiled in historic ceremony at London’s National Army Museum

Standing 1-metre tall, the solid bronze bust by renowned sculptor Andrzej Pityński was unveiled this morning following a fundraising campaign to have the sculpture become part of the museum’s new permanent exhibition of the Allies’ Italian Campaign, in which Anders played a crucial role.

On the road: the extraordinary story of the performing arts troupe that travelled with the Anders Army

Known as The Polish Parade, its entertainers were credited with saving 3,000 Polish POWs from Soviet captivity.

Ten years from her death, TFN remembers the remarkable legacy of Irena Anders

Later known as “the first lady of Polish emigration”, the wife of General Anders was seen by many as “the voice of a nation”. 

Ceremony at Polish war cemetery marks battle of Monte Cassino

May 18 marks the 76th anniversary of the 1944 Battle of Monte Cassino in which Polish forces, under the command of General Władyslaw Anders, played a key role.

From Warsaw to Jerusalem: the story of Begin, Israel’s 6th prime minister

TFN looks back on the life and times of Menachem Begin, and how his life in Poland shaped his political career.

Post-WWII artists, painters and singers known as ‘Anders’ Artists’ remembered in stunning new album

The Polish community in Britain is drawing attention to the Polish artists of the era, resulting in the new album entitled “Anders’ Artists. Little Poland on the River Thames”.

Battle of Monte Cassino 75th anniversary commemorated in Warsaw

The 75th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino was commemorated in Warsaw on Sunday. The remembrance took place at the Monument to the Battle of Monte Cassino, located by the gates of the city's Krasińskich Gardens.

Poland’s WWII ‘soldier bear’ to be subject of new film from the creator of The Snowman

The film, which will take 30 animators a year to draw, is expected to premiere on the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day on 8 May 2020.

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