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Captivating colourised film reveals how Warsaw looked in 1915

Simply titled ‘Warsaw 1915 In Colour’, the video provides a stunning glimpse into bygone times. Mariusz Zając

VIDEO: Coloured using a pioneering technique, the six-minute film titled simply ‘Warsaw 1915 In Colour’ is a stunning work that captures both the excitement and trepidation that greeted the early stages of the First World War.

New film tells forgotten history of how small Polish village became site for the first mass use of chemical weapons

In January 1915, the German high command sent a special, recently formed sapper regiment to Bolimów situated between Łódź and Warsaw, where they fired 18,000 shells filled with Xylyl bromide, or tear gas.

Archaeologists unearth forgotten WWI war graves

The graves contain bodies of soldiers killed in battles between the Austro-Hungarian and Russian empires.

Could forgotten graves of WWI soldiers be lying in remote southern village?

After hearing rumours about a mass grave where 62 soldiers killed during the 1915 Battle of Opatów fell, members of the Świętokrzyska Exploration Group along with WWI military expert Marek Lis have embarked upon an historical detective hunt to give the soldiers the resting place they deserve.

Mixing it up: artist blends history, legends and science fiction for spectacular results

TFN looks at the startling work of Jakub Różalski, and the inspiration that lies behind it.

New exhibition opens up on the life and work of “one-man army” artist Artur Szyk: the man who infuriated Hitler

The exhibition explores the life of the illustrator and political artist, whose career covered almost 50 turbulent years.

Wielkopolskie Uprising anniversary observed in Poznan

Ceremonies marking the 101st anniversary of the Wielkopolskie Uprising, in which Poles regained territory from the Germans after World War I, were held in Poznan, capital of the western Wielkopolskie province, on Saturday.

‘App-stounding’: new app charts the ebb and flow of Polish history 1914-22

Using maps, animation and audio, the app guides users through eight tumultuous years in the history of Poland.

Life in the fast lane: the incredible life and times of Józef Czapski

TFN’s Jacek Borowski looks back on the amazing life of aristocrat, art connoisseur, modernist painter and solider Józef Czapski.

Living under the Kaiser: new exhibition shows Warsaw life under German WWI occupation

Exhibition lifts the lid on Warsaw’s first German occupation, long overshadowed by the tragic and bloody events of the second.

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Hidden railway track and wagon wheels found at ‘Hitler bunker’ reignite hopes of Amber Room discovery

The discovery was made at the site of heavy concrete bunkers in the Warmia and Mazury province that was the headquarters of Hitler’s German Army Supreme Command, just a few kilometres from Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair bunker complex.

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