WWII

Polish minister downplays ambassador’s comments about Poland

Marcin Przydacz, a deputy foreign minister, commenting on Melnyk's statements told the Wirtualna Polska news website that "this type of approach and words are absolutely unacceptable," however, Przydacz added, Poland is interested only in the position of the Ukrainian government and not particular individuals. Rafał Guz/PAP

A Polish deputy foreign minister has played down comments made by Ukraine's ambassador to Germany that belittled crimes committed by Ukrainian nationalists on Poles during World War II.

Auschwitz museum accuses Russia of ‘gross’ propaganda over fake social media posts

The museum said that social media posts claiming to show anti-Russian stickers placed around the site of the former WWII German death camp were fake and a ‘manipulation.’

Oldest Righteous who saved over 50 Jews from the Holocaust dies aged 103

After falling in love with a Jewish woman, Jόzef Walaszczyk became compelled to save her and the lives of over 50 others from the Holocaust.

Haunting WWII photos taken by Wehrmacht soldier in Lublin reveal ‘ordinary lives’ of Hitler’s occupying forces

Found hidden in a shoebox by the soldier’s grandson, the majority of the 69 previously unseen photographs in the collection depict the life of the German occupiers in Lublin, showing amongst others their daily work, life in the barracks, integration events and walks through the city.

Archeologists unearth Jewish girl’s shoe at site of WWII ghetto bunker

During WWII, the site of the dig in what is now Warsaw’s Muranów district was the headquarters of the Jewish Combat Organisation, which was instrumental in organising and launching the ghetto uprising.

History sleuths uncover stash of WWII weapons after tracking down ‘tip-off’ from long-forgotten memoir

VIDEO: The remarkable haul including pistols, bayonets, a submachine gun and hundreds of rounds of ammo was found after the grandson of one of Poland’s WWII resistance fighters stumbled upon an old cassette tape from a family celebration.

Bomb squad called after curious son hands horrified dad WWII missile found in grass

A family had the fright of their lives when their son turned up with an unexploded WWII bomb.

16th century Wrocław coat of arms uncovered in school assembly hall after found hidden behind plaster

Dating from the turn of the 20th century when the school was founded, the city’s coat of arms was in use from 1530 to 1938 when the Nazis ordered that all the old coats of arms be replaced with a new two-field one.

Identity of Jewish girl murdered in Auschwitz found hidden inside shoe

Staff at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum were carrying out preservation work on the thousands of relics in its collection when they came across the extraordinary discovery.

Looted WWII zoo collection, including chimpanzee skin and a crocodile, returned to Poland after 83 years

During the course of inventorying and digitizing its entire collection, staff at the Haus der Natur in Salzberg came across numerous piece of ‘dubious origin’, including the objects now returned to Poland.

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