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Chilling new book reveals meticulous planning behind Auschwitz death camp

The Polish-English book sets out in shocking detail how the full potential of German technology and industry took part in building the death apparatus. Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum

The Polish-English book “Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” sets out in shocking detail how the full potential of German technology and industry took part in building the death apparatus that claimed the lives of 1.3 million victims.

Poland sees drop in murders in 2022

Murders in Poland were down by one-fifth last year compared to 2021, the newspaper Rzeczpospolita has reported.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Tusk blames ruling party's narrative for 2019 murder of Gdańsk mayor

Donald Tusk, leader of Poland's main opposition party, the centrist Civic Platform (PO), has said that the ruling party's rhetoric is to be blamed for the 2019 killing of Paweł Adamowicz, the liberal mayor of the Polish city of Gdańsk.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Danish court approves extradition of murder suspect to Poland

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Former Nazi typist aged 97 found guilty of WWII murders

Irmgard Furchner was given a two-year suspended sentence by the district court in the German town of Itzehoe after being convicted under juvenile law owing to the fact that she was only 18 years old at the time of the crimes.

Poland’s first democratically elected president shot dead 100 years ago today

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Kyiv agrees to search for graves of Poles murdered in Ukraine

A hunt for the graves of Poles murdered during the Second World War by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) will go ahead after the Ukrainian authorities agreed to the search.

Senate adopts resolution branding Russia a terrorist regime

Poland's Senate adopted a resolution on Wednesday declaring the Russian Federation a terrorist regime and calling on the international community to support the International Criminal Court in investigating people responsible for war crimes in Ukraine.

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Chilling new book reveals meticulous planning behind Auschwitz death camp

The Polish-English book “Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” sets out in shocking detail how the full potential of German technology and industry took part in building the death apparatus that claimed the lives of 1.3 million victims.

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