The bombardment and devastation of Wielun on 1 September 1939 marked the start of World War Two As world leaders head to Warsaw this weekend to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of World War ...

A simple look at a map can take you to places in your mind’s eye. A look at a painting can also take you places – as seen through the eyes of a painter. Join us on a journey around Poland through the ...

Stalag II D, located in western Poland, began operations in 1939 and held up to 6,000 prisoners, including Red Army soldiers.

The map explains which parts of U.S. territory could be gobbled up by the victors of that alternate WWII and why ... of the ...

For post-war fashion in Poland, the fight was just beginning. When the women citizens of Warsaw began returning to the capital in 1945, they did so in simple, patched suits and thick woollen stockings ...

or otherwise lost to German forces during World War II. Here, naval historian Timothy Mulligan describes 25 of the most historically significant U-boats. Click on the map labels and plunge into ...

Refugees from Germany move to Poland beginning in 1069 and continuing through the 14th Century. In the Galicia region, Polish Jews are allowed to own land and to direct their own community affairs.

On Monday she tweeted: "Dear President Putin, Hitler and Stalin colluded to start WWII." President Vladimir Putin says Poland and its allies are distorting history. During a marathon news ...

In the 1930s, the area housed the bulk of Warsaw's Jewish population. By late 1940, the Nazis (who occupied Poland at the ...

If you are planning to travel to Krakow or any other city in Poland, this airport locator will be a very useful tool. This page gives complete information about the J. Paul Ii Balice International ...

The son of a Holocaust survivor has fulfilled a yearslong personal mission with the unveiling of memorials to hundreds of ...

(MENAFN) Poland has officially abandoned its demand for reparations from Germany for the atrocities committed by the Nazis during World War II, according to Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.