The Second World War saw the majority of Europe succumb to Nazi occupation. The brutal repression that followed triggered ...

Poland on Friday celebrated its National Day of Remembrance for Home Army Soldiers for the first time. The Home Army, the ...

But there were some notable exceptions to the role, some brave Jews who did choose to fight back against Nazi tyranny instead of submitting meekly to the jackboots. Among them were the heroes of the ...

Here, we present profiles of ten photojournalists of the Warsaw Uprising and the stories behind their photographs. After all, it was all of Warsaw fighting – hence I was there on the barricades and in ...

On Sept. 1, 1939, Nazi Germany's attack on Poland triggered World War II, prompting France and the United Kingdom to honor ...

The Warsaw Uprising of 1944 does not sit quietly among the distant historical events that populate the hundreds of years of Poland’s existence. On your first day in Warsaw, you may already begin to ...

But last month, a roll of film taken by a Warsaw firefighter during the uprising was discovered by his son. The developed pictures offer a previously unseen perspective on the Warsaw Ghetto ...

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was the first armed battle against the Germans. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was the first armed battle against the Germans, though far from the only one. Some type of ...

Though several Warsaw sights (think: the Warsaw Uprising Museum and the Warsaw Uprising Monument) pay homage to Polish Jews who lost their lives during World War II, one of the city's best ...

Among the most famous is the Warsaw ghetto uprising that began on April 19, 1943, when resistance fighters launched a surprise attack on Nazis coming to liquidate the ghetto, leading to the ...

You won't have to spend any money, and several hotels are located within walking distance of one or more must-see sights, including Old Town, the Warsaw Uprising Monument and the Lazienki ...

On February 14, 2025, Poland celebrated for the first time the National Day of Remembrance for Home Army Soldiers. The Home ...