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Remains Discovered In Poland Could Be Members of Elite WWII-Era Reconnaissance Group

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Work is currently underway to identify two sets of remains discovered in Poland. It’s believed they date back to the Second World War and could…

Poland and Russia involved in a spat over the Volyn Massacre

Poland and the Ukraine have enjoyed amicable relations for many years, but one controversy that refuses to go away concerns one of the many horrific…

Touchy move of Soviet War Monuments by Poles

The Polish Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), based in Warsaw, plans to move over 200 monuments originally set up by the Soviets after the end of…

94-year-old Man Sentenced for Involvement in Auschwitz

Reinhold Hanning, a former guard at Auschwitz, was sentenced to jail for being an accessory to the murder of at least 170,000 people in the…

Pope Francis to Visit Auschwitz Death Camp In July

Pope Francis will visit Poland in July and make a stop at Auschwitz-Birkenau on the 29th. The visit is occurring during the Pope’s trip to…

Poland Removing WWII Soviet Victory Monuments

The Poles have been removing memorials thanking the Soviet Union for liberating Poland from the Nazis, which were erected around the country after World War…

Has The Lost Amber Room Finally Been Found in Polish Forest? They Claim They Have!

Under a peaceful forest floor in Poland’s Mazrian Lake District lies a mystery. A weathered and overgrown complex of WWII German barracks and bunkers has…

Poland Opens Museum to Commemorate Poles Who Saved Jews in WWII

In March, Poland opened the doors to the public at a new museum honoring Poles who lost their lives helping Jews during the World War…

Virtual battles and real prizes in Wargaming’s eSports event of the year

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Grand Finals 2016 First Details Revealed Wargaming is excited to reveal further details about the upcoming and action-packed Grand Finals 2016. The crowning event in…

World War II-Era P-51 Mustang Makes Belly Landing at Dallas Airport

Bill Shepard, used all the formidable flying skills that he had to safely crash land a Mustang P51 WWII fighter plane on Wednesday 3rd February…

Escape From Sobibor Death Camp

The Nazi extermination camp, Sobibór, was located in the modern borders of Poland, in a region which was named Lublin during the German occupation. It…

The Incredible Story of Joseph Beyrle, the Only American to fight for both the U.S. and Russian Army in WWII

For much of the last 70 years, someone who fought for both America and Russia might bring to mind some Cold War espionage, a double…