Tomasz Niewodniczański was born in Wilna (now known as Vilnius) on 25 September 1933 as the eldest of the Niewodniczański's three children. At this time, his father, Henryk Niewodniczański (1900-1968… more
In 1970 the band “Czerwone Gitary” (Red Guitars) gave their first concert in the GDR. One year previously, in January 1969, they had been awarded a prize for the bestselling LP in Poland at the “… more
The first interned in the stalag were Polish soldiers from the 1939 September Campaign. From autumn 1939 to spring 1945, a total of 53 Poles were buried at the cemetery, including 49 prisoners of war… more
In 1894, the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Kościuszko uprising were approached with particular fervour. They were held in all three occupied regions, Prussia, Russia, Austria, but… more
Brandt, Józef (Josef von Brandt), Polish painter, leading member of the “Munich School”. From 1863: student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. 1867 he opens his own workshop in Munich, which he… more
Despite the provisions of the Geneva Convention, prisoners - just like in many other cases - had to perform forced labour in one of over 1,100 work units. After the arrival of French, Belgian,… more
Garbeck under the swastika
Until the territorial reform of 1975, the district of Garbeck belonged to the department of Balve; today it belongs to the town of Balve. In 1939, the village, with its… more
Childhood and youth
Józef Feliks Gawlina was born on 18 November 1892 in Strzybnik (Silberkopf), 6 km from Racibórz (Ratibor) near Opole (Oppeln) in Silesia. He was the son of Franciszek and Joanna… more
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