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1 day ago · Operation Barbarossa (German: Unternehmen Barbarossa; Russian: Операция Барбаросса, romanized: Operatsiya Barbarossa) was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies, starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during the Second World War. It was the largest and costliest land offensive in human history ...
1 day ago · Poland plans to create a 200-meter buffer zone at the border with Belarus, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on May 29. The announcement came after a Polish soldier was left in critical condition after being stabbed through the border fence with a makeshift spear the previous day. The attack was reportedly carried out by a migrant who was ...
4 hours ago · The 26-year-old Ukrainian man was suspected of encouraging a Polish citizen to share the photos and “take part in the activities of foreign intelligence against the Republic of Poland,” the spokesperson said.
1 day ago · Euphemistically referred to as ‘involuntary euthanasia’ following Germany’s invasion of Poland in September 1939, the first adults with disabilities to be killed en masse were Polish.
1 day ago · Formed in 1909 as the foreign section of the Secret Service Bureau, the section grew greatly during the First World War officially adopting its current name around 1920. [4] The name "MI6" originated as a convenient label during the Second World War, when SIS was known by many names. It is still commonly used today. [4] The existence of SIS was not officially acknowledged until 1994. [5] That ...
1 day ago · Charles Edward helped to promote eugenicist ideas which provided a basis for the murder of many disabled people. He was involved in attempting to shift opinion among the British upper class in a more pro-German direction. His attitudes became more pro-Nazi during the Second World War, though it is unclear how much of a political role he played.
1 day ago · The Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army, General Wiesław Kukuła, said the project would strengthen Poland's resistance, limit the mobility of enemy troops, and protect Polish soldiers and civilians. The Russia-Poland border is with Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave to its north.
