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The history of Poland from 1945 to 1989 spans the period of Marxist–Leninist regime in Poland after the end of World War II. These years, while featuring general industrialization, urbanization and many improvements in the standard of living, [a1] were marred by early Stalinist repressions, social unrest, political strife and severe economic ...
- Occupied Kraków
- Red Army at The Gates
- Version One: The Red Army and Marshal Konev Saved Kraków.
- Version Two. Kraków Was Saved Because No One Planned to Destroy it.
- Konev. Not A Hero anymore.
Nevertheless, the Nazi occupation of Kraków was no different to anywhere else, including the imposition of harsh totalitarian rules, racial and national segregation with the systematic extermination of Jews and Poles of Jewish origin, erasing all remnants of Kraków’s Polish history, and mass theft of works of art. The Nazi occupiers did everything ...
In January 1945, however, with the Red Army approaching at full speed and the Germans retreating contumaciously, usually leaving nothing more than scorched earth behind them, Kraków seemed doomed… but eventually came through unscathed. How was that possible? There are two narratives to that story: the Communist one and the post-Communist.
Throughout the Communist period of Poland's history, the official binding dogma was that Kraków was saved by the strategic genius of Marshal Ivan Konev. An official Kraków city guide from 1967 says: Some scientific publications, the Polish Film Chronicle (a propaganda outlet of the Communist party), and school and university textbooks, as well as a...
After the fall of Communism in 1989, the story was revised. Analysis of the classified military documents of the previous regime revealed that the Red Army’s role in saving Kraków was a bit less heroic. The latest research shows that the German armed forces had little interest in defending Kraków, and that the risk of being encircled was substantia...
It seems that the legend of Marshal Ivan Konev heroically saving Kraków was very much needed for him personally, as an asset in his rivalry with Marshal Georgy Zhukov, and for Soviet plans of expansion. Poles accused the Red Army of passivity and of letting the Warsaw Uprising bleed out in 1944, and if these charges were proven by not taking proper...
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Nov 7, 2023 · The catalogue informs us that Rudolf Pavlu, an Austrian lawyer and NSDAP member, was appointed head of the Labor Department in the office of the district head, and then the Stadthauptman of Krakow. Egon Hőller, another lawyer and NSD. AP member, was appointed head of the Krakow county in October 1939.
Location: 2 Pomorska Street, 30-039 Kraków. Opening Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 to 17:30. Cost: It was 9 PLN (≈ $2) for adults when we visited, however you can also get a combined ticket with the museums of the Eagle Pharmacy and the Schindler Factory, check their website for more information.
The Polish People's Republic [a] was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1947 to 1989 as the predecessor of the modern-day Republic of Poland. From 1947 to 1952 it was known as the Republic of Poland, [b] and it was also often simply known as Poland. [c] With a population of approximately 37.9 million near the end of its existence, it ...
Krakow WWII Occupation Map 1939~1945 Full-color map of the city center of Kraków, Poland, with suburban districts of Podgórze and Nowa Huta, and a detail inset of the Kraków old town, as it appeared during the German occupation of World War II (1939~1945).
A general plan of Kraków (Cracow, Krakau, Krakow, קרקוב) under the German occupation of World War II, undated; from the timeline of the Jewish ghetto in the Podgórze district, the map date is estimated 1941~1942. Four zones are highlighted by hand, including the town center ('mixed/business district', A), initial German residential area ...
