Witold Pilecki - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Witold Pilecki: Encyclopedia - Witold Pilecki
Witold Pilecki (May 13, 1901 – May 25, 1948; pronounced ['vitÉ”ld pi'leʦki]; codenames Roman Jezierski, Tomasz SerafiÅ„ski, Druh, Wito...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Witold Pilecki: Encyclopedia Ii - Witold Pilecki - Biography
Witold Pilecki - Pilecki's early life. Witold Pilecki was born May 13, 1901, in Olonets on the shores of Lake Ladoga in Karelia, Russia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia - The Holocaust
The Holocaust is the name applied to the systematic state-sponsored persecution and genocide of various ethnic, religious and political ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warsaw Uprising: Encyclopedia Ii - Warsaw Uprising - Eve Of The Battle
The Home Army's initial plans for a national uprising, Operation Tempest, which would link up with British forces, changed in 1943 when i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Historical Interpretations
As with any historical event, scholars continue to argue over what exactly happened and why. The Holocaust - Who was directly involved i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Karski: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Karski - World War Ii
After crossing into German-held part of Poland, in November of 1939 he managed to escape a train to a POW camp and found his way to Warsa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warsaw Uprising: Encyclopedia Ii - Warsaw Uprising - The Capitulation
On October 2 General Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski signed the capitulation of the remaining Polish forces (Warszawski Korpus Armii Krajowej or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warsaw Uprising: Encyclopedia Ii - Warsaw Uprising - Lack Of Outside Support
The limited landings by the 1st Polish army, mentioned above, represented the only external forces who arrived to support the uprising. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Death Toll
The exact number of people killed by the Nazi regime will never be known, but scholars, using a variety of methods of determining the dea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auschwitz Concentration Camp: Encyclopedia - Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Auschwitz is the name loosely used to identify three main Nazi German concentration camps and 45-50 sub-camps. The name is derived from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warsaw Uprising: Encyclopedia Ii - Warsaw Uprising - The Battle
The uprising began officially in daylight at 17:00 on "W-hour" August 1, a decision which is now regarded as a costly mistake. Although t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Victims
The victims of the Holocaust were Jews, Polish, Russian, Communists, homosexuals, Roma (also known as gypsies), the mentally ill and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warsaw Uprising: Encyclopedia Ii - Warsaw Uprising - The Legacy
Due to lack of cooperation and often the active aggressive moves on the part of the Soviets and several other factors, the Warsaw Uprisin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-polonism: Encyclopedia - Anti-polonism
Anti-Polonism (alternatively spelled antipolonism; also, Polonophobia) is a term used to collectively describe a broad spectrum of hostil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Etymology And Usage Of The Term
Main article: Names of the Holocaust The word holocaust originally derived from the Greek word holokauston, meaning "a completely (holos)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Features Of The Nazi Holocaust
There were several characteristics to the Nazi Holocaust which, taken together, distinguish it from other genocides in history. The Holo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Impact On Culture
The Holocaust - Holocaust theology. On account of the magnitude of the Holocaust, many theologians have re-examined the classical theol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Karski: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Karski - Post-war Career
After the war Karski was unable to return to Poland and made his home in the United States and began his studies at Georgetown University...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Resistance And Rescuers
The Holocaust - Resistance. Due to the careful organization and overwhelming military might of the Nazi German state and its supporters...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Execution Of The Holocaust
The Holocaust - Concentration and Labor Camps 1933-1945. Main article: Concentration camp. See also: Nazi concentration camp badges Sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Aftermath
The Holocaust - Displaced Persons and the State of Israel. The Holocaust and its aftermath left millions of refugees, including many Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1945–1989: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1945–1989 - Creation Of The People's Republic Of Poland 1945–1956
History of Poland 1945–1989 - Wartime devastation. Poland suffered enormous losses during World War II. While in 1939 Poland had 35.1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auschwitz Concentration Camp: Encyclopedia Ii - Auschwitz Concentration Camp - The Camp
Auschwitz concentration camp - Auschwitz I. Auschwitz I served as the administrative center for the whole complex. It was founded on Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of People Who Helped Jews During The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of People Who Helped Jews During The Holocaust - Countries
In two cases, entire countries resisted the deportation of their Jewish population. The Rescue of the Danish Jews saved around 7,500 Jew...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Early History To Golden Age: 966–1572
History of the Jews in Poland - Early history: 966–1385. The first Jews arrived in the territory of modern Poland in the 10th century...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Poles: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Poles - Science
List of Poles - Astronomy. Franciszek ArmiÅ„ski. Albert Brudzewski. Tadeusz Banachiewicz. WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Dziewulski. Felicjan KÄ™piÅ„ski....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auschwitz Concentration Camp: Encyclopedia Ii - Auschwitz Concentration Camp - The Camp
Auschwitz concentration camp - Auschwitz I. Auschwitz I served as the administrative center for the whole complex. It was founded on Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Victims
The victims of the Holocaust were Jews, Polish, Russian, Communists, homosexuals, Roma (also known as gypsies), the mentally ill and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-polonism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-polonism - Description
The historic counterpart of anti-Polonism is polakożerstwo (in English - the devouring of Poles) — a term used in 19th century to desc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - German And Soviet Invasion
The Polish armed forces resisted the German invasion, but their strategic position was hopeless since Poland was surrounded on three side...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auschwitz Concentration Camp: Encyclopedia Ii - Auschwitz Concentration Camp - The Camp
Auschwitz concentration camp - Auschwitz I. Auschwitz I served as the administrative center for the whole complex. It was founded on Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Józef Cyrankiewicz: Encyclopedia Ii - Józef Cyrankiewicz - World War Ii
Active in the Armia Krajowa, the Polish resistance, from the beginning of Poland's 1939 defeat at the start of World War II, Cyrankiewicz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish Contribution To World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish Contribution To World War Ii - Army
After the country's defeat in the 1939 campaign, the Polish government in exile quickly organized in France a new army of about 80,000 me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Polish History During The 1900s: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Polish History During The 1900s - Interwar Period 1918-1939
Jewish Polish history during the 1900s - Independence and Polish Jews. Jews also played a role in the fight for crisps for independence...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-polonism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-polonism - Description
The historic counterpart of anti-Polonism is polakożerstwo (in English - the devouring of Poles) — a term used in 19th century to desc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Early History To Golden Age: 966–1572
History of the Jews in Poland - Early history: 966–1385. Main article: History of Poland (966-1385) The first Jews arrived in the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Józef Cyrankiewicz: Encyclopedia Ii - Józef Cyrankiewicz - Rise To Power
Following the end of the war, he became secretary-general of the Polish Socialist Party's central executive committee in 1946, and the fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - Governments In Exile
See also special article about Polish government in exile during Second World War. The Polish government re-assembled in Paris and formed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - Treatment Of The Poles
It was German policy that the (non-Jewish) Poles were to be reduced to the status of serfs, and eventually replaced by German colonists. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - The Holocaust In Poland
Persecution of the Jews by the occupation government, particularly in the urban areas, began immediately after the occupation. In the fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - Resistance
Resistance to the German occupation began almost at once, although there is little terrain in Poland suitable for guerilla operations. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - Aftermath Of The War
Hans Frank was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was one of the defendants at the Nuremberg Trials. During his trial he convert...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - Yalta And The Soviet Occupation 1943–45
As the Soviets advanced through Poland in late 1944 the German administration collapsed. The Communist-controlled Committee of National L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Death Toll
The exact number of people killed by the Nazi regime will never be known, but scholars, using a variety of methods of determining the dea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Aftermath
The Holocaust - Displaced Persons and the State of Israel. The Holocaust and its aftermath left millions of refugees, including many Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Historical Interpretations
The Holocaust - Why did people participate in authorize or tacitly accept the killing?. Stanley Milgram was one of a number of post-wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Impact On Culture
The Holocaust - Holocaust theology. On account of the magnitude of the Holocaust, many theologians have re-examined the classical theol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish Contribution To World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish Contribution To World War Ii - Air Force
The Polish Air Force fought in the Battle of France as one fighter squadron GC 1/145, several small units detached to French squadrons, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish Contribution To World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish Contribution To World War Ii - Intelligence
During a period of over six and a half years, from late December 1932 to the outbreak of World War II, three mathematician-cryptologists ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish Contribution To World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish Contribution To World War Ii - Navy
Just on the eve of war, most of the major Polish Navy ships had been sent for safety to the British Isles. There they fought alongside th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Perpetrators And Collaborators
The Holocaust - Who was directly involved in the killings?. A wide range of German soldiers, officials, and civilians were involved in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Resistance And Rescuers
The Holocaust - Resistance. Due to the careful organization and overwhelming military might of the Nazi German state and its supporters...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Etymology And Usage Of The Term
The word holocaust originally derived from the Greek word holokauston, meaning "a completely (holos) burnt (kaustos) sacrificial offering...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Polish History During The 1900s: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Polish History During The 1900s - Communist Rule: 1945-1989
Jewish Polish history during the 1900s - Post-war. Between 40,000 and 100,000 Polish Jews survived the Holocaust in Poland by hiding or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Features Of The Nazi Holocaust
There were several characteristics to the Nazi Holocaust which, taken together, distinguish it from other genocides in history. The Holo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - The General Government
The remaining block of territory was placed under a German administration called the General Government (in German Generalgouvernement fÃ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Execution Of The Holocaust
The Holocaust - Concentration and Labor Camps 1933-1945. Starting in 1933, the Nazis set up concentration camps within Germany, many of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Polish History During The 1900s: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Polish History During The 1900s - Wwii And The Destruction Of Polish Jewry 1939-1945
Main articles: The Holocaust and History of Poland (1939-1945) Jewish Polish history during the 1900s - The Polish September campaign. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auschwitz Concentration Camp: Encyclopedia Ii - Auschwitz Concentration Camp - After The War
After the war, the camp served as a prison of the NKVD through most of 1945 and then remained in a state of disrepair for several years. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Poles: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Poles - Sports
See list of Polish sports players Bronko Nagurski, american football player (Born in Canada of Polish parents) Michael Klim, australian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - The Polish-lithuanian Commonwealth: 1572–1795
History of the Jews in Poland - The Warsaw Confederation. Following the childless death of Zygmund II, the last king of the Jagiellon d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Poles: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Poles - Legendary Persons
List of Poles - Fictional characters. Konrad Wallenrod William Joseph Blazkowicz of Wolfenstein 3d Stanley Kowalski Cliff Yablonski ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-polonism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-polonism - Misuse Of The Term
Extremist circles and some journalists, when they refer to anti-Polonism, incorporate conspiracy theories which link the historical perse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-polonism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-polonism - Historical Anti-polonism Polakożerstwo
The ideologists of the modern anti-Polonist conspiracy often link authentic manifestations of historical prejudice or persecution against...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auschwitz Concentration Camp: Encyclopedia Ii - Auschwitz Concentration Camp - After The War
After the war, the camp served as a prison of the NKVD through most of 1945 and then remained in a state of disrepair for several years. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - The Development Of Judaism In Poland And The Commonwealth
The culture and intellectual output of the Jewish community in Poland had a profound impact on Judaism as a whole. Some Jewish historians...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Jews Of Poland Within The Russian Empire 1795–1918
Official Russian policy would eventually prove to be substantially harsher to the Jews than that under independent Polish rule. The lands...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1945–1989: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1945–1989 - The End Of Communist Rule 1980–1990
In September 1980, the increasingly frail Gierek was removed from office and replaced as Party leader by StanisÅ‚aw Kania. Kania made the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1945–1989: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1945–1989 - The Gierek Era 1970–1980
Gierek, like GomuÅ‚ka in 1956, came to power on a raft of promises that now everything would be different: wages would rise, prices would...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1945–1989: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1945–1989 - Changes In Polish Society
The Communist years in Poland saw many dramatic changes, both political and social. There were a number of shifts in the social class com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Interwar Period 1918–39
History of the Jews in Poland - Independence and Polish Jews. Jews also played a role in the fight for independence in 1918, some joini...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Wwii And The Destruction Of Polish Jewry 1939–45
History of the Jews in Poland - The Polish September campaign. Main article: Polish September Campaign During the Polish September Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1945–1989: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1945–1989 - Communist Reform 1956–1970
History of Poland 1945–1989 - De-Stalinization. Stalin had died in 1953. Between 1953 and 1958 Nikita Khrushchev out manouvered his r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auschwitz Concentration Camp: Encyclopedia Ii - Auschwitz Concentration Camp - After The War
After the war, the camp served as a prison of the NKVD through most of 1945 and then remained in a state of disrepair for several years. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Wwii And The Destruction Of Polish Jewry 1939–45
History of the Jews in Poland - The Polish September campaign. During the Polish September Campaign of 1939, some 120,000 Polish citize...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Interwar Period 1918–39
History of the Jews in Poland - Independence and Polish Jews. Jews also played a role in the fight for independence in 1918, some joini...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Communist Rule: 1945–89
History of the Jews in Poland - Postwar. Between 40,000 and 100,000 Polish Jews survived the Holocaust in Poland by hiding or by joinin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Since 1989
With the fall of Communism in Poland, Jewish cultural, social, and religious life has been undergoing a revival. Many historical issues, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-polonism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-polonism - Misuse Of The Term
The term is widely used by right-wing and populist groups such as the League of Polish Families (Polish: Liga Polskich Rodzin) or Self-De...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - Dismemberment Of Poland
Under the terms of two decrees by Hitler (8 October and 12 October 1939), large areas of western Poland were annexed to Germany. These in...   » Read the article