The Battle of Warsaw is considered the eighteenth decisive battle of the world, as the Poles succeeded in preventing the Bolshevik march to the West. We are presenting information on the IPN's activities connected with the centenary of the event.
We encourage you to watch the IPN's animation on the Battle of Warsaw in both English and French versions.
The 16 exhibition boards present the fate of people persecuted as part of the "Polish operation" carried out by the NKVD in the Soviet Union in 1937-1938. In Ukraine alone, where the largest concentration of the Polish population in the USSR was located, 55 928 people were tried, of whom 47,327 were murdered.
We encourage you to read some educational materials on the subject.
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