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80th anniversary of arriving the first transport British POWs to Lamsdorf.
14
06.2020
On 14 of June, 1940, there came the first transport of British POWs to Stalag VIII B (344) Lamsdorf. It consisted soldiers captured in the spring, who, in appalling conditions, marched by 20 km per day from Calais, Dunkirk and Saint Valery-en-Caux ...more o:80th anniversary of arriving the first transport British POWs to Lamsdorf. -
Archaeological works on the Old Cemetery of POWs
01
06.2020
From 25 to 29 of May, on the Old Cemetery of POWs in Łambinowice, there were carried out archaeological works. The works were conducted by an interdisciplinary team from the The Institute of National Remembrance, under direction of Professor Krzysztof ...more o:Archaeological works on the Old Cemetery of POWs -
An outdoor temporary exhibition in Łambinowice
29
05.2020
In front of our museum in Łambinowice, there is placed an outdoor temporary exhibition “It is not yet over…” Soldiers of September 1939 in the Wehrmacht and the NKVD captivity (1939-1945) ...more o:An outdoor temporary exhibition in Łambinowice -
War mothers, bread mothers
26
05.2020
Celebrated today Mother’s Day prompts us to remember about an extraordinary experience in the life of prisoners, which was the care they received from so-called war mothers.more o:War mothers, bread mothers
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72nd anniversary of death of Captain Witold Pilecki
25
05.2020
Today we commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the death of Captain Witold Pilecki, a Polish cavalry officer, soldier of the Home Army, volunteer to Auschwitz and the author of the so-called Witold’s Raport ...more o:72nd anniversary of death of Captain Witold Pilecki -
High Five Museum (Muzeum na 5+)
21
05.2020
Since May of 18th, The Central Museum of Prisoners-of-War is open for visitors. Let us remind that in our seat in Opole you can see the permanent exhibition The Site of National Remembrance in Łambinowice – a local, national, European heritage ...more o:High Five Museum (Muzeum na 5+)