Major Historical Events

The Red Army and Polish Army offensive set off from the Vistula river in mid-January 1945. First Ukrainian Front and […]

In the spring of 1939, General Headquarters was called upon to defend the country in the event of Nazi aggression. […]

In Wielkopolska, population ratios were altered with large-scale evictions of Polish families and an influx of German settlers from other […]

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In the very centre of the city, a few steps away from the busy and bustling Old Market Square, a […]

KALISZ The county seat is situated on the Prosna, about 140 km south-east of Poznań. Zawodzie The district of Zawodzie […]

POZNAŃ The city lies on the Warta river. It is the capital of Wielkopolska Voivodeship and the see of the […]

The military doctrine that held sway in Europe during the interwar years mandated that any area which was expected to […]