Zofia Rogowska’s Diaries

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The Period of War and Occupation

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Anna Krzemienowska

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IPN BU 3817

Zofia Rogowska’s diaries of show the tragic fate of the inhabitants of Warsaw during the Nazi German occupation. The author’s experiences related to the Warsaw Uprising left a lasting mark on her. She was very reluctant to talk about those events, preserving a full picture of them only on the pages of her diaries.

Zofia Rogowska, ca. 1940s

Okruchy historii – czytaj i słuchaj

Wermacht and Schupo [Schutzpolizei] Units in Warsaw Documented in Photographs

Donated by: Wiesław Skiba

In 2010, IPN purchased a collection of unique photographs taken between 1939 and 1941 from Wiesław Skiba of Luxembourg. Part of the photographs show the Wermacht and Schutzpolizei units of Nazi Germany entering Warsaw.Others depict daily life under occupation from the perspective of the invaders.

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“People Are My Topic”: The Julien Bryan Collection in Warsaw

Donated by: Sam Bryan

“Most important in the story of Warsaw besieged are not ruined buildings or guns or German bombers overhead. Most important in that story is what happened to the inhabitants of Warsaw. [...]” These words of American photojournalist Julien Bryan perfectly describe the character of his collection at IPN.

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Martyrology of Poles in Volhynia [Wołyń] during World War II in the Light of a Letter from Brother Cyprian Lasoń

Donated by: Stanisław Kozak

The moving account of Brother Cyprian Lasoń of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites tells the story of a massacre of Poles from the Krzemieniec district of Volhynia by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army [UPA]. The monk depicts the tragic situation of people hidden in a monastery, whom only a miracle can save.

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