Stiftung Polnisch-Deutsche Aussöhnung & Deutsches Polen Institut

Fates from Poland: 1939 to 1945. Remembering Locally & Digitally

Schicksale aus Polen 1939-1945. Erinnern lokal & digital

The Polish-German cooperation project established a comprehensive multilingual database and internet platform with all available information on victims of National Socialism originating from Poland. This information were used as a basis for initiatives in the field of culture of remembrance from all over Germany in order to develop educational formats to keep the memory of this chapter of German-Polish history alive.

Using the database as a kind of "virtual memorial" and a comprehensive source of information, the project preserved, systematized and presented knowledge about the fate of millions of Polish citizens during World War II, as well as promoted and disseminated it by way of selected reports and testimonies.

Local initiatives in the field of culture of remembrance
In a participatory process, local initiatives on remembrance used the database and developed their own educational formats and materials. These are also used in the emerging "place of remembrance and encounter with Poland".

Polish-German project cooperation
For years, both cooperation partners – the Foundation for Polish-German Reconciliation in Warsaw, and the German Poland Institute in Darmstadt – have been working on coming to terms with the complex German-Polish history and already possess many years of experience with projects concerning documentation and education.

Data Sheet

Fundring countries: Germany and Poland
Duration: 01.01.2023 until 31.12.2024

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Education Agenda NS-Injustice

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Irena Bobowska was a young and talented Polish poet. Paralyzed from an early age, she was unable to pursue a profession and yet she joined the Polish resistance organization “Wojskowa Organizacja Ziem Zachodnich” after the Wehrmacht occupied Poland, and she fought against the National Socialist regime. She co-founded the illicit underground magazine “Pobudka” [Wake-up Call] and transported secret radio surveillance documents hidden in her wheelchair. Irena Bobowska was arrested in August 1941 and murdered in Berlin-Plötzensee Prison on September 26, 1942 – the day of her long-desired freedom never came. A German-Polish cooperation project tells of the fates of millions.

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