TIMELINE
3.04.1940 – The first “death transport” from Kozelsk
On April 3,1940, the first “death transport” of Polish prisoners of war set off from the Kozelsk camp.
13.04.1940 – On the morning of 13 April
On the morning of 13 April 1940, NKVD soldiers came banging against the doors of the homes of more than 60,000 residents of eastern Poland. They ordered them to pack quickly and loaded them into cattle wagons.
The 21st of April 1945, The last victory of the II Corps
After fierce combats in the northern part of the Italian Peninsula, Polish soldiers triumphantly entered Bologna.
