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.
the 16th of April 1945, The Oder was ahead of them
The last weeks of the World War Two in Europe. Last, but critical engagements, and at the same time, more victims. In the morning of 16 April 1945 the operation of crossing the Oder river started, in which soldiers of the First Polish Army took part. Among the Polish units the First Infantry Divisio
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.
