On 24 March 1942, the first stage of the evacuation of the soldiers serving in the so-called Anders Army from the Soviet Union to Persia began. About 78,000 exiles, who joined the Polish army and 37 thousand civilians, including about 18,000 Polish children were evacuated in total.
On August 12, 1941, the authorities of the Soviet Union gave "amnesty" to hundreds of thousands of Poles deported to Siberia.
The Sikorski-Mayski Agreement - Document that Gave Freedom
The day of 25 June 1941 in Białystok had a tragic both end and beginning.
Prayer of the Bar Confederates before the Battle of Lanckorona, oil painting by Artur Grottger.
The first Siberian fortresses were built by Polish prisoners of war who had been taken captive by Moscow authorities precisely during the war initiated by Stefan Batory.
