TIMELINE
22.04.1908 – Janina Lewandowska – a pilot who loved life
Second Lieutenant pilot Janina Lewandowska wasn't really the only woman, who died in Katyn, but the only female soldier who was shot there.
25.07.2020 – Bernard Ładysz – maestro, patriot
Legendary opera singer died on July 25, 2020.
30.10.1989 – Russian Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repressions
On October 30, 1989 three thousand people with candles in their hands surrounded the KGB building in Moscow. They wanted to show they remember about the victims of the Stalin crimes.
24.03.1942 – “They won their lives” – Evacuation of the Anders’ Army
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.
29.02.1768 – The Bar Confederation and exiles
Prayer of the Bar Confederates before the Battle of Lanckorona, oil painting by Artur Grottger.
