The Accursed Soldiers are one of those historical phenomena which have been publicly discussed in recent years. The phrase refers not only to armed resistance as a method of struggle against the imposed regime but also to specific actions undertaken by units or decisions made by their commanders.
The term "Accursed Soldiers" reflects communist repression, namely the anathema of collective oblivion cast upon those who offered armed resistance against the "people’s government". The phrase "Indomitable Soldiers" describes the attitude of these heroes and their approach towards the communist occupant they fought, both at home and in exile.
With the series of films entitled "Not Just the Ulmas", the Institute of National Remembrance would like to pay tribute to the victims of the Holocaust, as well as to the Poles who lost their lives to protect their Jewish fellow citizens during the criminal German occupation of Poland.
The Cursed Soldiers (also known as "doomed soldiers","accursed soldiers", "damned soldiers" or "indomitable soldiers") is a name applied to a variety of Polish resistance movements formed in the later stages of World War II and afterwards.
In January 2020, the Institute of National Remembrance initiated an exhibition and educational project on the basis of sculptures by Samuel Willenberg, depicting people and situations he remembered particularly vividly during his imprisonment at Treblinka. These unique sculptures, constituting the world heritage of the Holocaust, were brought by the IPN from Israel for the purposes of the project.
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