News
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A virtual tour of "The Image of Treblinka in the Eyes of Samuel Willenberg" exhibition – a new improved version
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The investigation of the IPN’s Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation, Cracow Branch into the killings of Polish citizens on the Czechoslovak-Austrian and Czechoslovak-German border
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The Institute of National Remembrance officially announces the start of the second edition of the "Semper Fidelis" Prize. Applications may be submitted until 15 July 2020.
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Treblinka II Extermination Camp (July 1942 - November 1943)
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A Fighter in Hell and His Unusual Sculptures
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Samuel Willenberg - Everybody’s hero
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Treasures of memory from Treblinka
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The IPN remembers about the oldest holder of the Righteous Among the Nations title
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Extension of the deadline for submitting nominations for the sixth edition of the international "Witness of History" Award for individuals and organizations from outside Poland
Due to the global epidemiological situation, we are extending the deadline for submitting nominations for the sixth edition of the international "Witness of History" Award for individuals and organizations from outside Poland until 30 June 2020.
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Statement by the Council of the Institute of National Remembrance - Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation of 26 May 2020
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Terror of the Red Army and NKVD in the Polish lands between 1944-1945, Prof. Mirosław Golon
Victories of the Red Army ended the German occupation of Poland which brought millions of victims. However, the same Amy, which had the NKVD (People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs) and SMERSH (military counterintelligence) in its structures, did not bring back the lost independence nor provided safety to the country’s citizens.
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Statement by the Institute of National Remembrance in connection with the attempts to manipulate history on the anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
In the interwar period, the Republic of Poland was vitally interested in maintaining peace on the European continent. It concluded two non-aggression pacts with both totalitarian neighbours: in 1932 (with the USSR) and in 1934 (with the German Reich). Both agreements meant renunciation of war in mutual relations. In this way Poland intended to consolidate peace and existing borders, the Polish-German and the Polish-Soviet one.
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A nation of murderers, or some victims do not deserve to be remembered.
A review of Jan Grabowski's book "Na posterunku. Udział polskiej policji granatowej i kryminalnej w zagładzie Żydów" [At the post. The participation of the Polish Blue Police and Polish Criminal Police in the Extermination of Jews], Wydawnictwo Czarne, Wołowiec 2020.
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The Katyn Massacre - Commemorations
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The IPN’s prosecutors on the investigation into the Katyn Massacre
We present the information about the findings of the investigation conducted by the Branch Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation in Warsaw regarding the investigation into the Katyn Massacre.