The enterprise objective, outlined by the IPN's President Karol Nawrocki, Ph.D. back at his hearing before the IPN Council, is educating the public on Polish will and commitment to free Europe from totalitarian regimes. The project is to be carried out in the years 2021-2025, and planned to cover the countries on three continents that the Anders Army went through. We will highlight, among other things, the relations between local residents and communities and the Polish army, search for archival materials, and find people who still remember the war years, or their relatives. We intend to record several testimonies of history witnesses.
An exhibition presented on the trail of Anders’ troops will include panels focused on individual locations. It will come with a multilingual catalogue.
The project also involves proper commemoration of Polish soldiers and civilians whose graves are scattered all over the world. We plan to install commemorative plaques and monuments, as well as renovate the existing memorials.
A dedicated website will be created, offering a wide range of related multimedia. We will release publications, such as books, comics or games, and promote the IPN's products on the General's combat trail that have appeared so far (some of them have been listed below).
In early July, a delegation of the Institute of National Remembrance led by Karol Nawrocki, Ph.D. travelled to Uzbekistan to discuss with local archival, research and museum institutions the exchange of documents and organization of academic projects devoted to the Anders Army. Additionally, the Institute representatives recorded the first witness testimonies and visited memorials connected with Poles.
Selected releases on General Anders and his army:
Books:
Articles:
Why did General Anders Transfer the Polish Troops in the USSR across the Iranian Border?
Videos:
Games and comic books:
