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The holdings of Wrocław Museum are closely connected with the history of border shifts in Central Europe following World War II.After the annexation of eastern half of the Second Polish Republic by the Soviet Union, main parts of Poland's art collections were transferred from the cities incorporated into the USSR like Lviv.
History of Wrocław after 1945 refers to the history of Wrocław since the end of World War II. The post-war history of the city can be divided into four main periods: 1945–1948 – settlement and reconstruction, 1948–1981 – the shaping of its identity as a Polish city and its dynamic development,
Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito commissioned several memorial sites and monuments in the 1960s and 70s dedicated to World War II battle, and concentration camp sites. They were designed by notable sculptors, including Dušan Džamonja , Vojin Bakić , Miodrag Živković , Jordan and Iskra Grabul , and architects, including Bogdan Bogdanović ...
On 6 May, after 82 days of siege and shortly before the unconditional surrender of Germany in World War II, General Niehoff surrendered Festung Breslau to the Soviets. During the siege, German forces lost 6,000 dead and 23,000 wounded defending Breslau, [26] while Soviet losses were possibly as high as 60,000. [27]
The 15×114 meter panorama was originally located in Lwów and following the end of World War II it was brought to Wrocław. [213] Wrocław Zoo is home to the Africarium – the only space devoted solely to exhibiting the fauna of Africa with an oceanarium. It is the oldest zoological garden in Poland established in 1865.
Franciszek Juszczak, a long-time leader of the Polish community in Wrocław before World War II and resistance member, was nominated by Drobner to the position of vice-president of the Lower Silesian Chamber of Crafts [110] In close cooperation with authorities he formed Związek Polaków Byłych Obywateli Niemieckich (Union of Former German ...
The Old Jewish Cemetery (Polish: Stary Cmentarz Żydowski we Wrocławiu) is a historic necropolis-museum situated on 37/39 Ślężna Street, in the southern part of Wrocław (formerly Breslau), Poland. Opened in 1856, the cemetery's eclectic layout features many architectural forms and styles on a monumental scale.
World War II monuments and memorials in Warsaw (2 C, 23 P) Pages in category "World War II monuments and memorials in Poland" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.