Stuart Dowell

Dec 14, 2024 | threadreaderapp.com | Stuart Dowell

Weeks after liberation, the Soviets established three camps at Auschwitz. One held German POWs, another housed civilians—mostly Poles—and the third was infamous for its cruelty, run first by the NKVD and later by Poland’s secret police. (2/) The prisoners were a mix of Polish citizens, including Silesians, often accused of collaborating with the Nazis. Many had been denounced by neighbors eager to seize their property. For them, liberation brought new chains.

Oct 24, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | Stuart Dowell

A mysterious grave discovered in a Polish castle nearly 60 years ago contained the remains of the lost son of England's vanquished King Harold, a historian has claimed. The grave, uncovered in 1966 in a castle in a small town south of Warsaw, has long been linked to a 'Count Magnus', who was thought to be a senior member of the Polish court in the 12th century.