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In his article, Jan Wrzosek, briefly presents the origins and development of battlefield archaeology and its transition to conflict archaeology. The article has been published as part of Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk’s publication Material Remains of Armed Conflicts. We hope you enjoy the article. This article briefly presents the origins and […]

Suomussalmi (December 7th, 1939 – January 8th, 1940) The greatest Finnish victory during the Winter War against the Soviet Union. View our infographic and learn the story of Soviet defeat in the battle of Suomussalmi >> The defeat of Poland in the war against both the Third Reich and the Soviet Union, and the partition […]

On the anniversary of the attack learn more about the attack and its consequences by looking at our Pearl Harbor infographic. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ATTACK

The attack by German troops on the Polish Military Transit Depot at Westerplatte has become a symbol of the beginning of the Second World War – the largest armed conflict in human history, which resulted in the death of millions of people. The Westerplatte Peninsula, an enclave of the Republic of Poland within the territory […]