Polish Resistance member became prisoner to expose Auschwitz horror
Months after the occupying Nazi Germans set up Auschwitz, a Polish Resistance member made the courageous decision to become a prisoner there so he could expose the camp’s horror.
But despite his extraordinary role, Witold Pilecki was unheeded abroad and, more than six decades after his execution by Poland’s communist regime, he has been largely forgotten outside the country. Continue reading
Train retracing route of first Auschwitz convoy
Exactly 70 years after Nazi German troops packed them into train cars, a handful of Auschwitz survivors gathered Monday to commemorate the first ever rail convoy to the notorious camp. Continue reading
Swedish millionaire ‘with far-right sympathies’ linked to Auschwitz theft
A Swedish millionaire with alleged far-Right sympathies has been accused of being behind the theft of the Auschwitz sign amid claims he planned to sell it to fund a terrorist attack.
The accusations against Lars Goran Wahlstrom were made by Anders Hoegstrom, 34, who is in custody in Poland for his alleged role in the robbery. Continue reading
Polish floods threaten to damage Auschwitz site
The former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz, with its museum exhibits, was in danger of flooding Wednesday following days of heavy rain that have brought devastation to southern Poland. Continue reading
Floods in Southern Poland Kill Five; Auschwitz Museum Closes
Floods in Poland following heavy rains killed five people and forced more than 2,100 from their homes in southern Poland, prompting the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum to close for visitors. Continue reading
Swedish ´Auschwitz thief´ extradited to Poland
Poland convicts 3 men in theft of Auschwitz sign
A Polish court has convicted three men of the theft of the… Continue reading
Suspect in Auschwitz sign theft arrested in Sweden
Swedish police on Thursday arrested a former neo-Nazi leader that Polish investigators suspect of being involved in the theft of the “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign at Auschwitz.
Swedish Prosecutor Agneta Hilding Qvarnstrom said 34-year-old Anders Hogstrom was detained in Stockholm… Continue reading
Arrest Warrant Issued in Auschwitz Sign Theft
A Polish court issued a European arrest warrant on Tuesday for a former neo-Nazi leader suspected in the theft of the infamous “Arbeit Macht Frei†sign at Auschwitz. Rafal Lisak, spokesman for Krakow’s district court, said that Anders Hogstrom, 34,… Continue reading Poland seeks arrest of Swede in Auschwitz theft
A Polish court says it has issued a European Union arrest warrant for a Swedish citizen suspected of involvement in the theft of the infamous “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign at Auschwitz. Rafal Lisak, spokesman for Krakow’s district court, says the… Continue reading
