The Pilecki Institute (@thepileckiinst) 's Twitter Profile
The Pilecki Institute

@thepileckiinst

The Pilecki Institute - Warsaw
Our projects & research concentrate on the history of the 20th Century, namely the Nazi & Soviet totalitarian regimes
ENG account

ID: 1412337935131852800

linkhttps://instytutpileckiego.pl/en calendar_today06-07-2021 09:10:24

1,1K Tweet

1,1K Followers

304 Following

Pilecki-Institut (@pileckiinstitut) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our event series (P)ostcolonialism is back! Join us this Thursday at 18:30 for Dr Rachel O´Sullivan Rachel O'Sullivan ´s  keynote: "The Postcolonial Challenge: Connecting Disciplines and Bridging Debates” Register here: forms.gle/S4UgCZ9LW5jsry… In recent years, the postcolonial

Our event series (P)ostcolonialism is back! 

Join us this Thursday at 18:30 for Dr Rachel O´Sullivan <a href="/RachelOSull/">Rachel O'Sullivan</a> ´s  keynote:

"The Postcolonial Challenge: Connecting Disciplines and Bridging Debates”

Register here: forms.gle/S4UgCZ9LW5jsry…

In recent years, the postcolonial
The Pilecki Institute (@thepileckiinst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#OTD 1948, Witold Pilecki was sentenced to death by a communist military court after a show trial, torture, and under false charges incl. espionage. He was executed on 25 May 1948. The communist authorities tried to erase memory of the hero. In 1990, the verdict was overturned.

#OTD 1948, Witold Pilecki was sentenced to death by a communist military court after a show trial, torture, and under false charges incl. espionage. He was executed on 25 May 1948. The communist authorities tried to erase memory of the hero. In 1990, the verdict was overturned.
Pilecki-Institut (@pileckiinstitut) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Shared Struggles: Vasyl Stus, Solidarność and other Polish Human Rights Movements Public talk on March 20, 2025, 7:00 PM Languages: Polish (PL), English (EN) Registration: forms.gle/A5BJcz8p4Sf7hr… A guided tour of the Stus exhibition will take place at 6:15 PM before the event.

Shared Struggles: Vasyl Stus, Solidarność and other Polish Human Rights Movements

Public talk on March 20, 2025, 7:00 PM
Languages: Polish (PL), English (EN)
Registration: forms.gle/A5BJcz8p4Sf7hr…

A guided tour of the Stus exhibition will take place at 6:15 PM before the event.
The Pilecki Institute (@thepileckiinst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today, on the National Day of Remembrance of Poles who saved Jews under German occupation, we honor those who risked their lives to help Jews. #OTD in 1944, in Markowa, the Germans murdered Józef Ulma, his pregnant wife, their six children, and the eight Jews they were sheltering

Today, on the National Day of Remembrance of Poles who saved Jews under German occupation, we honor those who risked their lives to help Jews. #OTD in 1944, in Markowa, the Germans murdered Józef Ulma, his pregnant wife, their six children, and the eight Jews they were sheltering
The Pilecki Institute (@thepileckiinst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#OTD 82 years ago, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising broke out. It was the largest armed Jewish resistance during the Second World War. On April 19, we wear paper daffodils as a symbol that #MemoryUnitesUs.

#OTD 82 years ago, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising broke out. It was the largest armed Jewish resistance during the Second World War. On April 19, we wear paper daffodils as a symbol that #MemoryUnitesUs.
The Pilecki Institute (@thepileckiinst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#OTD, 80 years ago, soldiers of General Władysław Anders’ 2nd Polish Corps liberated Bologna. At 6 a.m., the 9th Carpathian Rifle Battalion entered the city, and a Polish flag was flown from the the city hall🇵🇱

#OTD, 80 years ago, soldiers of General Władysław Anders’ 2nd Polish Corps liberated Bologna. 
At 6 a.m., the 9th Carpathian Rifle Battalion entered the city, and a Polish flag was flown from the the city hall🇵🇱
The Pilecki Institute (@thepileckiinst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII, The Pilecki Institute and the Italian Cultural Institute mark the occasion with a Polish pre-premiere screening of the film Odyseja polska [The Polish Odyssey] in Warsaw. 🇵🇱 A story of courage, hope, and survival. #WWII80 #VEDay #NeverForget

On the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII, <a href="/ThePileckiInst/">The Pilecki Institute</a> and the Italian Cultural Institute mark the occasion with a Polish pre-premiere screening of the film Odyseja polska [The Polish Odyssey] in Warsaw. 🇵🇱
A story of courage, hope, and survival. #WWII80 #VEDay #NeverForget
The Pilecki Institute (@thepileckiinst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Under the command of General Władysław Anders, the 2nd Polish Corps’ first assault on Monte Cassino took place #OTD on 12 May. On 18 May 1944, after extremely bloody and fierce fighting, the Poles captured the ruins of the monastery.

Under the command of General Władysław Anders, the 2nd Polish Corps’ first assault on Monte Cassino took place #OTD on 12 May. On 18 May 1944, after extremely bloody and fierce fighting, the Poles captured the ruins of the monastery.
Pilecki-Institut (@pileckiinstitut) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On May 2nd, Polish veterans once again visited Berlin – the site of their victorious campaign against Nazi Germany. More than 180,000 soldiers of the 1st Polish Army were directly or indirectly involved in the Battle of Berlin in 1945. Their contribution was vital to the city’s

The Pilecki Institute (@thepileckiinst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#OTD 25 May 1948, our patron, Captain Witold Pilecki, was executed on the orders of the communist authorities. 🇪🇺In 2019, European Parliament established the date as the International Day of Heroes of the Fight against Totalitarianism. #Hero

#OTD 25 May 1948, our patron, Captain Witold Pilecki, was executed on the orders of the communist authorities.
🇪🇺In 2019, <a href="/europarl/">European Parliament</a> established the date as the International Day of Heroes of the Fight against Totalitarianism. #Hero