WARTIME GUIDES

In today's post, I would like to share with you a special project in which we had the opportunity to participate. We collaborated on the creation of the book "Stalag XXA Toruń: Enforced March from Poland".  This project was dedicated to the history prisoner of war in Stalag XXA in Toruń and the enforced march of prisoners from Poland towards the end of World War II. Our role involved providing support in the process of preparing the book.  It was an extraordinary experience for us to collaborate on the creation of the book "Stalag XXA Toruń: Enforced March from Poland".  I am confident that this book will make a valuable contribution to the study of World War II and help commemorate the victims and heroes of those times. I encourage you to delve into this compelling narrative and discover the untold stories of bravery and resilience.

 I would like to share with you an extraordinary experience, which was another bike rally that I had the pleasure of leading. This time, one of the points of our route was a unique and touching stop - the Olek settlement, which is also a place of remembrance for Polish victims from the Second World War. I was happy that so many young people took part in the rally and had the opportunity to learn about this important story. For many participants of the rally, especially young people, it was the first contact with this part of history. Seeing their interest, understanding and empathy, I knew that this encounter with memory was of great importance. As part of our visit to the Olek settlement, we had the opportunity to see the monuments and plaques commemorating the victims. The moment of silence that the participants of the rally provided to honor the memory of the murdered was extremely moving. It was also extremely important that young people had the opportunity to learn about this stor