WARTIME GUIDES

History is our passion but when we can share it with children or youths we treat it very special. New generation wanted to know more about the past. Luckily, they know war only from books or movies but sometimes they have trips. That's how a delegation of partnership region from  Scotland spent their time in Toruń. Youths from there,  apart from gingerbread tradtion,  learn something more about martyrology and stories connected to Stalag XXA. We had pleasure to show them places and told stories which are important for us as a Poles and for them as a awared people how must protect dialogue and respect for each other. That was very a important day for us.

In may we had greate opportunity to guide Imelda and David thru Stalag Ways in Torun. After two days we enlarged our knowledge about Autralians who was imprisoned in Fort XV. It's quiet difficult when we compare Polish and Western documentation about ways of treatement, work for Germans etc. To be sincerly there are two different points of view sometimes such strange that is very hard to recognize what was true. Below article about stay in Toun a sight seen by the eyes of our Aurtralin firends. My trip to Poland was a journey to find where my father Louis Paul Huon lived for 3 years during the war.  Something you may not know about Torun is that during the Second World War many Australian, Italian, Russian and English soldiers were detained in prison camps by the Germans. Our first stop was the beautiful old town of Warsaw with lovely accommodation where we rested in preparation for Turon.After 3 nights we hired a car and drove to Torun.  Again our accommodation was ri...

Sometimes in media around the world appears articles about Stalag XXA. Thanks Internet researches we found  interested facts and below we put links to it. Sometimes you'll need Google translator. Last Soviet POW died Story of 3 flying crews Italian POW form Stalag XXA became 100 years old Postcard from Stalag XXA (source from: FB profile: Stalag XXA / 357 - XXC / 312)

We would like to inform that Wartimeguides were responsible for City Council project dedicated for the youth. One day trip on the patriotic path in Torun. During sightseeinf Pawel showed exposition in museum dedicated to WW II next we moved to Historical War Museum for the Peters lecutre about POW and stories of witness from Stalag time. Our trip finished in Fort IV where young people could see how lookes like adapted fort. Moreover visit in Fort was also goog opportunity to empathize how felt POW when they were forced to spend sometimes 5 years in fort. For us it was a new experience and way to share our passion and knowledge about Stalag XXA. We hope that it wasn't last time.   In Museum at WW II exhibition At Peters' lecture