US EditionPolish Museum Criticised for Exhibition on "Our Boys" Who Fought in Hitler's Army
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After the occupation of Gdańsk in the Second World War, many Poles are drawn from the city into the Wehrmacht. An exhibition is now devoted to this topic. Within politics, this causes a lot of displeasure.
A photo show entitled »Our Boys« focuses on the forced recruitment of Polish citizens in the Wehrmacht and sparks a fierce debate. For President Duda, the project is a »moral provocation«.
Polish museum criticised for exhibition on "Our Boys" who fought in Hitler's army
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The first exhibition about Poles and Kashubians from the Gdańsk area who were forced to serve in the German army and navy during World War II has caused a stir in Poland. The exhibition, entitled Our Boys, has been criticized by the president and the defense minister. The Gdańsk Museum, which is organizing the exhibition, has protested against the unfair and superficial judgments, Gazeta Wyborcza reported.
In Poland, history evokes intense political emotions. There's nothing wrong with that; a vibrant, democratic society can engage in intense discussion about its own past, forging its contemporary identity through a polemical clash of different narratives, perspectives, and sensibilities in approaching a shared future.
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