• 80 years since the end of the Second World War: commemorative events in Kienitz

    Kienitz tank and bridgehead memorial Str. der Befreiung 18, Letschin, Brandenburg, Germany

    Wreath-laying ceremony and commemoration of the tank memorial and memorial to all victims of the war Schedule 31 January 2025 Kienitz from 09:00 a.m. Admission of guests, Gasthof "Zum Hafen" 09:30 - 09:40 a.m. Welcome and opening of the event by the mayor of the municipality of Letschin, Mr Michael Böttcher 09:40 - 10:30 a.m. Project presentation by the pupils of the grammar school on the [...]

  • Commemorative event 80 years after the end of the war in Seelow

    Seelow history station am Bahnhof 3, Seelow, Brandenburg, Germany

    In April 1945, one of the last battles of the Second World War began with the Berlin offensive from the Seelow Heights, with tens of thousands of casualties on the Soviet, Polish and German sides. To mark this occasion and in awareness of its historical responsibility, the district and the town of Seelow are planning a commemorative event on Wednesday 16 April 2025 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Seelow Heights.

  • Art and architecture in the diocese of Lebus

    St Mary's Church Frankfurt (Oder) Oberkirchplatz 1, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

    German-Polish symposium for the presentation of research results in connection with the 900th anniversary of the foundation of the medieval diocese of Lubusz. The sub-project based at the Frankfurt City and Regional Museum is dedicated to art and architecture in the area of the historical diocese of Lubusz. German and Polish academics are currently working on recording and analysing the architectural and artistic monuments of the [...]

  • Symposium "Expulsion, Forced Migration, Loss of Culture 1945"

    Küstriner Vorland cultural centre Karl-Marx-Straße 36, 15328 Küstriner Vorland (Küstrin-Kietz), Germany

    The symposium deals with the complex German-Polish history in the border region, especially after the Second World War. Preliminary programme and further information.