The plan worked. Their flags stayed hidden for 85 years — until now. Maciej Podgórski and Piotr Szynala headed into a forest near Zielone in early May to search for World War II relics, the ...

In the 1960s after WWII ended, the veterans unsuccessfully tried to find the flags. The underside of the pennant and ribbons of Poland’s 21st Mountain Infantry Division found near Zielone.

Russian authorities have removed a Polish flag from a memorial in the Katyn Forest marking the area where the mass killings of Polish officers by Soviet forces took place in April-May 1940.

Poland's governing conservatives have set up a parliamentary committee tasked with looking into the extent of World War II reparations they claim is owed by Germany, the new body's head said Friday.

Poland is to send a protest note to Russia after it removed a Polish flag at the Katyn cemetery, which commemorates Polish military officers killed by Soviet forces in 1940, the government said on ...

Defeated soldiers buried WWII flag in Poland forest. Duo found it 85 years later By Aspen Pflughoeft. May 7, 2025 7:39 AM.

In the 1960s after WWII ended, the veterans unsuccessfully tried to find the flags. The underside of the pennant and ribbons of Poland’s 21st Mountain Infantry Division found near Zielone.