A Polish odyssey

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A Polish odyssey

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9 minutes

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Sep 17, 2012

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One girl's story of exile and soldiering during World War II.

Danuta Maczka was just 14 when her family was sent to Siberia in 1940.

By the time she was 16 she had been recruited into a Polish army in the Middle East and was fighting the Nazis.

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Sep 17, 2012

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Titles in the series (100)

More than 50 first-hand accounts of significant moments in WW2. Looking back at almost six years of global conflict, from Hiroshima to the Holocaust.

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Kindertransport - Oliver's story: The story of a boy who escaped Nazi Germany on a kindertransport train heading for Britain by Witness History: World War Two
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World War II concerts: Throughout World War II, Myra Hess organised concerts in London's National Gallery. by Witness History: World War Two
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Victory in Europe Day: On May 8 1945, Winston Churchill announced the end of the war in Europe. by Witness History: World War Two
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Pearl Harbour: The Japanese attack on American ships in Pearl Harbour forced the US into World War II. by Witness History: World War Two
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German refugees in post-war Europe: At the end of WW2, many ethnic Germans in Central Europe were forced to leave their homes. by Witness History: World War Two
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The siege of Leningrad: Hundreds of thousands of civilians died of starvation during the siege of Leningrad. by Witness History: World War Two
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The rise of Hitler: On 25 January 1933 the last legal communist march was held in Berlin. by Witness History: World War Two
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US Occupation of Japan: For six years following the end of World War II, Japan was occupied by the US. by Witness History: World War Two
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The Wannsee conference: It is 70 years since senior Nazi officials met to plan the killing of European Jews. by Witness History: World War Two
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The Krakow Ghetto: In March 1941 the Nazi authorities in Krakow moved the city's Jews into a ghetto by Witness History: World War Two
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Kindertransports: In December 1938 the Kindertransports began, carrying Jewish children to safety in Britain by Witness History: World War Two
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The M Room: How exiles from the Nazis helped British intelligence listen in on German prisoners-of-war by Witness History: World War Two
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France under Nazi occupation: A Frenchwoman remembers life under Nazi occupation during the Second World War. by Witness History: World War Two
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Bomber Command: During World War II, Allied bombing raids brought death and destruction to German cities. by Witness History: World War Two
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The fall of Berlin: The Red Army took control of the German capital Berlin, in May 1945 by Witness History: World War Two
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Edgar Feuchtwanger: Adolf Hitler's Neighbour by Witness History: World War Two
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Translator at Nuremberg: The trials of senior Nazis began in the autumn of 1945. by Witness History: World War Two
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The Death of Jean Moulin: The day the leader of the French Resistance was killed by German forces on July 08, 1943 by Witness History: World War Two
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Babi Yar: On 29 September 1941, the organised massacre of Ukrainian Jews began. by Witness History: World War Two
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Appeasement: In September 1938, Neville Chamberlain tried to negotiate with Hitler over Czechoslovakia. by Witness History: World War Two
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The Psychiatrist and Rudolf Hess: How a British psychiatrist examined the deputy Nazi leader after his flight to Scotland. by Witness History: World War Two
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The Hunger Winter: How millions of Dutch faced starvation at the end of World War Two by Witness History: World War Two
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The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis: In July 1945 hundreds of US sailors were left adrift for days in shark infested waters by Witness History: World War Two
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Battle of Britain: A Battle of Britain pilot reflects on being shot down and almost drowning in the sea by Witness History: World War Two
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A Polish odyssey: One girl's story of exile and soldiering during World War II. by Witness History: World War Two
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Retreat from Dunkirk: One soldier's frank account of his chaotic World War Two retreat from Dunkirk by Witness History: World War Two
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The sinking of the Scharnhorst: She was one of Germany's greatest battleships during World War II. by Witness History: World War Two
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The last eruption of Mount Vesuvius: Vesuvius is famous for burying Pompeii but it last erupted in 1944, during World War Two by Witness History: World War Two
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French child evacuees of World War Two: In World War Two, tens of thousands of children left Paris to escape the threat of bombs by Witness History: World War Two
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The WW2 escape line that fooled the Nazis: In 1940 a rescue operation helped Allied servicemen escape from Nazi-occupied France by Witness History: World War Two
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Axis Sally: World War II traitor who broadcast for the Nazis: Mildred Gillars became the first woman in American history to be convicted of treason by Witness History: World War Two
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Vidkun Quisling: Norway’s traitor: In 1939, Vidkun Quisling asked Hitler to invade Norway by Witness History: World War Two
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Japan surrenders in China: A first-hand account of the Japanese surrender ceremony in Beijing in 1945 by Witness History: World War Two
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Lee Miller in Hitler's bath: In 1945 the war correspondent Lee Miller was photographed in Adolf Hitler's bath by Witness History: World War Two
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Last communist march before Hitler: On 25 January 1933 the last legal communist march was held in Berlin by Witness History: World War Two
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The Dambusters: Eighty years ago a daring raid destroyed dams in Germany's Ruhr Valley by Witness History: World War Two
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German child evacuees of World War Two: Thousands of German children during World War Two were sent to camps in the countryside by Witness History: World War Two
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World War II victory in North Africa: It is 80 years since the Allies in World War II declared victory in North Africa by Witness History: World War Two
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Warsaw Ghetto uprising: In May 1943, the uprising in the Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw in Poland came to an end by Witness History: World War Two
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Pink Triangles: Gay men in Nazi concentration camps: In 2009, Rudolf Brazda returned to the former concentration camp he was in for being gay by Witness History: World War Two
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Berlin's Rubble Women: At the end of WW2 much of Germany's capital had been destroyed. Women helped clear it up. by Witness History: World War Two
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The Arnhem Parachute Drop: In 'Operation Market Garden' thousands of Allied troops parachuted into Nazi-held Holland by Witness History: World War Two
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The Fake IDs That Saved Jewish Lives: How tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews escaped the Nazis by using false papers. by Witness History: World War Two
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Saving Italy's Art During WW2: Italy's great works of art were threatened by bombing and looting during World War Two. by Witness History: World War Two
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Britain's Land Girls: Thousands of women and girls worked on farms throughout WW2 to produce much needed food. by Witness History: World War Two
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The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials: A German court put Nazi war criminals on trial 20 years after the end of World War Two by Witness History: World War Two
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A Polish odyssey

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