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Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw (, AGAD) is one of Poland's three national archives. It holds records ranging from 12th century until World War I. The current headquarters is located in Raczyński Palace located at Długa 7 Street in Warsaw. History The archive was founded in 1808. A large portion of the archive was intentionally destroyed by Nazi Germany during World War II in 1939 and in 1944. In the aftermath of the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, the archives were not only deliberately set ablaze, but the Nazi German troops also entered each of the nine accessible fire-proof vaults in the underground shelter and meticulously burned one after another (entrance to the 10th was blocked by rubble, thus saving its contents). Official names The archive went through several name changes: *National General Archive (Polish: Archiwum Ogólne Krajowe) (1808-1816) *Central Archives of the Polish Kingdom (Polish: Archiwum Główne Królestwa Polskiego) (181 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and a temperate climate. Poland is composed of Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the List of European countries by area, fifth largest EU country by area, covering . The capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Prehistory and protohistory of Poland, Prehistoric human activity on Polish soil dates to the Lower Paleolithic, with continuous settlement since the end of the Last Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a Warsaw metropolitan area, greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises List of districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha 2, alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw (, AGAD) is one of Poland's three national archives. It holds records ranging from 12th century until World War I. The current headquarters is located in Raczyński Palace located at Długa 7 Street in Warsaw. History The archive was founded in 1808. A large portion of the archive was intentionally destroyed by Nazi Germany during World War II in 1939 and in 1944. In the aftermath of the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, the archives were not only deliberately set ablaze, but the Nazi German troops also entered each of the nine accessible fire-proof vaults in the underground shelter and meticulously burned one after another (entrance to the 10th was blocked by rubble, thus saving its contents). Official names The archive went through several name changes: *National General Archive (Polish: Archiwum Ogólne Krajowe) (1808-1816) *Central Archives of the Polish Kingdom (Polish: Archiwum Główne Królestwa Polskiego) (181 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Archive
National archives are the archives of a country. The concept evolved in various nations at the dawn of modernity based on the impact of nationalism upon bureaucratic processes of paperwork retention. Conceptual development From the Middle Ages into the Early modern period archives generated by royal and clerical institutions retained proofs of political and genealogical claims as a "bastion of authenticity." The emerging Enlightenment concept of studying history as a science rather than as literature was influenced by Leopold von Ranke and brought archives into the limelight of serious historical study. In the late 18th century, the storage of old records was divided. Business records in the ''archives courantes'' went the way of records management while documents of cultural import in the ''archives historiques'' formed the core of Western-conceived archives. As the popularity of archives increased as a function of substantiating historical narratives, national archives were pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting took place mainly in European theatre of World War I, Europe and the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, Middle East, as well as in parts of African theatre of World War I, Africa and the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I, Asia-Pacific, and in Europe was characterised by trench warfare; the widespread use of Artillery of World War I, artillery, machine guns, and Chemical weapons in World War I, chemical weapons (gas); and the introductions of Tanks in World War I, tanks and Aviation in World War I, aircraft. World War I was one of the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflicts in history, resulting in an estimated World War I casualties, 10 million military dead and more than 20 million wounded, plus some 10 million civilian de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German Reich, German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a Totalitarianism, totalitarian dictatorship. The Third Reich, meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", referred to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the earlier Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) and German Empire (1871–1918). The Third Reich, which the Nazis referred to as the Thousand-Year Reich, ended in May 1945, after 12 years, when the Allies of World War II, Allies defeated Germany and entered the capital, Berlin, End of World War II in Europe, ending World War II in Europe. After Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi Party began to eliminate political opposition and consolidate power. A 1934 German referendum confirmed Hitler as sole ''Führer'' (leader). Power was centralised in Hitler's person, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising (; ), sometimes referred to as the August Uprising (), or the Battle of Warsaw, was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. It occurred in the summer of 1944, and it was led by the Polish resistance Home Army (). The uprising was timed to coincide with the retreat of the German forces from Poland ahead of the Soviet advance. While approaching the eastern suburbs of the city, the Red Army halted combat operations, enabling the Germans to regroup and defeat the Polish resistance and to Planned destruction of Warsaw, destroy the city in retaliation. The Uprising was fought for 63 days with little outside support. It was the single largest military effort taken by any European Resistance during World War II, resistance movement during World War II. The defeat of the uprising and suppression of the Home Army enabled the pro-Soviet Polish administra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisław Kętrzyński
Stanisław Kętrzyński (; 10 September 1878 in Lviv, Lwów, Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungary – 26 May 1950 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish historian, diplomat and freemason. He was the son of Polish historian Wojciech Kętrzyński. During the Second World War Stanisław Kętrzyński was a prisoner in the Germany, German Auschwitz concentration camp. Among his students were Stanisław Arnold, Aleksander Gieysztor, Jadwiga Karwasińska and Adam Wolff.''Biogramy uczonych polskich'', część I: ''Nauki społeczne'', zeszyt 2: ''K-O'', (red.) A. Śródka i P. Szczawiński, Wrocław 1984, p. 49-53. Works * ''Gall Anonim, Gall-Anonim i jego kronika'' (1898) * ''O rzekomej wyprawie Władysław I Herman, Władysława Hermana na Szczecin'' (1899) * ''O paliuszu biskupów polskich XI wieku'' (1902) * ''O zaginionym żywocie Wojciech Sławnikowic, św. Wojciecha'' (1902) * ''Ze studiów nad Gerwazym z Tilbury'' (1903) * ''O Astryku Anastazym'' (1906) * ''Uwagi i przyczynki nad kancel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Józef Siemieński
Józef Siemieński (born 2 March 1882 in Skrzydłów near Radomsko – 14 October 1941 in Auschwitz) was a Polish archivist, historian of law. Siemieński was from 1925 until 1939 director of the Central Archives of Historical Records (AGAD) in Warsaw and professor at the Jagiellonian University since 1938. He was arrested by the Gestapo and murdered in the German concentration camp Auschwitz. Works * ''Ustrój Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej'' (1915) * ''Polska kultura polityczna wieku XVI w.'' (''Kultura staropolska'') (1932) * ''Polskie zbiory rękopiśmienne przed wojną, podczas wojny i po wojnie'' (1941) References 1882 births 1941 deaths Polish people who died in Auschwitz concentration camp Academic staff of Jagiellonian University 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers Polish civilians killed in World War II People from Radomsko County Polish archivists {{Poland-historian-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Potkowski
Edward Potkowski (10 May 1934 in Rybnik - 31 July 2017) was a Polish people, Polish historian. His specialization includes Middle Ages, history of the medieval period and paleography. Edward Potkowski was born on 10 May 1934 in Rybnik.Jan TyszkiewiczEdward Potkowski (10 V 1934 - 31 VII 2017) "Kwartalnik Historyczny" 2018, 3, p. 803. In 1954 he enrolled at the Uniwersytet Wrocławski, but since 1955 he had been studied on the Warsaw University. He graduated in 1960. Potkowski gained PhD in 1967. His supervisor was Tadeusz Manteuffel. In 1979 he passed his habilitation.Jan TyszkiewiczEdward Potkowski (10 V 1934 - 31 VII 2017) "Kwartalnik Historyczny" 2018, 3, p. 804. From 1981 to 1986 he was a director of Central Archives of Historical Records. In 1989 he gained the title of professor. In 1960 he married Zofia Cep. Publications * ''Książka rękopiśmienna w kulturze Polski średniowiecznej'' (1984). * ''Le Livre manuscrit – la société – la culture dans la Pologne du bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Digital Archives
National Digital Archives (, ) are the national archives of Poland, collecting and digitising audiovisual materials. National Digital Archives are one of three central State Archives (), other two being Central Archives of Historical Records and . National Digital Archives were established on 28 March 2008 by transforming the Archives of Audiovisual Records ( 'Mechanical Documentation Archives') created in 1955. Collection National Digital Archives' collection include: *over 15 million photographs took since 1940s; *over 40 thousand of sound recordings recorded between 1889 and 2008; *about 2.4 thousand of motion picture recordings made between 1928 and 1993; which are all divided into 159 groups. Whole collection is available for the public through the Archives' reading room, while digitilised records are made accessible through a website 'Search in Archives' () run by the NAC. See also *Central Archives of Historical Records References {{Coord, 52, 12, 31, N, 20, 58, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
