Joseph Kiselewski: Polish Roots, American Recognition
Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaAt a very special place — the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten, the Netherlands — st...
The Unfinished Business of WWII: Russia’s Ever-Expanding Imperialism
Beata Bruggeman-SękowskaAs we mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in 2025, it's time to set the historical record ...
Katyn, Disinformation and Memory: a new article in De Militaire Spectator
De Militaire Spectator, the military-academic journal of the Netherlands Armed Forces — has published the article written by Beata Brug...
Honoring the Fallen, Embracing the Legacy: Memorial Day at Margraten
By Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaHonored to attend Memorial Day at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, where we remembered 82...
Checkpoint Alpha: Germany’s Pivotal Cold War Border Crossing
©communications-unlimited.nlBy Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaNestled between the villages of Helmstedt in West Germany and Marienborn...
Dutch city of Breda and Polish heroes
By Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska
On October 29, 1944, General Stanisław Maczek’s Polish 1st Armoured Division liberated the city of Breda fr...
Heerlen celebrates 80 years of Liberation
In 2024 and 2025 the Netherlands will commemorate and celebrate 80 years of freedom since the end of World War II. For Heerlen this is ...
Witold Pilecki and the first ever comprehensive report on Nazi Germany’s Auschwitz atrocities
By Beata Bruggeman-SękowskaOn September 19, 1940 Witold Pilecki, a member of the Secret Polish Army, let himself get caught and arr...