The Eastern European nation, which recently adopted another controversial WW2-related law, is trying to completely part ways with its Communist Bloc past.
The history of Polish-Soviet relations is indeed sensitive but the facts remains: more than 600,000 Soviet soldiers died while freeing the country form Nazism.
© Sputnik / Alexey Vitvitsky / Go to the mediabankRed Star in Mikolin in memory of the First Ukrainian Front soldiers killed during the forced crossing of the Oder from January 23-30, 1945.

Red Star in Mikolin in memory of the First Ukrainian Front soldiers killed during the forced crossing of the Oder from January 23-30, 1945.
© Sputnik / Alexey Vitvitsky / Go to the mediabankRed Star in Mikolin in memory of the First Ukrainian Front soldiers killed during the forced crossing of the Oder from January 23-30, 1945.

Red Star in Mikolin in memory of the First Ukrainian Front soldiers killed during the forced crossing of the Oder from January 23-30, 1945.
© Sputnik / Alexey Vitvitsky / Go to the mediabankRed Star in Mikolin in memory of the First Ukrainian Front soldiers killed during the forced crossing of the Oder from January 23-30, 1945.

Red Star in Mikolin in memory of the First Ukrainian Front soldiers killed during the forced crossing of the Oder from January 23-30, 1945.
© Sputnik / Alexey Vitvitsky / Go to the mediabankSoviet and Polish brothers in arms memorial in the center of Legnica.

Soviet and Polish brothers in arms memorial in the center of Legnica.
© Sputnik / Alexey Vitvitsky / Go to the mediabankThe base of the Soviet and Polish brothers in arms memorial in the center of Legnica.

The base of the Soviet and Polish brothers in arms memorial in the center of Legnica.
© Sputnik / Alexey Vitvitsky / Go to the mediabankSoviet and Polish brothers in arms memorial in the center of Legnica.

Soviet and Polish brothers in arms memorial in the center of Legnica.
© Sputnik / Alexey Vitvitsky / Go to the mediabankObelisk to fallen Red Army soldiers in Scinawa. In line with Poland’s new anti-communist law 500 monuments to the Soviet era are to be demolished by March 30.

Obelisk to fallen Red Army soldiers in Scinawa. In line with Poland’s new anti-communist law 500 monuments to the Soviet era are to be demolished by March 30.

Obelisk to the fallen soldiers in Scinawa.
© Sputnik / Alexey Vitvitsky / Go to the mediabankMemorial for the soldiers killed in action during January 1945 fighting in Scinawa.

Memorial for the soldiers killed in action during January 1945 fighting in Scinawa.
© Sputnik / Alexey Vitvitsky / Go to the mediabankBottom left: Memorial for the soldiers killed in action during January 1945 fighting in Scinawa.

Bottom left: Memorial for the soldiers killed in action during January 1945 fighting in Scinawa.
© Sputnik / Alexey Vitvitsky / Go to the mediabankMemorial for the soldiers killed in action during January 1945 fighting in Scinawa.

Memorial for the soldiers killed in action during January 1945 fighting in Scinawa.
© Sputnik / Alexey Vitvitsky / Go to the mediabankMemorial to the fallen soldiers in Dabrowa Gornicza.

Memorial to the fallen soldiers in Dabrowa Gornicza.
© Sputnik / Alexey Vitvitsky / Go to the mediabankMemorial to the fallen soldiers in Dabrowa Gornicza.

Memorial to the fallen soldiers in Dabrowa Gornicza.
© Sputnik / Alexey Vitvitsky / Go to the mediabankMemorial to the fallen soldiers in Dabrowa Gornicza.

Memorial to the fallen soldiers in Dabrowa Gornicza.