Soviet Military Memorials in Poland - 18.03.2018, Sputnik International

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Soviet and Polish brothers in arms memorial in the center of Legnica.

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The base of the Soviet and Polish brothers in arms memorial in the center of Legnica.

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Soviet and Polish brothers in arms memorial in the center of Legnica.

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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.

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Obelisk to the fallen soldiers in Scinawa.

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Memorial for the soldiers killed in action during January 1945 fighting in Scinawa.

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Bottom left: Memorial for the soldiers killed in action during January 1945 fighting in Scinawa.

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Memorial for the soldiers killed in action during January 1945 fighting in Scinawa.