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http://www.historychannel.com

MORNING:

Sunday, September 25, 2005 @ 10am ET/PT (9am CT)

Vanishings!: Mystery of the Katyn Massacre

"In 1941, General Sikorski, head of the Polish Government in Exile, arrived in Moscow to negotiate with Stalin for the return of thousands of Polish army officers who were captured when Russia and Germany overran Poland in 1939. Stalin was dismissive, claiming the men had escaped. Though Sikorski didn't believe him, there was nothing he could
do. How did thousands of men disappear without record of capture or death? Did the Nazis murder them, or did the Russians have something to hide?"


EVENING:

Betrayal: The Battle for Warsaw on the History Channel�, Sept. 25, 9pm-10pm et/pt:

"The Warsaw Uprising was the largest and perhaps most heroic underground campaign of World War II, but it is also one of the least-known battles of the war. The Warsaw Uprising was a terrible tragedy, for as the Poles rose up against the Germans in the heart of Warsaw, they were callously betrayed - not by their enemies but by their allies... Promised help that never came, the people of Poland took matters into their own hands. In the summer of 1944, more than 20,000 Polish Freedom Fighters and 220,000 Polish civilians died at the hands of the German Army during 63 days of hellacious battle in Poland's capital city of Warsaw. Now, the survivors of the Warsaw Uprising share the story of their courageous fight against oppression and occupation, in Betrayal: The Battle for Warsaw. Consisting entirely of real film footage and interviews with survivors, Betrayal: The Battle for Warsaw is an inspiring and heartbreaking retrospective of a great fight that many people have ever heard about."

Thank you Nancy for the info on the upcoming programs on the History channel.. If you remember from my pictures there are a few of the Memorials to the Warsaw Uprising.
This is a program that I am definitely interessted in seeing.

Did anyone watch either of these shows? I completely forgot about them and missed both.

Also, I just received this email, it was in all caps, sorry about that.

THE POLISH MUSEUM OF AMERICA INVITES YOU TO THE OPENING OF AN EXHIBIT ENTITLED KATYN: TRUTH AND REMEMBRANCE.

KATYN IS THE SYMBOL OF ONE OF THE MOST SHOCKING AND AT THE SAME TIME LITTLE KNOWN GENOCIDES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.

IN THE SPRING OF 1940, UNITS OF THE SOVIET NKVD (SECRET POLICE) KILLED 25,000 POLISH PRISONERS OF WAR IN THREE DIFFERENT LOCALITIES, COLLECTIVELY CALLED "KATYN". THIS WAS PART OF A LARGER SOVIET CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE POLISH NATION IN WHICH OVER ONE MILLION PEOPLE WERE DEPORTED TO SIBERIA WHERE MANY DIED IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS.

THE BILINGUAL POLISH/ENGLISH EXHIBIT OF 32 PANELS RELATES THE HISTORY OF THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO WORLD WAR II, THE EXECUTIONS, THE COVER-UP, THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH AND RECENT PHOTOS OF THE CEMETERIES.

THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBIT IS SCHEDULED FOR 7PM ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH IN THE GREAT HALL OF THE POLISH MUSEUM OF AMERICA, 984 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE IN CHICAGO. THE EXHIBIT WILL BE SHOWN DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

SCHOOL GROUP TOURS SHOULD BE ARRANGED BY CALLING (773) 384-3352 EXT 101. THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ON THURSDAYS