WORLD WAR II

Common Military Myths Debunked Common Military Myths Debunked (NCD)The first Armed Forces Day was celebrated in 1950 as a way to boost morale. >> Read more trending newsFollowing World War II, the U.S. military hierarchy was being reorganized, and redundancies, at least some of them, were being eliminated. The departments of War and of the Navy had been combined in 1947 and called the National Military Establishment. In honor of and to celebrate U.S. service members today, here are a few things you may not know about the American military. Hundreds of thousands of “General Purpose” vehicles, or “GPs,” were made for the U.S. military during World War II for soldiers to transport men and supplies.

CDC: US death toll from COVID-19 hits 1 million The confirmed number of dead is equal to how many Americans died in the Civil War and WWII combined. (NCD)COVID-19 has killed one million people in the U.S. since the pandemic started less than 2 1/2 years ago. >> Read more trending newsThe grim milestone was announced Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Associated Press reported. The Biden administration, however, announced that the country surpassed 1 million deaths from the coronavirus last week, CBS News reported. The number of those killed by COVID-19 is expected to continue to grow.

“This badly needed food is stranded because of the Russian war and blockade of Black sea ports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a statement said he spoke with Michel during the Odesa visit. A group of activists opposed to Russia’s war in Ukraine were waiting for him. We won then, we will win now, too,” he said, in reference to Russia’s war against Ukraine. ___MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to cast Moscow’s military action in Ukraine as a forced response to Western policies.

(Anton Novoderezhkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) (Anton Novoderezhkin)Vladimir Putin had no victories in Ukraine to proclaim on Victory Day. Nor did his speech at the Red Square military parade offer any clear pictures of when a victory may come or how it would be achieved. Victory Day commemorates another campaign of grisly determination: the Red Army’s offensive against Nazi forces that eventually brought the Soviet troops to Berlin, ending the European theater of World War II. The pain of all the deaths combines with the defeat of odious opponents to give Victory Day a deep emotional resonance in Russia. An indelible image for Victory Day is the dramatic photo of a soldier raising the Soviet hammer-and-sickle flag atop the Reichstag in 1945, ruined buildings stretching to the horizon.

Vladimir Putin had no victories in Ukraine to proclaim on Victory Day.

Russia Ukraine War Ukrainian servicemen carry an injured comrade on A stretcher to the hospital after an attack by Russian forces in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Monday, May 9, 2022. “This badly needed food is stranded because of the Russian war and blockade of Black sea ports. We won then, we will win now, too,” he said, in reference to Russia’s war against Ukraine. ___BELGRADE, Serbia — Pro-Russia marches honoring World War II victims on Monday were held in Serbia and the Serb-run entity in Bosnia. ___LVIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military is warning that there is a “high probability of missile strikes” amid Russia’s war on the country.

The Russian president’s failing Ukraine invasion make his shameless appropriation of the USSR’s World War II victory and his historical distortions ring even more hollow.

Poland Russia Ambassador Russian Ambassador to Poland, Ambassador Sergey Andreev is covered with red paint in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, May 9, 2022. “This badly needed food is stranded because of the Russian war and blockade of Black sea ports. European ambassadors posed with the Ukrainian ambassador in a ceremony Monday to mark Europe Day, which commemorates a key date in the founding of the EU. Ambassador Ambassador Sergey Andreev came to the Soviet soldiers cemetery to lay flowers. ___BELGRADE, Serbia — Pro-Russia marches honoring World War II victims on Monday were held in Serbia and the Serb-run entity in Bosnia.

The Russian leader stops short of calling for a wider war mobilization during an annual military parade but vows to capture Ukraine's Donbas region.

In his Victory Day speech, President Vladimir Putin falsely called Ukrainians “Nazis” and insisted without evidence that Kyiv was planning to build nuclear weapons.

WARSAW, Poland — (AP) — Protesters threw red paint on the Russian ambassador on Monday as he arrived at a cemetery in Warsaw to pay respects to Red Army soldiers who died during World War II. Ambassador Sergey Andreev arrived at the Soviet soldiers cemetery to lay flowers, where a group of activists opposed to Russia’s war in Ukraine were waiting for him. Video footage shows red paint being thrown from behind Andreev before a protester standing beside him throws a big blob of it in his face. The protesters prevented the ambassador and other members of a Russian delegation from laying their flowers at the cemetery. Other men in his entourage were also seen splattered with what appeared to be red paint.

Russia's ambassador to Poland was splattered with red paint thrown at him by protesters opposed to the war in Ukraine, preventing him from paying respects on Monday at a Warsaw cemetery to Red Army soldiers who died during World War II. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova denounced the attack, saying on her messaging app channel that “we won’t be scared” while the “people of Europe should be scared to see their reflection in a mirror.”

Russia attacks Ukraine: Putin defends invasion in speech at military parade Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after the military parade marking the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, May 9, 2022. >> Read more trending newsAccording to The Associated Press, Putin’s remarks came Monday during a military parade in Moscow’s Red Square. Officials from Ukraine and its Western allies have repeatedly denied Putin’s claims of Ukrainian aggression, according to the AP. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy released a video address Monday, saying Ukraine “will never forget what our ancestors did in World War II,” CNN reported. “Very soon, there will be two Victory Days in Ukraine, and someone won’t have any,” Zelenskyy said, according to CNN.

Russia's "Victory Day" military parade marks the anniversary of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

In a speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin gives no indication of a shift in strategies of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the display was canceled due to "bad weather," though weather reports from Moscow said it was sunny with little wind.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to cast Moscow’s military action in Ukraine as a forced response to Western policies and a necessary move to ward off a potential aggression.

Tanks, armored personnel carriers and transports carrying huge intercontinental ballistic missiles will rattle across the paving stones. This year, as Russian troops fight gruelling battles in Ukraine and unleash torrents of missiles and bombs, few Russians are likely to be dulled by the parade’s rituals.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is marking Victory Day with a speech from a grand military parade in Moscow’s Red Square as his war in Ukraine struggles.

The Kremlin denied having plans to declare the "special military operation” in Ukraine a war, calling the reports “untrue” and “nonsense.”

The pride and patriotism usually associated with Russia's most important holiday is mixed with apprehension and unease over what this year's Victory Day may bring.

Russia Victory Day Mood A huge letter Z, which has become a symbol of the Russian military, is reflected in an office building in a street in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 6, 2022. At first glance, preparations for Monday's celebration of Victory Day, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, seem to be the same as ever. But the mood this year is very different, because Russian troops are fighting and dying again. At first glance, preparations for Monday's celebration of Victory Day, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, seem to be the same as ever. One official has suggested that Victory Day marchers display photos of soldiers now fighting in Ukraine.

The Russian holiday of Victory Day brings out patriotic displays of flags, military parades and marches by veterans' groups celebrating the country's triumph over Nazi Germany in 1945.

Birthday dive: A Florida woman decided to jump from a plane for her 100th birthday, diving in tandem over Florida's east coast. (German-skydiver/iStock)SEBASTIAN, Fla. — A former World War II nurse realized a lifetime dream on Monday, skydiving from a plane flying over Florida’s east coast near her hometown. >> Read more trending newsAnd Raymonde Sullivan, of Sebastian, has had quite a life -- she recently celebrated her 100th birthday, WPTV reported. Sullivan jumped out of the plane in a tandem dive over Port St. Lucie, located about 30 miles south of Sebastian. Originally from England, Sullivan served on the front lines during World War II in the medical corps, WPEC reported.

A marble bust that a Texas woman bought for about $35 from a Goodwill store is temporarily on display at a San Antonio museum after experts determined it was a centuries-old sculpture missing from Germany since World War II.

"Victory Day" is a key day for Russia as it marks the anniversary of the then-Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany.

Bennett says he accepted an apology from Russian President Vladimir Putin for controversial remarks about the Holocaust made by Moscow’s top diplomat. But there was no mention of an apology in the Russian statement on Thursday, May 4, call between the two leaders. (Menahem Kahana/Pool Photo via AP, File) (Menahem Kahana)JERUSALEM — (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he accepted an apology from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday for controversial remarks about the Holocaust made by Moscow's top diplomat. The two leaders talked over the phone, after which an Israeli statement said Putin had apologized. However, the Russian statement about the call made no mention of an apology.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says he accepted an apology from Russian President Vladimir Putin for controversial remarks about the Holocaust made by Moscow’s top diplomat

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says he accepted an apology from Russian President Vladimir Putin for controversial remarks about the Holocaust made by Moscow’s top diplomat.

Russia Victory Day Explainer FILE - Russian military vehicles roll down Red Square Red Square during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on May 7, 2019. This year's Victory Day won't just honor a conflict that ended 77 years ago. A look at the significance of Victory Day in Russia:WAR AND REMEMBRANCEThe Soviet Union lost a staggering 27 million people in World War II, which it calls the Great Patriotic War. But that offensive in the east has faced staunch Ukrainian defenses and made only incremental advances, dashing Kremlin hopes for a quick victory. Russia's military has about 1 million service personnel — 400,000 of them contract soldiers, including 147,000 in ground forces.

The invasion of Ukraine means fewer Russian tanks and other military hardware will rumble through Red Square on Monday, when the country marks its victory in World War II.

The bust is around 2,000 years old, experts believe.

She said she enjoyed the experience but won't be doing it again.

Economic sanctions are working now against Russia as they squeezed Japan before World War II. But the historical lesson is that they don’t make adversaries less aggressive.

Israel has summoned the Russian ambassador over comments made by the Russian foreign minister about Nazism and antisemitism

Germany has filed a case against Italy at the United Nations’ top court in a long running dispute over World War II reparations

Marilyn Henry of Nashville is collecting images of men who died on the USS Indianapolis toward the end of World War II.

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War Churchless Easter Residents walk with their bicycles in front of a damaged church, in Lukashivka, in northern Ukraine, Friday, April 22, 2022. A single metal cross remains inside the Orthodox church of shattered brick and blackened stone. Residents say Russian soldiers used the house of worship for storing ammunition, and Ukrainian forces shelled the building to make the Russians leave. Russian soldiers used the house of worship for storing ammunition, residents said, and Ukrainian forces shelled the building to make the Russians leave. There will be no Orthodox Easter service here Sunday in this small village in northern Ukraine.

A single metal cross remains inside the Orthodox church of shattered brick and blackened stone

A single metal cross remains inside the Orthodox church of shattered brick and blackened stone.

It is the largest refugee crisis Europe has seen since World War II.

A widower and retired U.S. Marine who served on Okinawa during World War 2 is the latest victim of a bank account takeover.

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Crews were working to keep USS The Sullivans from sinking at its berth at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, where it had been open for tours.

Crews were working to keep the USS The Sullivans from sinking at its berth at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, where it had been open for tours.

WWII naval ship USS The Sullivans sinking in Lake Erie BUFFALO, NY - APRIL 14: The USS Sullivans lists in the Buffalo River on April 14, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. “This is a sad day for the naval park. Our @ErieCountyESU is on site at the @BfloNavalPark assisting the Park with the listing of the USS Sullivans. 4 large pumps have been delivered to the Naval Park to help remove the water from the USS The Sullivans. In April 1997, the U.S. Navy commissioned a destroyer warship the USS The Sullivans at a Staten Island, N.Y. pier.

A decommissioned World War II-era destroyer docked near downtown Buffalo in New York was taking on water and listing perilously on Thursday. Crews were working to keep the USS The Sullivans from sinking at its berth at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, where it had been open for tours. The USS The Sullivans, a National Historic Landmark, was named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers from Waterloo, Iowa.

An historic World War II ship on display at a Navy and Military park in Buffalo, New York, was partially sinking Thursday, officials said. "One of our museum

May 9, known as Victory Day for Russians, could signal the end of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — or something more frightful that’s unlikely to end the violence.

The Florida orange forecast by more than 7 percent from the March update, pushing the decline to nearly 19 percent.

Officials in Michigan have broken ground on one of the few state-specific World War II memorials in the country.

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Moderate Democrats, including House members from districts with defense industry jobs, say they’ll join with Republicans to support more military spending, just as they did last year.

She joined the National Park Service at the ripe young age of 84, at Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond, outside San Francisco.

The Solomon Islands said that despite a recent pact with China, it won't allow the major power to build a military base, and the two are only collaborating on security and naval refueling.

Solomon Islands China Security FILE - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, left, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Oct. 9, 2019. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP, File) (Thomas Peter)WELLINGTON, New Zealand — (AP) — Seeking to counter international fears over its new security alliance with China, the Solomon Islands said Friday it won't allow China to build a military base there. In a statement Friday, the Solomon Islands government said that “contrary to the misinformation promoted by anti-government commentators” the agreement did not invite China to establish a military base. Micronesia President David Panuelo wrote a letter to Sogavare saying Micronesia had “grave security concerns” about the "novel and unprecedented" arrangement. “China-Solomon Islands cooperation does not target any third party and is not in conflict with Solomon Islands’ cooperation with other countries.

Seeking to counter fears over its new security alliance with China, the Solomon Islands says it won’t allow China to build a military base there.

Russia Ukraine War Refugees FILE - Refugees fleeing conflict in neighboring Ukraine arrive to in Przemysl, Poland, on Feb. 27, 2022. The U.N. refugee agency says more than 4 million refugees have now fled Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, a new milestone in the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. Of the conflict's more than 4 million refugees, almost 2.4 million went to Poland, according to the country's border agency. Kaznowska said employment and professional activity were the best way to integrate the adults who have fled Ukraine into Polish society. ___Follow all of AP's coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraineCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

UNITED NATIONS — (AP) — The United Nations chief said Wednesday that one-quarter of humanity -- two billion people -- are living in conflict areas today and the world is facing the highest number of violent conflicts since 1945 when World War II ended. And that doesn't include the Ukraine war which has already seen 4 million people flee the country and displaced another 6.5 million within the country, according to U.N. agencies. Guterres also cited the two billion figure of people living in conflict countries in a report to the commission in late January, which said there were a record number of 56 state-based conflicts in 2020. It doesn’t include the Ukraine war, which started with Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion and has affected almost all 40 million people in the country. “Over the last decade, the world has spent $349 billion on peacekeeping, humanitarian relief and refugee support, he said.

A 16-meter-high bronze monument to Taras Shevchenko, a national hero in Ukraine, survived World War II. Ukrainians have shielded it with countless layers of sandbags in hopes it also will survive Russian attacks. Shevchenko's right arm is outstretched, clenched with a fist at the end, while he holds the folds of his garments in the other hand. The monument in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv is one of many signs of Ukrainian resolve that has endured through 32 days.

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The president of Poland has compared Russia’s attacks on Ukraine to Nazi forces during World War II.

As veterans of World War II get older and older, with most of them now in their late 80s and 90s, how will we preserve that legacy and keep their sacrifice alive?

Vladimir Putin has again painted his enemies in Ukraine as “neo-Nazis,” even though the country has a Jewish president who lost relatives in the Holocaust and who heads a Western-backed, democratically elected government.

The House has voted to award the only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II with the Congressional Gold Medal.

Vladimir Putin told the world in the lead-up to its attacks on Ukraine that his operation aimed to “denazify” Ukraine.

Latvia’s parliament has passed a Holocaust restitution bill that includes funding to revitalize the Baltic nation’s Jewish community, which was almost completely wiped out during World War II.

A new exhibition opening this week at the Dutch national museum examines the violent birth of Indonesia after three centuries of colonial rule.

The oldest World War II veteran in the United States has died at the age of 112.

Pearl Harbor attack survivors gathered at the site of the bombing to remember more than 2,300 U.S. troops killed 80 years ago.

Pearl Harbor survivors and World War II veterans are gathering in Hawaii this week to remember those killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack.

A World War II veteran who was the last surviving officer of “Easy Company,” which inspired the HBO miniseries and book “Band of Brothers,” has died.

A World War II veteran from Alabama who survived COVID-19 will be honored on his 105th birthday with the French Legion of Honor in recognition of his service.

In honor of Veterans Day, a group of Democratic lawmakers is reviving an effort to pay the families of Black veterans who fought on behalf of the nation during World War II for benefits they were denied or prevented from taking full advantage of when they returned home from war.

Costs to clean up a massive nuclear weapons complex in Washington state are usually expressed in the hundreds of billions of dollars and involve decades of work.

Fighter jets have flown over the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki as parachutists landed and troops marched in the city to mark a national holiday commemorating Greece’s defiance of Fascist Italy that forced it to enter World War II.

The Villages Honor Flight landed at the Orlando Sanford International Airport after spending the day in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

Warsaw’s Jewish community has buried an unidentified Holocaust victim whose remains were discovered in a building that was within the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II.

The U.S. Department of Defense says the remains of a World War II pilot whose body was lost in Europe's Adriatic Sea have been recovered and will be buried in his home state of Maine.

Japan has marked the 76th anniversary of its surrender in World War II.

Israel is condemning Poland’s approval of a law that restricts the rights of former Polish property owners, including Holocaust survivors and their descendants, to reclaim property seized by the country’s former communist regime.

An Army battalion that made history as the only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II is set to be honored by Congress.

Belarus has retaliated to the European Union sanctions by halting cooperation on stemming illegal migration and denying entry to EU officials.

The European Union has slapped economic sanctions on Belarus in response to what the EU called the “escalation of serious human rights violations” including the detention of journalist Raman Pratasevich.

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has warned that his country will not try to stem a flow of migrants to the European Union in response to new EU sanctions.

The double-cheeked embrace that was a customary greeting in France before the coronavirus pandemic saw it largely abandoned as a potential kiss of death is back with a presidential seal of approval.

Several events have commemorated the 77th anniversary of D-Day that led to the liberation of France and Europe from the German occupation.

Ahead of Armed Forces Day on Saturday, the park honored 92-year-old Alex Stromski for his service in a flag-raising ceremony at Magic Kingdom.

Officials say an underground nuclear waste storage tank in Washington state that dates to World War II appears to be leaking contaminated liquid into the ground.

Britain has seen its budget deficit rise during the coronavirus pandemic to its highest level since the year after the end of World War II.

Valiant Air Command, the group that owns the vintage World War II torpedo bomber that splash-landed off Patrick Space Force Base on Saturday, was planning to move the aircraft back to its museum.

The National Transportation Safety Board says pilot error probably caused the 2019 crash of a World War II-era bomber in Connecticut that killed seven people and wounded six others.

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“Women have always fought for this country and whenever there is a need we show up,” Amato said. Every American even the youngsters were a part of the survival of this country.”The Marine Corps veteran said she enlisted when she was 20 years old after the government saw there was a need for women. “When I saw that, ‘be a Marine free a Marine to fight,’ I thought: Oh! (WKMG 2021)After she enlisted, Amato enrolled in the field music school where she learned how to play the bugle. Yes!’ I’m very proud and I’m so proud to be a Marine.”

FILE - This June 21, 2013, file photo, shows the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs is working to identify veterans of World War II and the Korean War who need transportation to get the coronavirus vaccine. Ron DeSantis directed the Florida Department of Health and the Florida Division of Emergency Management to coordinate with Veterans’ Affairs to identify veterans of World War II and the Korean War who are unable to travel to receive a vaccine. Orange, Seminole and Osceola county residents can get free rides to the Orange County Convention Center vaccine site and Osceola County residents can also get transportation to the Osceola County vaccine location. Those who live outside Orange County can reach 311 by calling 407-836-3111.

Lee Yong-soo, a South Korean woman who was sexually enslaved by Japan's World War II military, weeps during a press conference at the Press Center in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Lee called for the leaders of both countries to settle an impasse over the issue by seeking judgment from the International Court of Justice. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)SEOUL – A South Korean woman who was sexually enslaved by Japan’s World War II military called for the leaders of both countries to settle an impasse over the issue by seeking judgment from the International Court of Justice. Bilateral tensions over sexual slavery flared again last month when a South Korean court ruled that the Japanese government must give 100 million won ($90,000) to each of 12 victims who filed lawsuits in 2013 over their wartime sufferings. While a lawsuit at the U.N. court could only happen if both countries agree to take their dispute there, it would be illogical for Japan to object when it has already accused South Korean court rulings of violating international law, he said.

Bulgarian far-right nationalists hold torches as they gather in the country's capital, to honour a World War II general known for his anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi activities, in Sofia, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)SOFIA – Far-right nationalists gathered in Bulgaria's capital Saturday to honor a late World War II general known for his anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi activities. AdThe general served as war minister from 1935 to 1938, and led the pro-Nazi Germany Union of Bulgarian Legions from 1932 until 1943. Contemporary nationalists deny that Lukov was an anti-Semitic fascist or that they are promoting neo-fascism. On Saturday, Bulgarian National Union supporters placed a wreath and flowers in front of Lukov’s former home and held torch lights in tribute.

The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Swedish and Polish diplomats in St. Petersburg and a German diplomat in Moscow of taking part in what it called “unlawful” rallies on Jan. 23. Tens of thousands of people across Russia took to the streets that day to protest Navalny's arrest. The diplomats were declared “persona non grata” and were required to leave Russia “shortly,” a ministry statement said. Navalny accused Artemenko’s family of exploiting the frail man for their own gain, alleging the case was fabricated and the evidence falsified. “The judge should burn in hell, and you’re selling your grandfather out,” Navalny said, as Artemenko’s grandson testified.

Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts, has died, Tuesday Feb. 2, 2021. AdFor three weeks in April, fans were greeted with daily videos of Captain Tom, stooped with age, doggedly pushing his walker in the garden. When Captain Tom finished his 100th lap on April 16, a military honor guard lined the path. The celebration continued on his birthday a few days later, when two World War II-era fighter planes flew overhead in tribute. But it was the public that embraced Captain Tom, flooding the village post office with some 6,000 gifts and 140,000 birthday cards.

It is the first closely watched Holocaust speech case since Poland sought to pass a law in 2018 that would have criminalized the act of falsely blaming Poland for Germany’s Holocaust crimes. The current case is instead a civil libel case tried under a pre-existing law, yet many scholars believe it will set an important precedent for freedom of Holocaust research. “This is a case of the Polish state against freedom of research,” Grabowski told The Associated Press on Monday. Grabowski, a Polish-Canadian whose father was a Polish Holocaust survivor, has faced considerable anti-Semitic harassment by nationalists, both online and at lectures in Canada, France and elsewhere. Maciej Swirski, the head of the organization, said no public money was used to fund the legal case.