World War II Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/world-war-ii/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Tue, 15 Nov 2022 01:41:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Poland demands war reparations from Germany https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/poland-demands-war-reparations-from-germany/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/poland-demands-war-reparations-from-germany/#respond Sun, 13 Nov 2022 21:26:03 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=33711 Poland has announced that it would like reparations from Germany after the events of World War II. Polish foreign minister Zbigniew Rau has signed an official note requesting roughly €1.3 trillion in reparations. 

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