1944/1945: The Ends of War in East-Central Europe

The Second World War ended around 80 years ago. To mark the occasion, the GHI Warsaw is organizing a series of public lectures in cooperation with the Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk. The international guests will present their research both in Warsaw and in Gdansk. They will address not only the historical events, but also the question of how the painful experiences during the war continue to shape society today. The lectures will be recorded. In order to participate, please register at dhi@dhi.waw.pl.

Program

Lectures in Warsaw:

8.10.2024 | 18:00
Prof. Rafał Wnuk: Nieoczywisty koniec wojny. Podziemie antykomunistyczne w Europie Środkowo--Wschodniej (in Polish)

5.11.2024 | 18:00
Prof. Mary Fulbrook: A Sense of Justice? Reckoning with the Nazi Past in the Long Aftermath of WWII (in English)

3.12.2024 | 18:00
Prof. Bastiaan Willems: Life and Death in East Prussia, 1944–1945 (in English)

7.01.2025 | 18:00
Prof. Benjamin Lahusen: The Administration of Normality. German Law and German Society, 1943–1948 (in English)

4.02.2025 | 18:00
Prof. Elisabeth Harvey: German Women in Occupied Poland: Comrades, Wives, Adventurers (in English)

Lectures in Gdańsk:

7.11.2024 | 17:00
Prof. Mary Fulbrook: A Sense of Justice? Reckoning with the Nazi Past in the Long Aftermath of WWII (in English)

4.12.2024 | 17:00
Prof. Bastiaan Willems: Life and Death in East Prussia, 1944–1945 (in English)

8.01.2025 | 17:00
Prof. Benjamin Lahusen: The Administration of Normality. GermanLaw and German Society, 1943–1948 (in English)

6.02.2025 | 17:00
Prof. Elisabeth Harvey: German Women in Occupied Poland: Comrades, Wives, Adventurers (in English)