When German author Gunter Grass was born in a suburb of this historic city on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea 80 years ago it was known to most of the world as Danzig. The port now goes under the ...

World on Fire starts in 1939 as Europe is on the brink of war. The new large-scale BBC series focuses on different stories across the continent, from the lives of those living in Manchester to the ...

A warm orange sun cushioned by clouds fizzles down before me. As it vanishes, it leaves behind a smudge of hot pink, illuminating the sky. Everything feels calm. Peaceful. The sea gently rocks beneath ...

Gdansk, Poland — Over the past 1,000 years, this city on the Baltic has gone through cycles of great prosperity and almost total destruction. This is the city where World War II began 76 years ago on ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The experimental sail technology, on the rotor ship Buckau, was first demonstrated in 1925 on a journey carrying timber from ...

In 1939, it was obvious that Nazi Germany was on the war path. Austria had been annexed just a year earlier, and so was the Sudetenland that belonged to Czechoslovakia. The British and French, who ...

Earlier this month, in the centre of Gdańsk, archaeologists from ArcheoScan discovered a tombstone with the image of a knight, dating back to the 13th century. Two days later, about 30 cm under the ...

Polish author Stefan Chwin tells a gathering in Dublin about how growing up in post-war Gdansk influenced his decision to 'fill… Polish author Stefan Chwin tells a gathering in Dublin about how ...