This was the case of Prussia, a former duchy that in the early 1700s emerged from the shadow of Poland and the Holy Roman Empire. Growing to encompass much of northern and central Europe ...

The first Monday of March is known as Casimir Pulaski Day in the state of Illinois, but who does the holiday honor? Pulaski was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1745, and he became renowned for his actions ...

This region was once the northern part of East Prussia, with the remaining southern portion now forming part of Poland's Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Following Nazi Germany's defeat in World War ...

The road being close to both East Prussia and Poland was beneficial as it allowed it to act as an entry point to the nation for the resistance publishers and book smugglers. Tilze, which is now ...

Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst was born on 2 May 1729 in Stettin, then part of Prussia (now Szczecin in Poland), the daughter of a minor German prince. In 1745, after being received ...

The religious order, referred to as knights, was founded in the 12th century and had residences in Palestine, Prussia (in modern-day Poland) and Germany throughout its more than 600-year history ...