Polish Archives

"Polish Archives” section presents the most valuable documents concerning important and interesting facts of Polish history, taken from two central national repositories: the Central Archives of Historical Records and the Archives of Modern Records. The collection comprises of  both medieval treaties between Poles and the Teutonic Order, the first constitution in Europe - the Constitution of the Third of May - and the radio transmission on the events of the Warsaw Rising in 1944. The pictures of the archives are accompanied by detailed comments, depicting the content and the historical context in which the documents arose.

All the  reproductions of the documents are published on Poland.pl website with the consent of the Head Office of the State Archives. The photographs were taken by the State Archives or by the mentioned individuals. The reproductions, comments and translations of the archives are subject to copyright.

The Middle Ages (before 1500)

Modern Era (16-18th century)

Post-Partition Era (19th century)

World War I (1914-1918)

The Interwar Period (1918-1939)

World War II (1939-1945)

Post-war Period (after 1945)