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Bogdan Musiał was born in 1960 in [[Wielopole, Dąbrowa County]], [[Poland]]. He worked in [[Silesia]]n mines and collaborated with the Polish [[Solidarność]] movement. On account of the latter involvement, he was persecuted by state security and in 1985 sought and received political asylum in the [[Federal Republic of Germany]]; in 1992 he was [[naturalization|naturalized]]. He worked as a mechanic, and from 1990 to 1998 studied history, political science and sociology at the [[Leibniz University of Hannover]] and the [[University of Manchester]]. In 1998 he graduated with a thesis on the treatment of Jews in occupied Poland.
Bogdan Musiał was born in 1960 in [[Wielopole, Dąbrowa County]], [[Poland]]. He worked in [[Silesia]]n mines and collaborated with the Polish [[Solidarność]] movement. On account of the latter involvement, he was persecuted by state security and in 1985 sought and received political asylum in the [[Federal Republic of Germany]]; in 1992 he was [[naturalization|naturalized]]. He worked as a mechanic, and from 1990 to 1998 studied history, political science and sociology at the [[Leibniz University of Hannover]] and the [[University of Manchester]]. In 1998 he graduated with a thesis on the treatment of Jews in occupied Poland.


From 1991 to 1998, Musiał received a scholarship from [[Friedrich Ebert Foundation]]. During that time he was one of the main critics of the ''[[Wehrmachtsausstellung]]'' exhibition compiled by the [[Hamburg Institute for Social Research]], which eventually had to be seriously revised before reopening to conform with his findings.<ref>{{cite journal | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20151124055735/http://www.his-online.de//fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/veranstaltungen/Ausstellungen/Press_Releases_VK.pdf| title=Crimes of the German Wehrmacht: Dimensions of a War of Annihilation 1941-1944 |work=Press releases, January to November 2000 |publisher=Hamburg Institute for Social Research |format=PDF |accessdate=29 February 2016 |pages=9-13}}</ref>
From 1991 to 1998, Musiał received a scholarship from [[Friedrich Ebert Foundation]]. During that time he was one of the main critics of the ''[[Wehrmachtsausstellung]]'' exhibition compiled by the [[Hamburg Institute for Social Research]], which eventually had to be seriously revised before reopening to conform with his findings.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.his-online.de//fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/veranstaltungen/Ausstellungen/Press_Releases_VK.pdf |title=Crimes of the German Wehrmacht: Dimensions of a War of Annihilation 1941-1944 |work=Press releases, January to November 2000 |publisher=Hamburg Institute for Social Research |format=PDF |accessdate=29 February 2016 |pages=9-13 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124055735/http://www.his-online.de//fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/veranstaltungen/Ausstellungen/Press_Releases_VK.pdf |archivedate=November 24, 2015 }}</ref>


Since 1998 he served as scientific researcher at the [[German Historical Institute]] in Warsaw where he has studied previously inaccessible sources about crimes of the Soviet [[NKVD]] during the Soviet retreat in 1941 which escalated violence.<ref name="Propyläen">Bogdan Musial, ''[http://www.perlentaucher.de/buch/2843.html Konterrevolutionäre Elemente sind zu erschießen. Die Brutalisierung des deutsch-sowjetischen Krieges im Sommer 1941]'', Propyläen Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-549-07126-4.</ref>
Since 1998 he served as scientific researcher at the [[German Historical Institute]] in Warsaw where he has studied previously inaccessible sources about crimes of the Soviet [[NKVD]] during the Soviet retreat in 1941 which escalated violence.<ref name="Propyläen">Bogdan Musial, ''[http://www.perlentaucher.de/buch/2843.html Konterrevolutionäre Elemente sind zu erschießen. Die Brutalisierung des deutsch-sowjetischen Krieges im Sommer 1941]'', Propyläen Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-549-07126-4.</ref>

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Bogdan Musiał
Cover of Sowjetische Partisanen. Mythos und Wirklichkeit by Bogdan Musiał
Cover of Sowjetische Partisanen. Mythos und Wirklichkeit by Bogdan Musiał
Born1960
OccupationHistorian, author
Notable worksSowjetische Partisanen. Mythos und Wirklichkeit (2009)

Professor Bogdan Musiał (born 1960) is a Polish-German historian with Polish background and dual citizenship. He specializes in the history of World War II. Musiał lives and works in Poland at present, previously in Germany.[1][2]

Career

Bogdan Musiał was born in 1960 in Wielopole, Dąbrowa County, Poland. He worked in Silesian mines and collaborated with the Polish Solidarność movement. On account of the latter involvement, he was persecuted by state security and in 1985 sought and received political asylum in the Federal Republic of Germany; in 1992 he was naturalized. He worked as a mechanic, and from 1990 to 1998 studied history, political science and sociology at the Leibniz University of Hannover and the University of Manchester. In 1998 he graduated with a thesis on the treatment of Jews in occupied Poland.

From 1991 to 1998, Musiał received a scholarship from Friedrich Ebert Foundation. During that time he was one of the main critics of the Wehrmachtsausstellung exhibition compiled by the Hamburg Institute for Social Research, which eventually had to be seriously revised before reopening to conform with his findings.[3]

Since 1998 he served as scientific researcher at the German Historical Institute in Warsaw where he has studied previously inaccessible sources about crimes of the Soviet NKVD during the Soviet retreat in 1941 which escalated violence.[1]

In 2008 he published the book Kampfplatz Deutschland. Since 2010 he lives in Poland and works at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw.

Works

  • "Aktion Reinhardt". Der Völkermord an den Juden im Generalgouvernement 1941-1944 (The Origins of “Operation Reinhard”: The Decision-Making Process for the Mass Murder of the Jews in the General Government) Osnabrück 2004
  • Sowjetische Partisanen in Weißrußland. Innenansichten aus dem Gebiet Baranovici 1941-1944. Eine Dokumentation (Soviets partisans in Belarus). Oldenbourg Verlag, München 2004, ISBN 3-486-64588-9.[4]
  • “The Origins of ‘Operation Reinhard’: The Decision-Making Process for the Mass Murder of the Jews in the Generalgouvernment.” Yad Vashem Studies 28 (2000): 113-153.
  • Deutsche Zivilverwaltung und Judenverfolgung im Generalgouvernement. Eine Fallstudie zum Distrikt Lublin 1939-1944. Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden 1999, ISBN 3-447-04208-7.
  • Kampfplatz Deutschland, Stalins Kriegspläne gegen den Westen (Battle-ground Germany, Stalin's plans of war against the West). Propyläen, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-549-07335-3.
  • Sowjetische Partisanen 1941–1944: Mythos und Wirklichkeit (Soviet partisans. Myth and Reality), Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh Verlag, 2009; 592 pages. ISBN 978-3-506-76687-8.[5]
  • "Stalins Beutezug. Die Plünderung Deutschlands und der Aufstieg der Sowjetunion zur Weltmacht" (Stalin's plundering raid. The plundering of Germany and the rise of the Soviet Union to a Superpower),Propyläen, Berlin 2010. ISBN 978-3-549-07370-4.

References

  1. ^ a b Bogdan Musial, Konterrevolutionäre Elemente sind zu erschießen. Die Brutalisierung des deutsch-sowjetischen Krieges im Sommer 1941, Propyläen Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-549-07126-4.
  2. ^ Bogdan Musial (ed), Sowjetische Partisanen in Weißrußland by Marek Jan Chodakiewicz. The Sarmatian Review, April 2006 Issue.
  3. ^ "Crimes of the German Wehrmacht: Dimensions of a War of Annihilation 1941-1944" (PDF). Press releases, January to November 2000. Hamburg Institute for Social Research: 9–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2016. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Marek Jan Chodakiewicz (January 23, 2005). "Review of Bogdan Musial, Sowjetische Partisanen in Weißrußland: Innenansichten aus dem Gebiet Baranoviči, 1941-1944". "The myth exposed." Scholarly book review. Washington, DC: The Institute of World Politics. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  5. ^ Karel Berkhoff (October 2010). "Review of Musial, Bogdan, Sowjetische Partisanen 1941-1944: Mythos und Wirklichkeit". Scholarly review published by H-Net Reviews. Retrieved 29 February 2016.