A collection of rare pre-war documents dating back to the 1930s has been found by workers renovating an old building in north‑west Poland. The archive uncovered in the town of Kamień Pomorski includes administrative papers, propaganda leaflets and advertisements from the era of Nazi Germany, as well as food ration cards from 1919 and a metal printing plate. Grzegorz Kurka, director of the Museum of the History of the Kamień Region, was quoted by the Polish Press Agency PAP as saying: “Most of the documents we have analyzed come from the years 1933–1936” and concern organizations linked to the German Nazi party, NSDAP. Kurka said such discoveries are unusual because, after World War Two, “documents of this type were destroyed by the new population and no one paid attention to them.” He added that the materials were likely hidden in the attic as Soviet and Polish forces approached in 1945, allowing them to survive for more than 80 years. Interesting finds Among the items is a 1920 issue of Deutscher Reichsanzeiger und Preußischer Staatsanzeiger, the official gazette of Prussia and the German Reich, and commercial advertisements from businesses that operated in what was then the German town of Cammin. Renovation workers also uncovered a metal printing matrix linked to Winterhilfswerk (Winter Relief), a nationwide Nazi campaign launched in 1933. Kurka said the finds suggest that “an office dealing with matters connected to the Nazi party must have been located there.” During the 1930s, Kamień Pomorski was part of Germany and functioned as a local administrative center for the Nazi Party. Following the end of the war, the town became part of Poland. The museum has secured the materials for conservation, digitization and further research.
