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A Polish war hero, the insurgent of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, has completed his last mission - by proudly walking his granddaughter down the aisle. Two days later, Major Bronisław Karwowski retired to the eternal guard at the age of 94.
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Yesterday, Dutch schoolchildren laid flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers at the Arnhem Ooesterbeek War Cemetery. 73 🇵🇱 soldiers from the legendary 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade of Gen. Sosabowski are buried there. RIP [*] #MarketGarden
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101-year-old Lieutenant Eugeniusz Jan Niedzielski, the last surviving soldier from General Stanisław Maczek's 1st Polish Armoured Division living in the UK, laid a wreath at the Polish monument in Driel at today's #MarketGarden 🇳🇱🇵🇱 commemoration.
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We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of 101-year-old Capt. Jan Brzeski, one of the last two surviving soldiers from Gen. Maczek’s 1st Polish Armoured Division. Just a couple of days ago, Capt. Brzeski laid a wreath at the grave of his beloved commander during
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#OTD in 1939, the German Army invaded Poland to begin WW2, the bloodiest and most costly war in terms of human life. The country that suffered the most, in proportion to its population, was Poland. By the summer of 1945, some six million Polish citizens, equivalent to 17,1% of
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304 Squadron airman Lt John Franklin (Mieczysław Frąckiewicz) is celebrating his 103 birthday today. Many happy returns to one of the last WW2 Polish 🇵🇱 airmen living in Great Britain! 200 lat!
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Today is Battle of Britain Day. 145 Polish fighter pilots flew for the @RoyalAirForce in the #BattleOfBritain . No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron, credited with 126 kills, was the highest-scoring fighter squadron of the Battle. Winston Churchill said: "Never was so much owed by so
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Happy Polish 🇵🇱 Armed Forces Day! Will Poland build the most powerful army in Europe?
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It is worth remembering the Polish contribution to the UK's war effort in WW2. #BattleOfBritainDay Read more:
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A Polish Hero Bartosz Niedzielski, critically wounded during a terror attack at the Christmas market in Strasbourg, died yesterday. He had blocked the attacker from entering a concert venue, preventing a massacre on a big scale. R. I. P.
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Łukasz Koczocik is a Polish man who used a ceremonial pike to confront an Islamist terrorist who had fatally stabbed two people during the London Bridge attack in 2019. Łukasz has been awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal for bravery. We are so proud!
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This is how Grzegorz, a Polish bus driver from London, celebrates Poland’s 🇵🇱 National Flag Day! We are so proud to be Polish!
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4-year-old Patrycja pays tribute to the Polish airmen of the #BattleOfBritain at the Polish Air Force Memorial in London. Her mum handmade this beautiful checkerboard wreath. It’s so touching to see the little one being taught by their parents to remember and show respect!
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Facebook just censored our post, which stated that Germans built the Auschwitz concentration camp. It is Orwellian, frightening, and insulting to the memory of all those who perished. Our post was deleted a few minutes after its publication. Read more:
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This is how football fans of @NACnl in Breda, the Netherlands, expressed gratitude to Poland for liberating their town. #OTD in 1944, the Polish 1st Armoured Division, under General Stanisław Maczek's command, liberated Breda, showing great care to minimise damage to this
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Happy Polish 🇵🇱 Armed Forces Day! Will Poland build the most powerful army in Europe?
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Subway in Warsaw. People read books!
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Warsaw stops for one minute every year to honour the Warsaw Insurgents! "W" hour! Glory to the Heroes! 🇵🇱
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Polish pilots = Polish pride! Two Polish cadets received diplomas from President Biden during the US Air Force Academy ceremony in Colorado. Look how they show respect for the Polish 🇵🇱 flag! @mmagierowski
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A British Pole fights off an attack of 6 moped thugs. The man was pushed off the road and one of the attackers wanted to grab his bike. Fortunately, the man was able to defend himself!
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We are deeply sorry to inform you that 101-year-old Lieutenant Jan Stangryciuk-Black, a rear gunner in No. 300 "Land of Masovia" Polish Bomber Squadron, passed away today in London. He was a great hero of Poland and Britain. R. I. P. Thank you for defending the British sky
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#BattleOfBritain , one of the most pivotal moments in the UK's history, started #OTD in 1940. The largest and most effective group of foreign aircrew was from Poland - 145! Never was so much owed by so many to so few! 303 Kosciuszko Squadron became the most successful Fighter
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304 Bomber Squadron airman Lt John Franklin (Mieczysław Frąckiewicz) is celebrating his 104th birthday today. He was assigned to 304 Squadron as a radio operator. In 1945, his crew sank a German U-boat. Many happy returns to probably the last WW2 Polish 🇵🇱airman living in the UK!
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2,937 legendary pilots risked their lives for freedom in the summer of 1940. 145 of them were Polish. 303 Polish Squadron was the most successful Fighter Command unit in the Battle of Britain. Poles shot down 126 German planes in only 42 days. #BoB ended #OTD in 1940. #BoBPoles
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Look at the life-size memorial to the 82 children who were killed by the Germans in the gas chamber #OTD in 1942. The youngest child was one year and six days old. It was German revenge for the assassination of SS General R. Heydrich. The monument is located in Lidice in the
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This is how football fans in Breda, the Netherlands, express gratitude to Poland for liberating their town in 1944! Tomorrow, they will walk 18km for the "Maczek Liberation March" to raise funds to donate to the victims of the floods in Poland. Bedankt!
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Today, we will pay tribute to the fallen Polish🇵🇱airmen who sacrificed their lives 'for your freedom and ours.' Their bravery will never be forgotten! @RoyalAirForce @RAFNortholt
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145 Polish fighter pilots flew for the @RoyalAirForce in the Battle of Britain. No 303 Polish Fighter Squadron entered the Battle of Britain, credited with 126 kills, and was rated the highest-scoring fighter squadron of the Battle of Britain. Winston Churchill said: "Never was
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“I am happy to be here today to pay tribute to my fallen Polish comrades” - said 101-year-old Jan „Black” Stangryciuk, a rear gunner in No. 300 “Land of Masovia” Polish Bomber Squadron, during the commemoration at the Polish Air Force Memorial in Northolt. @RoyalAirForce
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One of the most poignant images from All Saints’ Day. The Polish War Memorial in London, where we pay tribute to the Polish airmen who sacrificed their lives 'for your freedom and ours.' Their bravery and sacrifice will never be forgotten!
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Today, Szczawnica celebrated the “redyk”. It is the Polish autumn tradition when highlanders march solemnly through the villages with their flock of sheep, which are returning to the stables and preparing for the winter, after the summer in the pastures.
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What an honour to pay tribute to the fallen Polish🇵🇱airmen who sacrificed their lives “for your freedom and ours.” Their bravery will never be forgotten!
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#OTD in 1944, soldiers of the legendary 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade under Gen. Sosabowski (played by Gene Hackman in “A Bridge Too Far”) jumped into Driel to fight the Germans and save the British soldiers trapped at Oosterbeek. #MarketGarden
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The Battle of Britain, one of the most pivotal moments in the UK's history, started #OTD in 1940. The largest and most effective group of foreign aircrew were from Poland - 145. 303 Kościuszko Squadron became the most successful Fighter Command unit which shot down 126 German
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“Make a wish” - says Jadwiga, the wife of Jan Stangryciuk, on his 101 Birthday. We have an honour to participate in the celebration of one of the last Polish airmen living in the UK. Jan was a rear gunner in No. 300 Squadron “Ziemia Mazowiecka”. We all owe a debt of gratitude to
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Happy 100th birthday to WW2 veteran Lieutenant Eugeniusz Jan Niedzielski. He is the last surviving soldier from General Stanisław Maczek's 1st Polish Armoured Division living in the UK. More than 250,000 Poles from the Polish Armed Forces in the West fought against Germany during
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As many as 142 pairs of graduates from six Polish 🇵🇱 secondary schools in Vilnius, Lithuania 🇱🇹 participated in the Polonez dancing at Cathedral Square. It is one of the most beautiful Polish traditions of Vilnius! Source: Wilnoteka
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This is how the Polish Gorals celebrate Polish Independence Day! 🇵🇱
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Battle of Britain ended #OTD in 1940. 145 Polish fighter pilots flew for @RoyalAirForce in #BoB . No 303 Squadron was rated the highest-scoring fighter squadron. Poles shot down 126 German planes in 42 days. Winston Churchill said: "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
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Polish patriotism at its finest. Happy Independence Day, Poland! Szczęśliwego Dnia Niepodległości, Polsko! 🇵🇱
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5 thousand people are singing the Polish 🇵🇱 National Anthem to celebrate 100 years of Poland regaining independence. So proud!
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On European highways, you can spot a lorry decorated with incredible artwork tributes to the Polish airmen who fought in the #BattleOfBritain . This is how the Polish drivers remember the heroes! The truck belongs to the firm Repiński Transport. @RoyalAirForce @RAFBF @WBH_2016
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Warsaw stops for one minute every year to honour the Warsaw Insurgents! “W” hour!
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Heartbreaking picture: Distinguished Polish war veterans lay a wreath at the locked gate of the Polish War Memorial last Sunday. @Hillingdon banned the traditional annual commemorations of the Polish community. The wreath was binned the following day.
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Today, we are paying tribute to the Polish🇵🇱soldiers who fought for freedom in the Battle of Monte Cassino. After failed attempts by other Allied nations, #OTD in 1944, the soldiers under the command of General Władysław Anders, successfully captured Monte Cassino. The battle was
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“In the long history of injustice, no one has been treated more unfairly than General Stanisław Sosabowski, commander of the 1st Independent Parachute Brigade,”said Norman Davies, the British historian. Sosabowski died in London #OTD in 1967.
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Poland’s Maria Kwaśniewska (right), medalist in the javelin, surrounded by 100 000 frantic Germans, refuses the nazi salute. Berlin Summer Olympics, Germany 1936. Today marks #OlympicDay in Poland. @PKOL_pl @Olympics
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#VEDay for Poland :(
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SHOCKING! Facebook removed another British Poles article for naming Germans as responsible for the Lviv professor’s massacre - a 1941 German crime that killed many Polish intellectuals in a plan to eliminate Poland’s intelligentsia. Read more:
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Niezwykła, mało znana historia, o której powinien słyszeć cały świat. W 1940 roku warszawscy adwokaci sprzeciwili się Niemcom, by ze swoich szeregów wykluczyć żydowskich kolegów. W odpowiedzi na to niemieccy okupanci aresztowali 76 z nich, w tym syna byłego Prezydenta RP
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Happy Independence Day, Poland! 🇵🇱 Poland reappeared on the map of Europe 105 years ago, after 123 years of partitions by Russia, Austria and Prussia. The restoration of the country's independence was made possible by patriots who prioritised the national interest above all
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145 Polish fighter pilots flew for @RoyalAirForce in the Battle of Britain. No 303 Polish Fighter Squadron entered the Battle of Britain, credited with 126 kills, and was rated the highest-scoring fighter squadron of the Battle of Britain. Never was so much owed by so many to so
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Poland, Warsaw, 31 July 1957. Celebration of Warsaw Uprising ceremonies on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. For the first time, the Communist authorities allowed the participation of Home Army soldiers, nurses & liaisons. Hence the emotional power of photos. 📷Marilyn
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Poland's Presidential Couple among "the best-dressed and stylish" #Coronation guests, according to the @Telegraph . Yesterday, President @AndrzejDuda and First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda participated in the Coronation of Their Majesties, King Charles III and Queen Camilla, at
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Watch this important clip (thank you, Liam Neeson) about the Battle of Warsaw and the Polish victory over communism. #OTD in 1920, Polish soldiers saved Europe from the Bolshevik invasion. Polish subtitles. @Fundacja_PFN @KosciuszkoFound @ipngovpl_eng
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. @JustinOnWeb and @BBCr4today , be so kind to remember to use the correct terms when describing #GermanDeathCamps . You said “Polish concentration camps” in the section on the Oscars. It's not just a matter of semantics. It's a matter of historical integrity and accuracy.
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84 years ago, the legendary Polish 303 Squadron scored its first victory! F/O Ludwik Paszkiewicz broke the rules by shooting down a German plane during a training flight. Upon returning to Northolt, he was reprimanded and then congratulated. The next day, 303 was declared
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Witold Pilecki is considered one of the greatest wartime heroes. He was the only man who volunteered to enter the German Death Camp in Auschwitz. He gathered intelligence about the German atrocities committed at the camp and organised the underground resistance movement despite
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We are deeply sorry to inform you that 100-year-old Antoni Grudzień, the soldier of the 2nd Corps of General Władyslaw Anders, passed away today in Leeds. Together with the others Antoni took part in the Italian campaign in WW2 (He was wounded in the Battle of Ankona). R. I. P.
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#OTD in 1939, women picking potatoes just outside Warsaw got attacked by the German planes. Two of the seven women were killed. American reporter Julien Bryan captured a photo of 10-year-old Kazia Mika, crying over her sister's body. This picture became a symbol of Warsaw under
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Captain Witold Pilecki allowed himself to be caught by German police #OTD in 1940. He was the only man who voluntarily entered the German Camp in Auschwitz to gather intelligence, organise resistance, and report on the atrocities in the camp. Read more:
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Happy 97th birthday to Mel Brooks! In 1983, Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft sang “Sweet Georgia Brown” on a British variety show promoting “To be or not to be”. In Polish 🇵🇱
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"The Wola Slaughter" started #OTD in 1944. It was the largest single massacre in WWII. Poles were murdered in the most bestial way - shot dead in cold blood or burnt alive by the Germans. Around 50-60K civilians were murdered in just two days in the Wola district of Warsaw. In
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General Witold Urbanowicz is the legend of the Polish Air Force. During WW2, he commanded the 303 Squadron - the most effective @RoyalAirForce unit during the Battle of Britain. He was born 115 years ago. More:
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In 1683, King Jan III Sobieski and his army saved Europe and Christendom in the Battle of Vienna. It was one of the most decisive battles in history. Watch a charge of the Winged Hussars from the movie "The Day of the Siege" by Renzo Martinelli. Sobieski was born #OTD in 1629.
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“In the long history of injustice, no one has been treated more unfairly than General Stanisław Sosabowski, commander of the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade”, said Norman Davies, British historian. #OTD in 1944 the Brigade under General Sosabowski was transferred under
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Helena Marusarz was a Polish alpine skiing champion, soldier and ski courier for the Home Army in WW2. She bravely smuggled reports and people across the mountains out of German-occupied Poland. At just 23 years old, she was captured by the Germans and executed #OTD in 1941 after
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The 2nd Polish Corps is still remembered as the substitute for Polish freedom during the trying times of WW2 and the German occupation of Poland. Indeed, in many examples, General Anders was compared to Moses, who liberated some 120,000 Poles from the inhumane lands of the Soviet
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Polish Navy destroyer ORP “Błyskawica” defended the Isle of Wight from the aerial attack of 160 German bombers on 4/5 May 1942. Today, the ship symbolises the friendship between Poland 🇵🇱 and the UK 🇬🇧. Every year in May, the Isle of Wight is white and red to celebrate the
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Yesterday, Szczawnica celebrated the “redyk”. It is the Polish autumn tradition when highlanders march solemnly through the villages with their flock of sheep. The sheep return to the stables and prepare for winter after spending the summer in the pastures. 📷 Robert Sadowy
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The Prince of Wales has made a surprise trip to Poland and praised the cooperation of British and Polish troops who have been working together to support the people of Ukraine. Prince William thanked the 🇬🇧🇵🇱 troops for “doing a really important job”.
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When you think about Poland remember what one of England’s greatest minds, G.K. Chesterton, once said: „I judged the Poles by their enemies. And I found it was an almost unfailing - truth that their enemies were the enemies of magnanimity and manhood. If a man loved slavery, if
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An incredible moment of generational wisdom! In these captivating photos taken at @RAFNortholt , 101-year-old Lt Jan Stangryciuk-Black shares a lifetime of wisdom with a student from the Polish Air Force University in Dęblin, 80 years his junior. What knowledge or advice do you
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General Stanisław Maczek and his Polish 🇵🇱 1st Armoured Division made history during WWII with a series of victories in France, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. The heroic general and his soldiers did not lose a single battle. They closed the Falaise Pocket #OTD in 1944,
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Jan Sobieski, the great hero of the Battle of Vienna, was elected King of Poland #OTD in 1674. He destroyed the Ottoman army in Vienna in 1683. Forgotten by most, he and his armies saved Europe, our Civilization and Christianity. Read more:
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Gdańsk in the winter ❄️ Isn’t it mesmerising?
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We are deeply sorry to inform you that 102-year-old Colonel Otton Hulacki, a soldier of the 2nd Corps of General Władyslaw Anders and a veteran from Monte Cassino, passed away today on the Isle of Wight. He was a great hero of Poland and Britain. R. I. P. You will be missed…
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General Stanisław Skalski was the first Pole to command a @RoyalAirForce squadron. He defended the UK in the Battle of Britain and is believed to have downed 22 enemy aircraft. After WWII, he returned to Poland, where he was imprisoned and tortured by communist authorities on
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#OTD in 1944, the Battle of Falaise, the final act of “Operation Overlord”, began. The 1st 🇵🇱 Armoured Division of General Stanisław Maczek played a critical role in the battle, breaking the German defence in Normandy and opening the way for the Allies to liberate France. “The
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🇬🇧Thank you for protecting our borders! 🇵🇱Dziękujemy za obronę naszych granic! #MuremZaPolskimMundurem
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Poland’s Maria Kwaśniewska (right), medalist in the javelin, surrounded by 100 000 frantic Germans, refuses the nazi salute. Berlin Summer Olympics, Germany 1936. Maria was born #OTD in 1913.
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Polish history is so fascinating that it could be used as the basis for worldwide blockbusters. If Disney made a film about Wojtek, the bear that became a soldier in the Polish II Corps of Gen. Władysław Anders, would you watch it? The graphic has been AI-generated by
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Zbigniew Herbert was not only a great poet but also a symbol of the artist’s self-resistance to the temptation of becoming a herald of political power. Until today, he is remembered as a symbol of unwavering resistance to totalitarian regimes that wanted to trample Poland and its
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Polish fight for freedom presented in four minutes! Poland had to wait 50 years to regain freedom, fighting against two occupants - Germany and Russia. Watch this video made by the @ipngovpl_eng . SO PROUD! The movie is narrated by Sean Bean, who turns 65 today. Happy Birthday!
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Today, Poland commemorates the victims of genocide in Volyhnia (Wołyń) - a crime perpetrated by the UPA OUN Ukrainian nationalist organisations together with Ukrainian civilians. They murdered Poles with extraordinary and unprecedented cruelty. As we see the 81st anniversary of
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Exclusive: Last night, Nigel Farage posted that he was “honest about the war IN Russia”, implying that Ukraine is a part of Russia. The spokesperson of the Russian government thanked him for that. What happened next? 1/3
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“Jeśli zapomnę o nich, Ty, Boże na niebie, zapomnij o mnie." Polish War Memorial, London.
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Zofia Czekalska, nom de guerre "Sosenka", a liaison from from the "Chrobry" Battalion during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, passed away today at the age of 100. You will be missed… [*]
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Today we commemorate the 79th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. It was the largest effort any European resistance movement took during WW2. Without proper equipment or help from outside, the Heroes of the Warsaw Uprising fought for two months. As a result, over 200.000 people
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Today, we celebrate Veterans Day in Poland! 🇵🇱 In the picture: Polish Monte Cassino Veteran, a Siberian exile, soldier of the 2nd Corps of General Władysław Anders - Colonel Otton Hulacki. Last year, he passed away on the Isle of Wight at the age of 102 [*]
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"In the long history of injustice, no one has been treated more unfairly than General Stanisław Sosabowski, commander of the 1st Independent Parachute Brigade", said Norman Davies, British historian. Sosabowski was the commander of the legendary 1st Polish Independent
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🇬🇧 At 5 p.m., 80 years ago, the Warsaw Uprising began to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. Lasting 63 days, it ended in surrender but remains a symbol of resistance and the pursuit of freedom. The memory of the Uprising is still alive in our hearts. #powstaniewarszawskie
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Remember this name! Saint Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish priest arrested by the Gestapo and imprisoned in the Pawiak Prison for hiding Jews during WW2. He was transferred to the German Death Camp of Auschwitz as prisoner #16670 . When the German guards selected ten Poles to be
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Krystyna Skarbek, aka Christine Granville, was the first and longest-serving female special agent for Britain during WWII. She risked her life on multiple occasions in support of the Allied forces' military efforts. #OTD in 2020, @EnglishHeritage installed a blue plaque in London
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Many valuable pieces of Polish heritage can be found in German auctions. One can buy even the armament of the Polish Hussars. Where do Germans get such artefacts from? @arekmularczyk @dpawlos @ogorekmagda @DariuszMatecki @Amb_Niemiec #ReparationsForPoland
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On the night of 9/10 February 1940, 140 000 Polish civilians were deported into Russia. The forced deportation to "Nieludzka ziemia" (The Inhuman Land) just began. Up to 1.5 million Polish citizens, including over 200,000 Polish prisoners of war, were deported by the NKVD from
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The Volhynia Massacre Monument was finally unveiled! Financed by the Polish Army Veterans Association of America and thousands of private donors, the memorial awaited its location for seven years. It commemorates the genocide of Poles in 1943, perpetrated by the Ukrainian
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In the Battle of Wizna, 720 Polish infantrymen, commanded by 31-year-old Władysław Raginis, defended for three days a small fortified line near the village of Wizna against more than 40,000 German soldiers under General Heinz Guderian. Raginis refused to surrender and took his
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In 1946, under pressure from Stalin, the British Labour government did not invite the Polish Armed Forces, who fought with the Allies, to the Victory Parade in London. The Parade took place #OTD in 1946 to celebrate the victory over Germany during WW2. More than 200,000 soldiers
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General Stanisław Maczek and his Polish 🇵🇱 1st Armoured Division made history during WWII with a series of victories in France, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. The heroic general and his soldiers did not lose a single battle. They closed the Falaise Pocket, liberated
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