Pilsudski's elite formation

Harry

27 Nov 2008 / #1

Does anybody else find this quote from Norman Davies amusing?

Associated with the Legions was Pilsudski's elite formation, the Polish Military Organisation (POW), a secret conspiratorial body, designed for diversionary and intelligence operations.

Polish elite force = POW!

Bratwurst Boy 8 | 11820

27 Nov 2008 / #2

Well...one of their major parties is called "Pis"...it's the "P" what is such a burden on everything! :)

z_darius 14 | 3960

27 Nov 2008 / #3

Does anybody else find this quote from Norman Davies amusing?

This can be amusing only to a citizen of SZA :)

Pilsudski was a successful leader in military terms. The only one in European history who defeated the USSR or Russia (whichever angle you want to take).

Prince 15 | 590

30 Dec 2008 / #4

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilsudski

At a meeting in Paris in 1914, Piłsudski presciently declared that in the impending war, for Poland to regain independence, Russia must be beaten by the Central Powers (the Austro-Hungarian and German Empires), and the latter powers must in their turn be beaten by France, Britain and the United States

In Frist World War majority of Poles were fighting on Central Powers side agains Russia ... when Russia was beaten Poles changed the side (on French) or stoped fighting.

He was succesful, Poland regained independence.