you are and you have just illustrated

he couldn't live with lies. he died for the truth.

Russian courts openly mock the Katyn massacre. Exceeding in this is Igor Tulenev, judge from the Khamovniki district court in Moscow.

He gave another spectacular show yesterday. He was reviewing Memorial's complaint against the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office, which had refused to rehabilitate Lt Stanisław Karnkowski. He heard out the military prosecutor's speech, who argued that the officer could not be rehabilitated because no documents had survived from his interrogations and subsequent trial. He heard out the Memorial representative's speech, who pointed out that the Soviet Union leaders had decided in spring 1940 that the Polish POWs would be executed without inquiry or trial. Then, on the basis of those two speeches, Mr Tulenev adjourned the case until the prosecutor's office replied officially whether it had Karnkowski's inquiry and trial files.

What aircraft? Number? Fighting strength?

Britian had held off the onslaught indefinently.

What fighter aircraft did Britain have at this time to counter the Germans?

Britain was on edge, and an eagerness to
oppose any attack by bombers on the part of
Fighter Command led to tragic consequences: on
6 September 1939, Spitfires were scrambled from
Hornchurch to intercept aircraft seen crossing the
Essex coast heading for London; they were led by
Adolph 'Sailor' Malan, a South African who later
became one of the RAF's finest fighter leaders in
the Battle of Britain. When he saw the aircraft,
initially he gave the order to attack, only to
countermand it when he suddenly recognized
they were Hurricanes. Too late: the speed of the
modern fighter-to-fighter battle combined with
fighter pilots' eagerness to do what they were
trained to do with their Spitfires resulted in both
Hurricanes being shot down and one of their
pilots killed. They were the first aircraft to fall to
the Spitfire's guns. Known internally in the RAF as
'The Battle of Barking Creek', it was not admitted
publicly at the time, but there were other friendlyfire
incidents, in one of which two Whitley
bombers were shot down over the sea and one
crew member was drowned.

Here are some photos I took earlier today.

It is my opinion that you are a moron.

Leaflets were dropped on Germany in 1942.

Throughout the first two and half weeks of September 1939, Germany threw its entire air force, all of panzer forces, and all of its frontline infantry and artillery against Poland. Its border with France was held by a relatively thin force of second and third string divisions. The French army, from its secure base behind the Maginot Line, had overwhelming superiority in men, tanks, aircraft, and artillery. A concerted push into western Germany would have been a disaster for Hitler. Yet the French stood aside and did nothing. The British were equally inactive, sending their bombers to drop propaganda leaflets over a few German cities. Had the Allies acted, the bloodiest and most terrible war in human history could have been averted.

German Navy and Luftwaffe noticing?

Labelling th e reasons for this a betrayal is your opinion (and therefore subjective).

How was Britain to get there with the German Navy and Luftwaffe noticing?

And the USA?

What was then? Please specify.

And if Britain had entered the war on the side of Nazi Germany?

Poland exists to this day... it could have been very different had you really been betrayed by your allies.

The concept of betrayal is a subjective notion, NOT a historical fact. The reason they are no longer in Poland is NOT because of Britain.

most French and British generals thought the Poles would be able to defend themselves better than they did, and that the Germans would wear themselves out attacking the Maginot line.

They are often found to have outdated cartoonish ideas about the land of their ancestors.

And what about the US? Why didn't they enter the war earlier?

And what about the US? Why didn't they enter the war earlier? it would have been over in 5 minutes! I love the way you hold Britain solely responsible

British scholar rails at police seizure of anti-Stalin archive

Yesterday Figes claimed the raid 'was clearly intended to intimidate Memorial'. The confiscated archive included unique documents detailing the 'Soviet terror from 1917 to the 1960s,' he said, adding that the office was 'an important centre for historical research' and a 'voice for tens of thousands of victims of repression in Leningrad'. He said he believed the raid was 'a serious challenge to freedom of expression' in Russia: 'It is part of a campaign to rewrite Soviet history and rehabilitate the Stalinist regime.'

Am I the one who starts these threads????

Imagine the shouts of polonophobia

Its a shame you and Cellinski werent around in 1940 to tell Europe's military and political leaders where they were going wrong. Its something we'll all just have to live with I guess.

People of Polish descent get upset by this audacity and start name calling.

this time it just happens to be the British because we didn't 'save' Poland

the British and the Poles have a decent relationship so lets leave it at that

Who are the ones taking out their bitterness on other members of this forum?

I am mildly amused by this thread, which is a perfect example of how the westerners' amazing ignorance and naiveté

Britain would have been better off had they fought a war in Germany on the ground right after Germany invaded Poland.

Russian plans for Poland did not include a mass extermination as in Hitler's agenda.

Sikorski, these are subjects that I know too little about.

See when exactly they started running away

The Western Betrayal

Since Britain and France had given Germany a freehand in annexing Czechoslovakia, some people of Central and Eastern Europe placed a distrust on the democratic nations of Western Europe.

Hmmmm...

In Germany

...The French High Command lamented that Poland had not been able to hold out until spring when a proper offensive might have been undertaken...

By the middle of September, Polish losses had been severe and the German advance had captured half of the country. The high command's fateful decision to leave Warsaw had resulted in more than a week of confusion, rescued only by the courage of Army Poznań's doomed counterattack. By the middle of September, however, Polish defenses were stiffening. Local commanders and army-level generals now directed defenses around the key bastions of Warsaw, the Seacoast, and Lwów. German losses began to rise (reaching their peak during the third week of the campaign). Small Polish units isolated by the rapid advance regrouped and struck at vulnerable rear-area forces.

The British were equally inactive, sending their bombers to drop propaganda leaflets over a few German cities. Had the Allies acted, the bloodiest and most terrible war in human history could have been averted.

on the other hand you openly demanded the sacrifice of uncounted british soldiers during their hypothetical march through Germany...

Do you have some numbers for me?

Oh look! Another foul lie from everybody's favourite Yank