Its maybe a bigger deal for ex pats, an excuse to get together and have a drink. I would have thought now that Poland is asserting herself in Europe that a bigger deal would have been made of these kind of days.
I would have thought now that Poland is asserting herself in Europe that a bigger deal would have been made of these kind of days
- It's our Independence holiday, and contrary to what Wroclaw says, it's been celebrated in free Poland (under the Russian occupation it wasn't). Masses are being said in churches, cemeteries visited, candles burnt.
yesterday on tv polonia there was a service on as the polish president lech was giving a speech and loads of military servicemen in uniform were lined up
and today in uk will be a similar broadcast to honour and remember the fallen from the World War
That's why it's on this date but it's not just for wars past....The British legion are there for service men and their families who are being affected by the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan...that's what the money from the poppys are going to.....Soldiers that are getting blown to bits, then come home to an NHS waiting list, because this Government has closed down all the military hospitals
wow cool Pictures Greg,, I notice on that car ( last pic) that it says USA but those are numbers behind it right? cant read that to well.. so they have huge parades , and the US is included :) that makes me feel good. really, with all the bad that happens we seem to point fingers on all the bad and not focus on the good which we need to do more of :)
I never seen one that looked like that, not even in the USA,, but its pretty unique looking do you know the history of that type of military vehicle?
PS. on the back it looks like its for rough terrain because the back looks like the back half of a army tank and the top covers the whole back almost like a tank my brother would love to see that..
Before anyone states the obvious,that top armoured car is a German SDKFZ 251, representing one of those captured during the uprising I shoild imagine,and,if you look really closely behind them apears to be my mates representing soldiers of the AK.:)
the one below is a Sherman M4,probably representing 1st armoured division,free poles ,west front. the one below,no idea,but isnt it cute :) (kidding,its a pre war polish armoured car,in the camo of the 36 manouvers,i think...)
I bought a good ale and drank to wellbeing of Poland and my own.
(kidding,its a pre war polish armoured car,in the camo of the 36 manouvers,i think...)
Wz. (Mark) 34, to be strict. Pity there isn't any original equipment (I'm talking about bigger one, such like planes or tanks) left in Poland from the September Campaign of '39(except for P. 11c in Muzeum Lotnictwa in Kraków).
yep,thats them Grzegorz,thanks a lot, Thats Tomek,Slawek,Darek,et al, a great bunch of guys :) They represent Gruppa Radoslaw. ( The guy at the back of the front rank introduced me to my avatar and miodowe,the latter helps when watching the former :) )
Nov 6, 09, 17:50 - Thread attached on merging: 11th November a "holiday" in Poland?
No work listed for me that day, which might just be one of those things (and right now would be quite nice to have a breather as Wednesdays have been very manic for weeks) - notice the same for the week after (Thursday as I recall).
Just to note, that Poland's declaration of independance was issued on 7th October 1918. 11th November was just chosen for the holiday because it's when WWI officially ended.