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History has always been an important element of life in Poland. Share your reflections on Poland's past.

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	Where to buy old militaria in Poland? 3 - You may try to check with Czech collectors; the gun laws in Czechia have been historically more liberal than... HistoryLilliput - 3 May 2018 / Tlum - 22 May 2018
	Recomended Poland's history books 18 - Merged: A Homeland Denied. A great new book and highly recommended. ahomelanddenied.com... Historyjasinski - 26 Aug 2010 / Miloslaw - 19 May 2018
	Questions re: Polish passports during interwar period 4 - No, I am not. A possible explanation of why they do it is they put into the passport... Historykomi - 10 May 2018 / Ziemowit - 12 May 2018
	Your favourite Polish Patriotic films 21 - Merged: New Film on what happened at Katyn The Last Witness release date May 29/18 ... Historyking_krak - 23 Mar 2015 / Slavictor - 8 May 2018
	Is there a list of those in the Polish Army during WWII? 2 3 4 5 122 - Hi there! Im trying to find more information about my great grandfather who i believe fought in the... Historyjpwin26 - 14 Apr 2008 / KieranWalker17 - 7 May 2018
	Israeli wants to wipe Poland off the map! 2 3 4 ... 7 8 9 244 - Your enthusiasm for English is quite apparent in your often "creative" sentence structure and usage:-)... HistoryDariuszTelka - 20 Mar 2010 / Lyzko - 5 May 2018
	Do Prussians still remain in Poland? 2 33 - Thanks everybody for your replies. Very interesting all that you said.... HistoryLilliput - 14 Mar 2018 / Lilliput - 3 May 2018
	Movie about Polish Fighter 303 Squadron in the making 2 32 - youtube.com/watch?v=QgmMIisbufo Hurricane OFFICIAL 2018 Teaser (Iwan Rheon, Milo Gibson, Marcin Dorociński) Hurricane (Squadron 303) is the story... Historyjon357 - 15 Mar 2015 / IwanRheon - 27 Apr 2018
	A Quote from Polands' Past 11 - There is nothing wrong with the desire to help those in need. It's a very Western view. One... HistorySlavictor - 20 Apr 2018 / Slavictor - 25 Apr 2018
	Future of Kaliningrad Oblast - is it possible to annex by Poland or will it become an independent country? 2 3 82 - Annexation of Kaliningrad by Poland isn`t possible. But, in future, if Polish-Russian relations are better, maybe Russia give Kaliningrad... HistoryCzarnkow1940 - 22 Mar 2010 / Crow - 21 Apr 2018
	Polish military uniforms - collar markings 2 32 - Brilliant, thank you.... HistoryOzi Dan - 18 Feb 2013 / ASWaldman - 17 Apr 2018
	What should Russia and Poland do to become if not friends, then at least not enemies? 2 3 4 ... 8 9 10 294 - Crow, Serbia cannot trust Putin either. No way. He doesnt give a toss about anyone but the billions he... Historytrzy kola - 20 Aug 2017 / TheWizard - 9 Apr 2018
	Effects of Living under Communism in Poland 2 58 - Merged: Poland has a fine tradition of resisting Communism Beginning in 1945, the Poles bravely fought Bolshevism... Historypolishmama - 12 Dec 2010 / Slavictor - 8 Apr 2018
	Let's talk about the POLISH ARMY 2 49 - BRAKING NEWS Brace yourself Poles, Islamists are in the move. It starting its final stage that involves Poland.... Historypgtx - 16 Jul 2010 / Crow - 31 Mar 2018
	How much Poles trust to France? 2 57 - France chooses to be enemy to Serbs. We Serbs didn`t go to fight them in France and occupy their... HistoryCrow - 13 Mar 2011 / Crow - 20 Mar 2018
	Jan Potocki On Ancient Slavic History. 6 - Equally, why not? This other film was back in the mid-60s. Anyway, the latest film (currently showing at... HistoryDes Essientes - 3 Apr 2011 / jon357 - 20 Mar 2018
	I would talk to you about our King WŁADYSŁAW WARNEŃCZYK 9 - My King, we didn`t forget. Racowie gave their oath to you. We won`t left Poles in the mud. From... HistoryCrow - 17 Aug 2008 / Crow - 17 Mar 2018
	How come Poles like Russians but not Germans? 2 3 4 ... 6 7 8 216 - Poles ! My sisters and brothers, listen to me. Maybe now you don`t understand. But you shall... Historygluehapfel - 3 Jul 2013 / Crow - 17 Mar 2018
	Is there a Western/Eastern divide in Poland like the Northern/Southern divide in Italy? 2 37 - There was some payback on a small scale, every time my father captured a Uebermensch (that was the... HistoryGuestuser - 15 Mar 2018 / dolnoslask - 15 Mar 2018
	Great people of Poland and Slavdom - please, only name of your favorite great person, without any explanation 3 - Nice. Now me > Sergei Prokofiev Dmitri Shostakovich Svatopluk I of Moravia Leo Tolstoj Władysław Warneńczyk ... HistoryCrow - 13 Mar 2018 / Crow - 13 Mar 2018
	Lusatian-Sarmatic obsession of Poles 2 3 4 5 139 - I'm not showing off, as you put it, at least I'M talking sense.... Historysobieski - 9 Jun 2010 / Lyzko - 10 Mar 2018
	Need Help Identifying This Uniform 13 - Assume again... :)... Historydawnan - 15 Aug 2016 / TheOther - 7 Mar 2018
	De-communisation in Poland? 2 38 - Due to the simple fact that regardless of the soviet union fall the 'commies' had been firmly in... HistoryPolonius3 - 29 Jun 2013 / Ironside - 4 Mar 2018
	From Poland to America via HAPAG in the 1890s 2 - Interesting question. I'd assume everything went through the PRL offices (most likely had to be accepted by someone in... HistoryMaxwellStDog - 13 Feb 2018 / Nathans - 1 Mar 2018
	Polish conscripts to German army 2 3 4 114 - No, he wasn't. The invasion of France started on 10 May 1940.... Historyjochemczyk - 27 Nov 2011 / TheOther - 25 Feb 2018
	MAP OF POLAND IN 1880'S 2 45 - Could be an inept spelling of Rzeszow ?... Historylightalma - 21 Mar 2010 / cms - 22 Feb 2018
	What do Polish people think of Palestinians? 20 - The ancient aka Biblical Holy Land of the Jewish people was called "Judaea", not "Palestine"! After the British Mandate... Historyhypertyper - 30 May 2012 / Lyzko - 12 Feb 2018
	Polish perspective of WW1: Germany, their Defeat & the Legend of the Stab in the Back 17 - Hitler parleyed the stab in the back legend into his rapid ascent to power! German aggression in Verdun, for... HistoryMarcinD - 2 Aug 2012 / Lyzko - 12 Feb 2018
	'Defamation': The Anti-Semism Industry & Poland 2 3 4 ... 5 6 7 186 - Yeah I remember that one, Defamation. Featuring Israeli teenagers on tourist trips to Auschwitz and how they are... Historyjoepilsudski - 20 May 2011 / johnny reb - 11 Feb 2018
	What is Poles opinion on Intermarium (Międzymorze)? 2 35 - Good news for those who have sincere hope that all this chaos in Europe, for us who live from... HistoryThanatos - 10 Jan 2017 / Crow - 8 Feb 2018
	Looking for info on wartime Polish community in Manchuria 21 - I was born in Manchuria and lived in harbin until 1945 as6 year old my mom lived there for... Historyarelis - 19 Dec 2016 / wlodek harbin - 8 Feb 2018
	Polish and other Slavic nobility in our time 2 3 65 - Head? Yes, yes. Thanks Observere for correcting me. In use of my Slavicized English I often forget that people... HistoryCrow - 12 Jun 2010 / Crow - 6 Feb 2018
	What are Polish opinions regarding Felix Dzerzhinsky? 4 - They may have done, but in Communist Poland, he was treated like some sort of mythical figure. That... HistoryBobko - 30 Jan 2018 / delphiandomine - 31 Jan 2018
	Its decided. If Germany interfere in Silesia, Russia would support Poland. New winds 9 - Moment when Putin explained to Merkel > youtube.com/watch?v=OexlkYDoEBg Dialogue: Merkel: ``You see, we fly high.`` Putin:... HistoryCrow - 30 Apr 2011 / Crow - 31 Jan 2018
	Roman Dmowski-Patriot, Nationalist, Anti-Semite? 2 3 4 105 - ..while the more far thinking, kaprys, realized before long that the road to acceptance, is solely through assimilation! ... HistoryPennBoy - 24 Nov 2010 / Lyzko - 30 Jan 2018
	Good fences make good neighbors. 13 - Thats what pis has been doing - focusing on building relationships with v4 which po didnt nurture as they... HistoryBorrka - 10 Jul 2010 / Dirk diggler - 29 Jan 2018
	WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? 2 3 4 ... 28 29 30 893 - Oh come on. Talking about low information voters.... Historyona - 5 Aug 2009 / Ironside - 27 Jan 2018
	Poles and (Polish) Jews... Victims of war... and beyond 2 3 4 ... 8 9 10 289 - Trust Mr. Trump won't forget to mention Jewish victims as well, rather than being so conveniently general:-)... Historyirishlodz - 11 May 2010 / Lyzko - 27 Jan 2018
	POLISH AND RUSSIAN FRIENDSHIP WILL LAST FOREVER 2 32 - @ktos, you're correct! The topic is about politics, not beverages:-) lol... HistoryKtos - 24 Jan 2018 / Lyzko - 26 Jan 2018
	Thinking of changing Wikipedia's Holocaust article to include genocide of Poles. 2 3 78 - It won't but what they did is still the hidden holocaust that many leftist Marxists and Russians are trying... Historymasks98 - 11 May 2010 / dolnoslask - 22 Jan 2018
	Historic Polish-Japanese intelligence cooperation 19 - Seams that Poland always wait for western Europe or USA to approve everything. Good thing is that Poland at... Historysobieski - 8 Jun 2011 / Crow - 18 Jan 2018
	Closed: Genocide strikes relations between Ukraine and Poland... again 7 - That's not entirely true, some Serbs are big fans of Russia. As can be seen by the way... Historydarpawlak - 18 Jan 2018 / Taxpaying voter - 18 Jan 2018
	Closed: Polish hatred towards Jews... 2 3 4 ... 41 42 43 1,290 - A plea for clemency from a 96 year old German convicted over his role in the murders of 300,000... HistoryKONSKIEpelta - 1 Jan 2008 / johnny reb - 17 Jan 2018
	What do Poles think about Turks? 2 3 4 ... 23 24 25 742 - Chinese do act in their own self-interests, as anybody else, after all. But, these self-interests sometimes means that you... Historyturkishfriend - 15 Aug 2007 / Crow - 15 Jan 2018
	Greatest Polish and Slavic scientists, their discoveries, inventions and achievements 26 - There was movie today about Nikola Tesla. Truly, he was great. Centuries in front of his time. Giver of... HistoryCrow - 3 Nov 2011 / Crow - 7 Jan 2018
	Kronika Wielkopolska, Kronika Słowian - Text 4 - Merged: Is Łęczyca historically in Wielkopolska? Is Łęczyca historically in Wielkopolska?... HistorySemsem - 24 Nov 2010 / TAK1730 - 29 Dec 2017
	75th anniversay of Dr Janusz Korczak's death - a true Polish hero 24 - They're all deceased:-)... Historyjon357 - 6 Aug 2017 / Lyzko - 13 Dec 2017
	What proportion of the Polish population collaborated with the Nazis? 2 3 4 120 - @ShortHairThug Donald Tusk' dad served for the nazis, what a scummy ****** we elected as president... HistoryKingAthelstan - 1 Oct 2011 / DoraTheGora - 12 Dec 2017
	Poland Army (Haller) - the American Campaign Medal 2 - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Polonia_Restituta If that's not it, try googling the Cross of Valour and the Cross of Merit.... HistoryDa Bears - 9 Dec 2017 / kaprys - 9 Dec 2017
	Good enough for British - Joseph Conrad? Poland-born novelist. 23 - Compared to Lady Ottoline Morrell, almost everyone was unsophisticated and of modest intellect. Mrs Conrad was evidently of... HistoryPolonius3 - 10 May 2015 / jon357 - 3 Dec 2017
	Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Serbia- segmented. Who is next? Poland? 2 3 4 91 - Well, events accelerate. Not that they didn`t come to Poland but they didn`t even finish neither with Yugoslavia, neither... HistoryCrow - 12 Mar 2010 / Crow - 3 Dec 2017
	Poland in a Slavic Union/Alliance/Federation? 2 3 4 ... 9 10 11 325 - Poland still have chance that elegantly escape (literally) on winning side. Even still have chance not to humiliate itself... HistoryLodz_The_Boat - 25 Dec 2010 / Crow - 28 Nov 2017
	When will you Poles give back German land and the cities which you robbed? 2 3 4 ... 17 18 19 557 - I think it's clear that Germany did the plundering and pillaging of her neighbors, NOT the other way round:-)... HistoryPOLENGGGs - 3 Aug 2010 / Lyzko - 27 Nov 2017
	Association of Lovers of Lwów and Southeastern Kresy 27 - @TAK1730 Not only. I still have family members in Belarus who are part of the officially recognized Polish... HistoryLwow Eagle - 3 Apr 2016 / DominicB - 21 Nov 2017
	Which nation were the biggest pussies of WWII? 2 3 4 5 127 - You should also be suspended for baiting...... HistoryWroclaw Boy - 16 Mar 2010 / TheOther - 20 Nov 2017
	Do polish people know that some of them fought a war against the United States? 2 3 61 - My dad was in the conscripted Polish army in the late 60's as mandatory 2 year duty. He... Historyroca - 16 Nov 2011 / marty53 - 15 Nov 2017
	DID THE COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT OF POLAND CENSOR MAIL IN AND OUT OF POLAND 29 - Hello! I would like to contact those people who has censored letters, could you maybe one of you send... Historyguzzler - 18 May 2010 / aliciamn - 13 Nov 2017
	Adam Mickiewicz. What is his motherland: Poland or Lithuania? 2 3 4 93 - He certainly was, and I wouldn't even try:-)... Historymatteroftaste - 22 Feb 2010 / Lyzko - 1 Nov 2017
	POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? 2 3 4 ... 33 34 35 1,039 - "Poland is Western country. Rich, developed, first world country. Geographicaly is Central Europe, exactly Central-Western country. Poland definitely is... HistoryPolson - 30 Oct 2007 / ExpatLife - 24 Oct 2017
	Yalta Conference and Polish Government 5 - Which free and fair elections had that government won in order to legitimate itself? Isn't the reality that... HistoryPoplarBonbon - 21 Oct 2017 / Harry - 22 Oct 2017

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