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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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	Poland's law and justice.. return of Sanacja? 19 - I don't know what they would do IF the Polish Army stopped German invasion if given different, better... Historygoofy_the_dog - 11 Jun 2017 / Ironside - 13 Jun 2017
	Armia Krajowa - Polish underground forces during WWII 4 - Merged: Russian Govt forbids AK memory Russian govt continues to forbid any promotion of memory of the... HistoryJaneDoe - 3 Mar 2011 / goofy_the_dog - 13 Jun 2017
	MS Jan Heweliusz disaster 3 - Thank you Ziemowit. If I may ask, do you remember anything about the reaction in Poland at the time?... Historydelphiandomine - 12 Jun 2017 / delphiandomine - 13 Jun 2017
	Vilnius Region must be returned to Poland! Right away! 10 - Who is "they" in "they give Konigsberg to Russia" since Konigsberg (Kaliningrad now) has already been in Russia's... Historysobczak - 18 Jul 2013 / Ziemowit - 11 Jun 2017
	'Poland: A Knight Among Nations' - Book about Poland by an American Author, dated 1907 2 51 - Good Points will come back with comments after reading the book... Historymadparasol - 3 Jun 2010 / greencitizen - 10 Jun 2017
	Mister President Andrzej Duda - Best Poland could get. 3 - Politician propaganda everywhere, damn.... HistoryNoToForeigners - 4 Jun 2017 / Kuzyn - 7 Jun 2017
	How have Albanians wronged Poles in the past? 2 3 82 - nonsense. Its Germanic historical school that is hostile on Slavs. Slavs are natives to Europe. Many European nations... Historyalbania22 - 20 Jun 2012 / Crow - 7 Jun 2017
	Seeking details of Polish Soldier - Carol Biscupec/Biskupec 7 - Thanks Atch We are following it up here. My relatives father was from Newcastle. We're in England. ... Historyheritageplus - 23 Feb 2017 / heritageplus - 6 Jun 2017
	Are Polish Women very promiscuous towards foreigners and refugees? 3 - Yea I don't think the government event kept statistics on hiv/aids during the commie years. Much of the hiv... HistoryTheMilfman - 3 Jun 2017 / Dirk diggler - 3 Jun 2017
	Warsaw newspapers in the 1930s 2 - @AnnaP2 Do you have more informations about him? Or this newspaper?... HistoryAnnaP2 - 1 Jun 2017 / Kuzyn - 3 Jun 2017
	What do Poles owe to Jews? 2 3 4 ... 9 10 276 - That many Jews during the war years owe their lives to Good Samaritans in Poland, Polish Christians who, like... Historypawian - 1 Jul 2012 / Lyzko - 2 Jun 2017
	Bialystok most famous son. Albert Sabin or Ludwig Zamenhof 8 - "Typical(-ly) Jewish names, [aren't they]?" - Nooo, they're not! Ahemm, the great Viennese archictect and designer "Josef Hoffmann"... Historyplainfacts - 31 May 2017 / Lyzko - 2 Jun 2017
	Which countries are Polands friends, which are Polands enemies? 2 3 75 - No, I think it would be a great opportunity to bring it directly to Trump's attention in a peaceful... HistoryMememe - 10 Apr 2012 / johnny reb - 31 May 2017
	Wartime Rescue of Jews by the Polish Catholic Clergy. The Testimony of Survivors. 5 - I'm the first to assert that Poland can be mighty proud of people such as the unnamed, unsung heroes... HistoryIronside - 29 May 2017 / Lyzko - 30 May 2017
	Polish hero discovers Jewish roots 22 - Very much so.... Historydelphiandomine - 27 May 2017 / jon357 - 29 May 2017
	Is there a list of those in the Polish Army during WWII? 2 3 4 95 - @Kippie54 thank you for the reply - thank goodness for those who've painstakingly put all this information on the... Historyjpwin26 - 14 Apr 2008 / billythetipdog - 21 May 2017
	Blue eyes of Gavrilo Princip for the independance of Poland. Was it worth? 2 3 61 - Марш Србске Акције у славу србских јунака из Првог ... рата Srbska Akcija march in honour... HistoryCrow - 4 Mar 2011 / Crnogorac3 - 16 May 2017
	How a Slovak poet described Poland four centuries ago 3 - Most here are chavs and not noble... HistoryPolonius3 - 14 May 2017 / Bristols - 15 May 2017
	Poles the biggest hypocrites in the world 2 35 - First of all: according to Wikipedia, Radio Marya was founded in 1991. How come that Mr. Nowak... HistoryNumber1polishfa - 4 Jun 2016 / TheOther - 12 May 2017
	What is Poles opinion on Intermarium (Międzymorze)? 23 - Crow it appears the Intermarium project you have been hoping for has been unfortunately hijacked. Banderovits -... HistoryThanatos - 10 Jan 2017 / Crnogorac3 - 10 May 2017
	Alexander the Great - Macedonski. Poland connection? 2 3 4 ... 6 7 206 - Aleksandar Makedonski remains an enduring fascination. They portray him in all sorts, they portray him as a... Historybledi_nowysacz - 21 May 2013 / Crnogorac3 - 3 May 2017
	Polish-Hungarian border exchange? 2 60 - You think wrong. Should learn a thing or two about history. Poles who are interested in... HistoryFehervary - 23 Sep 2016 / Ironside - 29 Apr 2017
	70th anniversary of 1943 Wołyń/Volhynia and Eastern Galicia Massacre - controvercies 2 3 4 101 - Y0U OUGHT TO READ : HIRKA PRAWDA = BITTER TRUTH by POLISZCZUK ----learn the facts.... Historypawian - 20 Jun 2013 / rudolfo - 25 Apr 2017
	The Piast dynasty is of non-Slavic origin? Latest DNA findings suggest Germanic or Celtic 11 - Really You can`t even imagine how close you are to understanding but, still you fails. ... HistoryZiemowit - 20 Apr 2017 / Crow - 21 Apr 2017
	Lithuanians hate Poles? 2 3 4 5 6 156 - Also a great heretic whose Hussite marauders attacked Poland's Jasna Góra monastery and desecrated its most sacred icon... HistoryPolonius3 - 6 Jan 2012 / Polonius3 - 21 Apr 2017
	Question about the Polish exiles in Siberia 19th century? 3 - That's very interesting, I never heard of Mr. Bieniowski. What a story that is!... Historyarelis - 18 Mar 2017 / arelis - 9 Apr 2017
	Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland 2 3 4 ... 11 12 344 - EU hold Poland. NATO, too. Its obvious. Polish interests already on so many fields collide with interests of western... HistoryCzarnkow1940 - 5 Mar 2010 / Crow - 28 Mar 2017
	Politics of Poland in past, present and future; your opinion 20 - This thread is absolutely hilarious as Polish government stopped being anything but total corrupt, nepotistic, Tory-like tits in 1993... HistoryCrow - 26 Apr 2015 / Valentin W - 28 Mar 2017
	Film "Wałęsa" - historical reality vs myth - controvercies 2 38 - At least unlike slippery and toady Schetyna he did not say Poland would sign the Rome Declaraiton regardless... Historypawian - 19 Jun 2013 / Polonius3 - 25 Mar 2017
	Catholic Irish or Scottish Immigrants to Poland 3 - I'm Irish and have never heard of Catholics going to Poland. The Catholic gentry who could afford it often... HistoryPattyOFurniture - 21 Mar 2017 / Atch - 22 Mar 2017
	History behind Poland and Turkey's Relationship 2 3 4 116 - Less nice to mythologise the past, prolong dead rivalries, ignore the traditionally warm relations between Poland and Turkey and... Historybeyaz turk - 11 Nov 2011 / jon357 - 21 Mar 2017
	Interesting Poland's military pin / "Mennica Panstwowa" 3 - Thank you so much for your help!... Historypoorjamesbond - 19 Mar 2017 / poorjamesbond - 19 Mar 2017
	MAP OF POLAND IN 1880'S 2 33 - @ramlinrose There was a Rabbi Jacobi born in what was then Poland, who married a Jewish woman (not... Historylightalma - 21 Mar 2010 / DominicB - 15 Mar 2017
	Why Poland achieved nothing at all? 30 - I agree. He's more of a sort of "home boy" hero type to me:-)... HistoryPolar Bear - 4 Mar 2017 / Lyzko - 13 Mar 2017
	Looking for info on wartime Polish community in Manchuria 18 - Interesting, thanks again. So ethnic Poles could get passports from the Polish consul while living abroad in places like... Historyarelis - 19 Dec 2016 / arelis - 3 Mar 2017
	What do Poles think about Turks? 2 3 4 ... 24 25 737 - Then also, we see that western Europeans support all who works against Slavs. So how can one love Turks... Historyturkishfriend - 15 Aug 2007 / Crow - 2 Mar 2017
	Polish Food Stamps of the Communist Era 9 - Hello there. I don't know if anyone is still checking this but I was wondering if anyone knee what... Historyjasondmzk - 28 Feb 2013 / BigTom - 2 Mar 2017
	Criminal "Belle Epoque" in Kraków of 1908 8 - Yes, his stuff is amazing, should be much better known. A friend who visited Krakow in the mid... HistoryZiemowit - 15 Feb 2017 / mafketis - 23 Feb 2017
	How different would WW2 turned out if Poland accepted Hitler's offer 2 3 4 ... 6 7 188 - Pretty interesting scenario. I am not sure and i don't want to offend. But so many posts here are... Historypierogi2000 - 2 May 2013 / KazimierzWielki - 10 Feb 2017
	What Hitler really thought about Poles? Hitler's letter to Himmler 1944 2 3 61 - Hitler wanted 1/3 of Poles to turn into soap, 1/3 to exterminate and 1/3 to assimilate.... HistoryPennBoy - 19 Sep 2012 / Crow - 10 Feb 2017
	Origins of Polish Slavs 2 48 - not to fall in trap of misunderstanding, when speak about Serbians in those ancient time always have in... HistoryZakopanTG - 30 Apr 2012 / Crow - 9 Feb 2017
	Most important Poles and Slavs that ever lived 2 3 74 - It has crossed my mind, too. I thought that the Nobel prize commitee issuing the certificat for her... HistoryCrow - 12 Mar 2015 / Ziemowit - 9 Feb 2017
	Give back Lwow to Poland and Kaliningrad to Germany - is it possible? 2 3 4 ... 6 7 198 - I would tend to agree with you, but not entirely. We Slavs, if serious, for example serious... HistoryDavid_18 - 27 Jun 2010 / Crow - 31 Jan 2017
	Silesia to Czechia 4 - According to a certain line of reasoning then, why not return formerly-German-held territory, now situated squarely in Poland, to... HistoryBacksilesia - 27 Jan 2017 / Lyzko - 27 Jan 2017
	Should Poland be given ANY credit for ALLOWING Jews into Poland for 1000 years? 2 3 4 ... 6 7 189 - Put down the bong and back to scrubbing floors peasant!... HistoryMediaWatch - 11 Mar 2012 / Marsupial - 27 Jan 2017
	The ongoing de-Germanisation of the Nazis and the Holocaust adds to Poland's Responsibility 2 3 4 5 124 - In case with this topic, Albanians (Shqiptars) joined in mocking the Poles and then apologized. Seams that mocking the... HistoryPolonius3 - 22 Nov 2016 / Crow - 25 Jan 2017
	Poland worst off as a result? (life in German Prussia vs. Russian communism) 14 - Pappyboy : Life in Prussia was different from life in Germany. They voted less to nazi party than... HistoryPeter Rossa - 5 May 2012 / przyjacielPL - 22 Jan 2017
	Give Poland back it's lost land ! 2 54 - I met an elderly gentleman the other day who hailed from the former Rastenburg (Polish ??? I can't recall... Historyszeliga - 28 May 2015 / Lyzko - 20 Jan 2017
	Royal Family still in Poland? 2 54 - @SASPoland Check what I wrote in the topic linked below. Could be some help. polishforums.com/genealogy/piechowski-family-80358/... HistoryRileyS - 4 Apr 2010 / Awrite pal - 19 Jan 2017
	Lobau, West Prussia. Is this now Lubawa in Poland, or Lobau in Germany? 5 - The above definitions are correct. Until 1871 Loebau was part of the Koenigreich (Kingdom) of Prussia. The province was... Historylightalma - 9 Jan 2014 / arnona100 - 17 Jan 2017
	Poland and Britain started WW2 2 3 71 - In and of itself, the premise of the present thread is incorrect. If what is meant is that foreign... HistoryDougTales - 21 Feb 2012 / Lyzko - 16 Jan 2017
	Foreigners who fought for Poland 13 - Racowie for free Poland. Poland without foreign troops. Poland in independent Intermarium. Defend Her. Defend Poland.... Historypawian - 15 Aug 2013 / Crow - 15 Jan 2017
	Polish conscripts to German army 2 3 4 110 - My dad was likewise drafted into the German army on his 18th birthday in 1943. Immediately upon the invasion... Historyjochemczyk - 27 Nov 2011 / Schmokky - 12 Jan 2017
	Whats the French Huguenots history in Poland? where did they settle Poland? 16 - Very true. Also true :)) Now what's interesting is that in Poland that was... HistorySlavicaleks - 12 Sep 2012 / Atch - 12 Jan 2017
	ANYONE KNOW WHAT POLISH REGIMENT OR AIR FORCE WAS MY STEP FATHER in WW2, HE WAS IN SCOTLAND 3 - The only man of that name in the Polish Air Force survived the War and returned to his birthplace... HistoryBAGPIPESMAD - 2 Jun 2016 / R1268 - 2 Jan 2017
	Sensational : the biblical Philistines - were they Slavic people? 5 - Ziemowit this 'translation' is simply rubbish - and if Slavs migrated into central Europe from somewhere it was... HistoryZiemowit - 15 Dec 2016 / gumishu - 16 Dec 2016
	When will you Poles give back German land and the cities which you robbed? 2 3 4 ... 18 19 551 - There is the interesting online Rastko Project, sponsored by Serbian Academy of Science and Arts. There is entire section... HistoryPOLENGGGs - 3 Aug 2010 / Crow - 4 Dec 2016
	"Quiet Hero" a book on Polish Survivors rarely heard - by Rita Cosby 27 - youtube.com/watch?v=Pn1xzeQy1Lk... HistoryMediaWatch - 3 Jul 2010 / Piece of Polish - 28 Nov 2016
	Need Help Identifying This Uniform 10 - @Bartkowiak I'd be guessing this man wears a uniform of the Border Protection Corps (Korpus Ochrony Pogranicza). Are you... Historydawnan - 15 Aug 2016 / Veles - 24 Nov 2016
	German history of my new home in Poland 2 31 - mafketise You don`t understand. What hypothesis on the origin of humanity? What "Out of Serbia" hypothesis? I didn`t... Historyabaper - 18 Nov 2016 / Crow - 20 Nov 2016

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