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History has always been an important element of life in Poland. Share your reflections on Poland's past. (page 3)

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	Where is Helena Wolińska-Brus buried? 2 52 - That`s what I thought in 2012 and was quite resolute about it. Today I am in two minds... HistoryRealPole - 11 Jun 2012 pawian - 10 Aug 2023
	Old communist leaders still buried in Merit Cemetery in Powązki 17 - Kania, in the thread about Soviet memorials, you said: you are just displaying your usual pawianism again. Typical. ... Historypawian - 23 Apr 2011 pawian - 10 Aug 2023
	1920 Germany Lands in exchange for the Eastern Lands? 2 31 - We all need the practice:-) All I was trying to say is that this question of what actually... HistoryA GOOD german - 8 Aug 2023 Lyzko - 10 Aug 2023
	I want Kawalers. 10 - I know how you feel. I sometimes feel like Kawaler Motyka, even though I operate a rotary tiller... Historyprivateer - 6 Jun 2023 pawian - 9 Aug 2023
	The Great Polish History - in pictures. 14 - Jadwiga, the youngest daughter of Louis I the Great, became the ruler of Poland on October 16, 1384. Thanks... HistorySokrates - 10 May 2011 johnny reb - 6 Aug 2023
	Poles should apologise to Russians first 9 - ...you forgot decadent and broke. On the plus side, medically advanced...with men capable of becoming women and even... HistoryGefreiterKania - 23 Jul 2023 Novichok - 28 Jul 2023
	× Poles should apologise to Slovaks first 7 - I'm particularly excited for the Swedish thread! There's quite a lot the Poles have to apologize for there.... HistoryGefreiterKania - 24 Jul 2023 Bobko - 24 Jul 2023
	Poles should apologise to Turks first 7 - Truth is absolutely irrelevant in the Apologising Masterplan. Such a neo-marxist, globalist oikophobe like yourself should be aware... HistoryGefreiterKania - 24 Jul 2023 GefreiterKania - 24 Jul 2023
	Polish military uniforms 2 49 - I'm greetings dear sir my question concerns accurate artifacts of military uniforms which I am purchasing for a Polish... Historypawian - 16 Sep 2012 Crushpolish78 - 10 Jul 2023
	Enemies, Strangers, Friends. Poles and Germans. 2 3 82 - Not a "band" but a "project"....yeah....german....catchy! :)... HistoryGefreiterKania - 17 Jun 2023 Bratwurst Boy - 9 Jul 2023
	Poland and World War 2 -- Many history books prior to the wars end 2 37 - @Pawloff I am just bewildered about your audacity to complain about anything that was done by the Polish side... Historyrepublic0 - 29 Jun 2023 Kashub1410 - 4 Jul 2023
	"Westerner's" most ridiculous beliefs about the time of communism in Poland 2 3 73 - Many a Westerner has long held a sort of euphoric, almost Utopian, view of Communism, usually confusing it with... Historya.k. - 23 Oct 2012 Lyzko - 28 Jun 2023
	Are Poles happy with the current Polish borders? 2 3 4 5 134 - This entire discussion re: "Oder-Neisse- Eastern Germany vs. pre-WWII Polish borders" has been kicked around since ballpark 1953. The... Historywildeckireneget - 5 Nov 2010 Lyzko - 9 Jun 2023
	Would Russians try to kill my family in 1944-1945 when they came to Poland? 5 - That certainly wasn't why they shot your grandfather's brother in the foot. Most likely they were just drunk,... HistoryWenkityop - 27 Aug 2015 Alien - 8 Jun 2023
	Andrzej Panufnik - Another Anglo Pole 4 - I hadn`t heard of him until 1989 when I read a book Who`s Who by Stefan Kisielewski, a... HistoryMiloslaw - 4 Jun 2023 pawian - 5 Jun 2023
	"The Partisan" movie filmed in Warsaw 4 - she was a hottie too. more info here dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12129259/Life-Churchills-favourite-spy-inspired-007-characters-movie.html... HistoryMiloslaw - 4 Jun 2023 amiga500 - 5 Jun 2023
	ww2 polish military abreviations 4 - Happy to help. I hope you find all the information you need about your Grandad. Fingers crossed!... HistoryFast Eddie - 22 May 2023 GefreiterKania - 22 May 2023
	Other famous Polish battles 24 - Rokitna Battle took place in 1915 during WW1. Seventy Polish uhlans charged Russian lines, the result was the pyrrhic... Historypawian - 16 Jun 2021 pawian - 20 May 2023
	Can anyone from Poland tell me about Auschwitz and The Ghetto? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 582 - Milo, kindly don't lump all Jews into one basket! As with Poles, Germans, generalizations are convenient pegs upon which... History_Fiish_ - 18 Feb 2009 Lyzko - 30 Apr 2023
	Famous Polish Dwarves 5 - Really? If he was such a Polish "celebrity" why is he buried in England?... HistoryBobko - 23 Apr 2023 Miloslaw - 28 Apr 2023
	How Poland views Europe 2 44 - A great point! Bobko, you are a weird one. You seem to veer from super intuitive to idiotic......is... HistoryPolonius3 - 9 Oct 2010 Miloslaw - 28 Apr 2023
	POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 1080 - Falsity No 1. Falsity No 2. Yes, but the same applies to Germany or... HistoryPolson - 30 Oct 2007 pawian - 22 Apr 2023
	Profound discovery - grievances towards Poland 6 - Poles occupied Zaolzie when Czechoslovakia collapsed, so that it would not fall into German hands and increase the... HistoryKashub1410 - 13 Apr 2023 Korvinus - 13 Apr 2023
	The Battle of Stalingrad saved Poland 2 34 - Actually the Battle of Stalingrad saved russia and not necessary Poland.... HistoryGefreiterKania - 5 Feb 2023 Alien - 2 Apr 2023
	Poland and Britain started WW2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 307 - Are you nuts? Exactly! There you go BB.... HistoryDougTales - 21 Feb 2012 Miloslaw - 11 Mar 2023
	History behind Poland and Turkey's Relationship 2 3 4 118 - I'm not sure if this is the right thread for this, but that's the best I could find. ... Historybeyaz turk - 11 Nov 2011 Paulina - 11 Feb 2023
	Identify WWII Polish Army Uniform & Battalion 5 - Quite possible. However, it is also possible they are a Pollsh partisan unit fighting in Yugoslavia.Some of these... HistoryCham48 - 9 Feb 2023 pawian - 9 Feb 2023
	The great mistakes of Poland's history? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 216 - The events like the Muscovite and Swedish invasion you mentioned did take place, indeed. However, they would have... HistoryBorrka - 4 Apr 2010 pawian - 8 Feb 2023
	England's relations with Poland 20 - Good. But thanks to a sad reason - war in Ukraine. Now we are united in providing help... HistoryDavid_18 - 24 Jun 2010 pawian - 3 Feb 2023
	Poland, Ukraine population loss in 20-th century 15 - Are you a Prophet? or what?... HistoryVlad1234 - 19 May 2019 Alien - 3 Feb 2023
	Trying to identify locations of WW2 photos from Poland and elsewhere 3 - @MarysiaPraw, here's a section about RAF on historycy.org: historycy.org/index.php?showforum=141 There's also a good Polish forum about WWII... HistoryMarysiaPraw - 26 Jan 2023 Paulina - 26 Jan 2023
	Piłsudski, like Hitler and Stalin (according to some Lithuanians) 2 3 4 5 144 - That`s funny coz most Lithuanians during WW2 allied with Hitler in order to get rid of their greatest... HistoryMr Grunwald - 24 Mar 2010 pawian - 14 Jan 2023
	Gdańsk, Danzig: Was prince Mieszko the first to land there? 2 32 - Archaeological discovery in Gdańsk. In the cellars of the former seat of the city magistrate, remains of Slavic settlements... Historypolskisoldier88 - 27 Jun 2010 Ziemowit - 22 Dec 2022
	Lefties honour Narutowicz 5 - Exactly 100 years ago nazionalistische polaken murdered the first Polish President, Gabriel Narutowicz, coz he had been chosen to... Historypolonius - 16 Dec 2012 pawian - 16 Dec 2022
	History of two Neighbors: Poland - Germany Interrelations 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 283 - Eva Kaili? She's been removed from office. She's been arrested and the matter is currently under investigation. Personally,... HistorySkacia - 6 Apr 2016 jon357 - 14 Dec 2022
	Polish hero discovers Jewish roots 25 - Have you seen the film Three Minutes - A Lengthening. Filmed in Nasielsk in 1938. Well worth... Historydelphiandomine - 27 May 2017 jon357 - 27 Nov 2022
	Polish monuments to WW2 American, British and other foreign airmen 11 - The story of Am B 17 crew member Sergeant Alvin J. Ellin He died after parachuting out of... Historypawian - 30 Oct 2022 pawian - 14 Nov 2022
	Communist memorials in Poland 2 50 - The communist memorials which are being removed today propagated the myth of the Red Army and Soviets in... Historypawian - 18 Aug 2012 pawian - 28 Oct 2022
	BARBAROUS / BARBARIC / BARBARIAN tribes in Poland 2 3 62 - Okay. I was testing my barbarzyn blood, now that I have the word itself, Poland has a General Commander,... Historyskateboarder0162 - 24 Feb 2020 skateboarder0162 - 28 Oct 2022
	Poland retrieves its lost art 5 - Lol :):):) hahaha... Historypawian - 17 May 2022 pawian - 25 Oct 2022
	Differences between Poland and Russia 2 43 - Why?... HistoryBobTheBuilder - 25 Nov 2013 Miloslaw - 23 Oct 2022
	The British Royal Family and Poland: Any connection? 2 3 70 - On the Grayson Perry series, the family they interviewed in the stately home couldn't afford new coats. ... HistoryLyzko - 20 Sep 2022 jon357 - 27 Sep 2022
	Anniversary of Soviet Invasion 19 - Thank you for your answer, BB. Finally! ;) As for me, I would NOT be grateful to the... HistoryGefreiterKania - 17 Sep 2022 GefreiterKania - 18 Sep 2022
	Ski- Suffix of names 12 - @Paulina My last name is Katski. I was told by my late grandfather that it mean't "Of the Axe"... HistoryRussianAntiPutin - 18 May 2022 SilverSage - 10 Sep 2022
	Gorbachev and Poland 2 3 63 - His game plan was to Make Soviet RuSSia Big Again. Surprisingly, it backfired and RuSSia became smaller. Now it... Historypawian - 31 Aug 2022 pawian - 10 Sep 2022
	Looking for the location of an old Polish village, circa 1880s 3 - Dorogusk... HistoryMH22 - 16 Mar 2022 DandNSmith - 8 Sep 2022
	Heil Poland!.....? Poland is a pro-Nazi state? 2 3 4 105 - Poland isn't a pro-Nazi state. Put your "Heil" deep into a certain part of your body.... HistoryConstantineK - 3 May 2010 Alien - 31 Aug 2022
	Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 930 - How many times did you put your life on the line for anyone in the last ten years?... Historywolf - 6 Mar 2012 Novichok - 29 Aug 2022
	Poles as Iroquois of Europe 2 42 - @Bratwurst Boy How's being a toxic nationalist going? You joined the far-right yet ;)... HistoryIronside - 14 Jun 2010 Holy_Winged_Hussar - 10 Aug 2022
	Polish patriotism - through the ages 25 - @Novichok Then everyone on the planet is responsible for the actions of hooligans and criminals who live in... HistoryKashub1410 - 9 Jul 2022 Veles - 29 Jul 2022
	Poland rightwingers` bonds with PRL communist regime 2 3 4 5 6 7 191 - @pawian, thanks, but I'm not an expert ;) Maybe I will be one day, though, who knows lol :))... Historypawian - 17 Aug 2020 Paulina - 20 Jul 2022
	Sensational : the biblical Philistines - were they Slavic people? 8 - Intriguing to say the least. However, as a linguist, one would naturally require far greater research, evidence of actual... HistoryZiemowit - 15 Dec 2016 Lyzko - 16 Jul 2022
	Pokłosie (film on Jedwabne) 2 36 - Most likely.... Historypolonius - 15 Nov 2012 Lyzko - 14 Jul 2022
	Introduction to Polish history! From a Polish perspective 2 3 4 94 - Ooops, we dare not even imagine what appaling monstrosities you will write. Go on - we have seen... HistoryKashub1410 - 4 Jul 2022 pawian - 10 Jul 2022
	The reasons of Polish pride? 2 3 4 112 - I didn't ask for an exact number. I asked for the limit. Do you spend whatever it takes... Historyandrew turpel - 11 Aug 2013 Novichok - 9 Jul 2022
	× POLISH AND RUSSIAN FRIENDSHIP WILL LAST FOREVER 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 513 - The same in my case. Once I appreciated it, now I can`t anymore. We falsely believed that Russian... HistoryKtos - 24 Jan 2018 pawian - 3 Jul 2022
	MAP OF POLAND IN 1880'S 2 3 4 95 - Only registered users can attach files.... Historylightalma - 21 Mar 2010 Looker - 3 Jul 2022
	Do you regard the Polish Communist Partizans as heroes? 2 36 - @KingAthelstan Definitively not heroes, they sided with one enemy against another due to ideology... Traitors at best who... HistoryKingAthelstan - 1 Oct 2011 Kashub1410 - 27 Jun 2022
	Polish mathematicians who solved the Enigma machine 2 3 86 - I like his books. Harris too Not so much the Roman ones however the spy books are... HistoryPrince - 2 Feb 2009 jon357 - 23 Jun 2022
	Polish conscripts to German army 2 3 4 5 132 - My wife's grandfather was conscripted into the German Army and was never heard of again. His last name was... Historyjochemczyk - 27 Nov 2011 ArtFerris - 31 May 2022

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