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History has always been an important element of life in Poland. Share your reflections on Poland's past. (page 4)

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	Polish soldiers in '68 made Czech men to drink beer from his shoes... 2 34 - The title of this thread is misleading, no post contains any reference to the incident which took place in... HistoryKsysia - 4 Feb 2010 pawian - 21 Feb 2019
	For what the Germans owe Poland one trillion U.S. dollars? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 299 - If only your leaders stood up for Germans, Germany would be in a far different and much better place.... Historymonia - 18 Mar 2013 Dirk diggler - 18 Feb 2019
	Polish and German Borders-Justice for Both Countries or not? 2 36 - LOL..... Historyczerwonymbarone - 5 Sep 2013 skysoulmate - 16 Feb 2019
	Lusatian-Sarmatic obsession of Poles 2 3 4 5 6 152 - There is old legend of Bodrici and Lutici tribes about seven sleeping Serbian (ie read Sarmatic) Kings. Legend is... Historysobieski - 9 Jun 2010 Crow - 2 Feb 2019
	A History of Gdansk, Poland 2 3 4 5 130 - Sure, but then here a big word - partitions of Poland. There was never change in hell... Historybolek_tusk - 22 Jan 2019 Ironside - 24 Jan 2019
	History of Rosochowaciec and Denysow 3 - Thank you for answers....I will read the links.... Historyjanmas - 10 Jan 2019 janmas - 10 Jan 2019
	Arthur Szukalski - Polish sculptor 6 - Before you start lecturing me about Polish culture, which I find quite amusing :-), first you have to... HistoryDirk diggler - 4 Jan 2019 Spike31 - 5 Jan 2019
	Would Poland be better off if it had lost in the Polish-Soviet War? 2 41 - Pilsudski is nonetheless admired by many Jews, for some reason.... HistoryBobko - 12 Dec 2018 Lyzko - 27 Dec 2018
	Significance of signing registers of students (interwar) 2 - At least in Poland, attendance at lectures is mandatory, and if you don't attend them, there's a high... Historymhurwicz - 20 Dec 2018 delphiandomine - 20 Dec 2018
	First Polish Army part of Red Army? 2 - 1st and 2nd Polish armies were formed in the Soviet Union. 1st was under soviet command and had tons... Historyggg - 23 Jun 2018 Dirk diggler - 18 Dec 2018
	Poland obliged to make war reparations to Austria and Germany after WWI. Why? 2 3 4 119 - Wise. You properly understand value of sharing info on Polishforums. And translate your money in some bank in... Historyhague1cmaeron - 24 Jan 2011 Crow - 1 Dec 2018
	Poles and Russians -- love-hate relationship? 2 3 4 5 6 7 209 - That's true. A lots of of Polish minor nobility members like Benedykt Dybowski and Michal Jankowski were sent to... Historykozicki4 - 26 Jan 2006 Spike31 - 18 Nov 2018
	Politics of Poland in past, present and future; your opinion 21 - Official Poland continuing anti-Serbian policy, aggravating relations even more. No love, no mercy for Racowie In Serbian article... HistoryCrow - 26 Apr 2015 Crow - 15 Nov 2018
	How much Poles trust to France? 2 57 - By the God, I read this what I wrote 7 years ago. Back then Poland`s situation was ideal... HistoryCrow - 13 Mar 2011 Crow - 11 Nov 2018
	Where is Helena Wolińska-Brus buried? 2 51 - Shame to the UK for not extraditing this monster! Shame to her nasty, hateful memory!... HistoryRealPole - 11 Jun 2012 mafketis - 11 Nov 2018
	What connects Poland with Vlad Impaler or to say Vlad Tepes or simple Dracula 2 43 - In the middle ages this type of execution was very popular in many places of the World including middle... HistoryCrow - 1 Jul 2009 Vlad1234 - 5 Nov 2018
	Poland's WW2 Medal records? Polish Cross of Valour and the Bronze Cross of merit with swords 2 - Cross of Valor [Krzyż Walecznych] was awarded (well, still is) to those who did a heroic act of bravery.... HistoryJosefJan - 31 Jul 2018 Spike31 - 27 Oct 2018
	Colossal Bronze Age battle 3200 years ago happened on Tollense River near Baltic sea - perpetrators unknown 16 - You will always need more evidence... I doubt either you nor this Klyosov guy convinced anybody! ... HistoryCrow - 20 Oct 2018 Bratwurst Boy - 20 Oct 2018
	Foreigners who fought for Poland 14 - For many Polish man, woman and children, he stood as last difference between life and death, stood against UPA... Historypawian - 15 Aug 2013 Crow - 15 Oct 2018
	Whom do the people in Poland hate more: Germans or Russians? 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 29 867 - Yet almost nobody in Poland does. Russia as an entity is not liked.... HistoryMareGaea - 8 Feb 2008 jon357 - 2 Oct 2018
	Poles should emulate Jews? 2 3 4 98 - Anti-orgie protest ... HistoryPolonius3 - 29 Jun 2010 Crow - 25 Sep 2018
	Unusual soldier (The bear - named Voytek) 2 3 71 - There's an animated cartoon currently being finished in the UK (produced by Iain Harvey who did The Snowman) about... Historyisthatu - 25 Jan 2008 jon357 - 25 Sep 2018
	RAF podcast tells tale of Polish pilots fighting in the Battle of Britain 12 - @Ironside True,but not really comparable.... Historymattm1970 - 13 Oct 2010 Miloslaw - 25 Sep 2018
	Not proud of my Polish heritage 2 3 73 - Here is my response to the leading points. Why is Ireland not England? Portugal not Holland, or Philippines not... HistoryBogznami - 17 Sep 2018 Sylvio - 22 Sep 2018
	Poland's 1945 - 1989 under communism or during socialism? 2 3 65 - @Grzegorz_ Liberals aren't absolutely socialists in US. What a bunch of kaka! Bzdura!!! Liberals are liberals and socialists are... Historypoland_ - 23 Apr 2011 polkawusa - 16 Sep 2018
	Casimir the Great (Kazimierz Wielki) started anti-Semitism? 2 3 4 101 - Crucial reason for downfall of our old pre-Christian Slavic (ie Sarmatian) civilization is that our lords mistaken and... HistoryPolonius3 - 17 May 2010 Crow - 6 Sep 2018
	Movie about Polish Fighter 303 Squadron in the making 2 37 - there are two movies about it, Three if you count documentary........ Historyjon357 - 15 Mar 2015 Ironside - 2 Sep 2018
	Invation of Poland - 69 years ago today 18 - Nonsense. An old lady, living in rented accommodation, which is flooded out, would have to be rehoused, albeit... HistoryMiloslaw - 1 Sep 2018 Dougpol1 - 1 Sep 2018
	Let's talk about the POLISH ARMY 2 54 - You ask, on Kosovo, I suppose? You have friends in that Polish brigade on Kosovo? Sorry for... Historypgtx - 16 Jul 2010 Crow - 5 Aug 2018
	Frederick the Great governments from Poland's perspective 24 - Ruprecht, It's frankly not quite fair to dismiss someone of Voltaire's stature as an idiot, even if we... Historynot_polish - 10 Aug 2015 Lyzko - 28 Jul 2018
	The Two Saddest Nations on Earth... Poles and Jews 2 3 4 119 - Saddest? Don`t weep here like old woman. Shame. Serbians have much more reasons to cry but they refused tears.... HistorySire Brenshar - 14 Jun 2010 Crow - 21 Jul 2018
	Gdańsk, Danzig: Was prince Mieszko the first to land there? 2 31 - Merged: Google Maps shows "Gulf of Danzig" instead of "Gulf of Gdansk" I thought "Gdansk" was now the... Historypolskisoldier88 - 27 Jun 2010 spiritus - 19 Jul 2018
	Silesia to Czechia 2 54 - That was one of the reasons for the 500 plus program. And indeed it has caused birth rates... HistoryBacksilesia - 27 Jan 2017 Dirk diggler - 17 Jul 2018
	Where did the power of Poland vanish to, since... let`s say, some 300 years ago? 2 3 4 5 6 168 - You are very right, many new interesting developments recently, relationships are growing stronger.... HistoryCrow - 6 May 2011 dolnoslask - 8 Jul 2018
	"Lithuania! My fatherland, you are like health.." 2 37 - "Land of my birth", "land of my forefathers" etc.. something along those lines. Yes, the sonic aesthetic, the entire... Historyzetigrek - 28 Oct 2010 Lyzko - 27 Jun 2018
	Can anyone tell me about the 17DP 72nd Cyclist Company of 1939? Poland's Poznan Army 2 - DP means Infantry Division ( Dywizja Piechoty ), so sounds like he was in the 17th Infantry division of... HistoryKazzie - 7 Jun 2018 Chemikiem - 10 Jun 2018
	Polish Poet, GROCHOWSKI STANISŁAW ks 3 - Thank you, Chemikiem Greatly appreciated.... Historym grochowski - 30 May 2018 m grochowski - 5 Jun 2018
	Polish passengers on the Empire Windrush 7 - I am unclear from reading this thread how the small group of Polish women & children ended up in... Historyradiogirl - 17 Aug 2012 N17Fevz - 3 Jun 2018
	What do Poles think about Turks? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 750 - Serbs didn`t invade Turkish realm but the opposite, Turks were invader. Anyway, we can`t correct what happened in... Historyturkishfriend - 15 Aug 2007 Crow - 29 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
	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
	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
	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
	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 5 6 7 8 216 - Poles ! My sisters and brothers, listen to me. Maybe now you don`t understand. But you shall see. By... Historygluehapfel - 3 Jul 2013 Crow - 17 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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	× Polish hatred towards Jews... 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 37 38 39 40 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
	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
	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
	When will you Poles give back German land and the cities which you robbed? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 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

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