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Polish Army Day


OP pawian  221 | 25287
14 Aug 2023   #31
When you are caught

Yes, amiga was caught lying and could prove he wasn`t but he didn`t. Ha!!! , Stop this fascist argumentation, darling.

She is sexist, stupid and rude!

Kettle and pot, darling.
Paulina  16 | 4338
14 Aug 2023   #32
You prove it!

I already did that.

She is sexist

You surely mean sexy! :)

stupid and rude!

How do you know? Do you know her personally?
amiga500  5 | 1503
14 Aug 2023   #33
You've drawn some wild conclusions based on that.

I thought you would have got this information from your clients, so let me provide some basic education. During a election campaign there is no pozycja libero. Everything that a party member says during an appeareance on an important tv show will have been provided by briefing notes and talking points from party hq. There will be many

If you think I have drawn wild conclusions, then please place a bet with yours truly about the appearance of senior PO people at the parade.

Also, Anna Mucha is in Polska 2050 now, not in PO.

I wrote former PO Posel Mucha if you care to read.
Paulina  16 | 4338
14 Aug 2023   #34
I thought you would have got this information from your clients

What "clients"? What are you talking about?

Everything that a party member says during an appeareance on an important tv show will have been provided by briefing notes

I think you overestimate the level of preparation of Polish politicians for such TV shows in Poland lol Poland isn't the US (or Australia). Also, you can't possibly predict every single question the host will ask or how the discussion will evolve. And this "important TV show" is an everyday morning political show, every big TV station has it and politicians attend them on regular basis. It's not like it's some kind of important election debate.

If you think I have drawn wild conclusions

I think you actually lied. You made it look like PO officially announced an all PO party boycott of the parade, which is simply not true. Your "conclusion" is just a guess - nothing more and that's how you should've have portrayed it the first time you wrote about it.

then please place a bet with yours truly about the appearance of senior PO people at the parade.

Gajewska isn't a senior PO member and she said she won't take her son to this parade. So she was talking about attending the parade as a private person. As for senior PO politicians - are you talking about them being on that parade officially or privately? Because if you mean an official attendance then they would have to be invited. Were they invited?

I'm guessing there's going to be one PO politician for sure - Tomasz Grodzki - because he's the Marshal of the Senate and he's going to officially represent the Polish Senate at the parade. He should get an honorary spot together with the Prime Minister and the Marshal of the Sejm. Both the Marshal of the Senate and the Marshal of the Sejm are going to be there to represent the Polish Parliament - all the MPs and senators.
amiga500  5 | 1503
15 Aug 2023   #35
There is an english stream of the army parade on tvp world stream.tvp.pl/?channel_id=51656487
jon357  73 | 23112
15 Aug 2023   #36
So far, it looks pretty good. We're off for lunch with friends in a while but are avoiding the city centre since the crowds for this are huge.

What's been on TV so far is impressive.
max321
15 Aug 2023   #37
the main parade starts now

youtube.com/watch?v=xwci21BcGXc
max321
15 Aug 2023   #38
here's a better stream

youtube.com/watch?v=jLIoefnJiOU
Ironside  50 | 12383
15 Aug 2023   #39
Stupid warplanes going over my home!
Ironside  50 | 12383
15 Aug 2023   #40
Błaszczak must go, him and PiS electoral Army reforms, they are dangrous..
jon357  73 | 23112
15 Aug 2023   #41
Błaszczak must

Many say that and there's some merit in it, however it's not a good time for sudden changes with r*SSia putting its boots on for a fight.
Paulina  16 | 4338
15 Aug 2023   #42
I liked that idea with GROM soldiers "gliding" in the air on parachutes with Polish flags attached to them - that was cool :)))

Pity there were no reenactment groups on the parade though :/ They're usually the most fun to look at, especially for kids...

Stupid warplanes going over my home!

Awesome! :D Did you make videos?
Paulina  16 | 4338
15 Aug 2023   #43
The commentators on Polish TV said that apparently some Ukrainian TV channels were going to show this parade too. Here's a coverage of the parade with Ukrainian translation and commentary:

youtube.com/live/mSrWw0DJSRU?feature=share
OP pawian  221 | 25287
15 Aug 2023   #44
some Ukrainian TV channels were going to show this parade to

Of course. Some pieces of armament, e.g, Abrams, were carrying Ukrainian banners next to Polish ones. Small, but still.

Pity there were no reenactment groups on the parade though

I was looking forward to it, too. History is more attractive than modernity. :):):)

Stupid warplanes going over my home!

Thank Goddess they weren`t warships!!
Paulina  16 | 4338
15 Aug 2023   #45
History is more attractive than modernity. :):):)

I wouldn't go that far, but those reenactment groups are defenitely more colourful and an interesting addition to such parades :))

Thank Goddess they weren`t warships!!

lol
OP pawian  221 | 25287
15 Aug 2023   #46
Some pieces of armament, e.g, Abrams, were carrying Ukrainian banners

Not only Abrams, other too. Nice gesture.

Comments under Ukrainian video:
Poles with us, Glory to Ukraine!
Поляки з нами слава Україні


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Paulina  16 | 4338
15 Aug 2023   #47
Not only Abrams, other too. Nice gesture.

I don't want to be a party pooper, but weren't those colours of particular units?
OP pawian  221 | 25287
15 Aug 2023   #48
colours of particular units?

You think so??? :):):)
Paulina  16 | 4338
15 Aug 2023   #49
@pawian, I didn't look too carefully, but I remember seeing those pennants with other colours too on those military vehicles. If that was some kind of gesture of solidarity with Ukraine then all vehicles would have blue and yellow pennants, but it wasn't the case.

Also, all mechanized units in the Polish army have blue and yellow as their colours.
OP pawian  221 | 25287
15 Aug 2023   #50
Putinist Russian commentator said about the parade:

This is an attempt to demonstrate Poland`s capabilities to Russia and Belarus (...) I believe that Poland is trying to show everything it has received, hoping to put pressure on its neighbors.

Minsk is part of the federal state. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the territory of Belarus will be defended in the same way as ours. We will not be afraid of this show of strength. We are waiting for it. If Poles move (to Belarus - ed.), their equipment will burn , even those made in South Korea, he declared.


all mechanized units in the Polish army have blue and yellow as their colours.

Amasing!!! :):):)
OP pawian  221 | 25287
15 Aug 2023   #51
Allies in celebration
The parade on the occasion of the Polish Armed Forces Day was also attended by soldiers of the allied forces - Americans, British, Croats, Romanian and Italians. American Abrams tanks (the ones in the latest version that we ordered and are waiting for delivery), Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, Paladin self-propelled howitzers, British reconnaissance vehicles, Romanian Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and Croatian Panzerhaubitze 2000 guns drove along Wisłostrada.

There were Americans in the air on F-35 multi-role aircraft and AH-64 Apache helicopters. The Ministry of National Defense emphasizes that both types will "soon" appear in the Polish Army.

OP pawian  221 | 25287
16 Aug 2023   #52
One pilot of a newly-acquired F50 plane was taking photos or making a film. Amasing! Fortunately, this plane has a crew of two....


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Alien  24 | 5721
16 Aug 2023   #53
@pawian
I wonder if he got a fine
OP pawian  221 | 25287
16 Aug 2023   #54
Probably not coz there was no air police in the vicinity.
OP pawian  221 | 25287
17 Aug 2023   #55
Another controvercy.
A mine detection unit paraded with their dogs in the scorching sun. Animal welfare activists and pet owners heavily critisized this idea.


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OP pawian  221 | 25287
17 Aug 2023   #56
Because on this day, in 1920, Polish armies successfully repelled Bolshevik troops attacking Warsaw during Polish-Bolshevik War.

This story was filmed, here is a trailer:


Paulina  16 | 4338
18 Aug 2023   #57
A mine detection unit paraded with their dogs in the scorching sun. Animal welfare activists and pet owners heavily critisized this idea.

Yes, some argued, for example, that they could put doggie shoes on them, so the dogs wouldn't have to walk on hot asphalt "barefoot".

According to the Armed Forces General Command they were being taken care of:

"We took care of the doggies' safety. Before the parade they were cooling off in the shadow with cold water, the asphalt was cooled off* for them before their march and the veterinarians, who made the decision to allow the dogs on the parade, were present there all the time and were watching over them."

*Water was poured on the asphalt street a few times before the marching started.

polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/2023-08-16/awantura-o-psy-na-defiladzie-dowodztwo-generalne-odpowiada-na-uwagi-internautow/

doggie

Admittedly, it wasn't a good day for a parade not only for dogs, but also for soldiers in full gear... 🌞🥵
GefreiterKania  31 | 1429
18 Aug 2023   #58
but also for soldiers in full gear

Did you hear soldiers complaining? No. Do you know why? Because they realize that one day they might have to fight in even higher temperatures, for even longer, under enemy fire, also in full gear. The same goes for sweet doggies. This is army, people, get a grip.
Paulina  16 | 4338
18 Aug 2023   #59
Did you hear soldiers complaining?

Yup. Not on camera, obviously :)

Because they realize that one day they might have to fight in even higher temperatures, for even longer, under enemy fire, also in full gear.

Yes and some say that this is what they signed up for and not for parades in scorching heat on the day of their supposed holiday...

This is army, people, get a grip.

Listen, I personally don't have anything against military parades and I think it was cool that they've included military dogs in a parade, because I don't remember that happening before.

Obviously, soldiers are usually tough people and are accustomed to difficult weather conditions and for many it is a pleasure and honour to take part in such an event. It doesn't change the fact, though, that it s*cks when a military parade is taking place during such weather. That's all. Soldiers are human beings too :) So, I'm just sharing the sentiment of some soldiers - I've never taken part as a soldier in full gear in a parade in hot sun and I can only imagine what it's like :) Take it easy, Kania :))
Ironside  50 | 12383
18 Aug 2023   #60
This is army, people, get a grip.

Excally, or free those dogies and put a collar on your kids instead. WTF?
Those are military dogs they are there to die if need to be. I doubt such a millitary dog could be trusted if military treat them crueally.


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