History

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

	The history of Talmud and why idiots shouldn't read it 18 - I have no hope for you, Crno. You swallow every bullsht like a young pelican swallows fish.... HistoryTorq - 6 Apr 2024 Torq* - 11 Apr 2024
	DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ORDER NO. 00485? 11 - For me they are not numbers, they are my people...... Historymarion kanawha - 21 Feb 2024 Paulina - 24 Feb 2024
	Have skirts or kilts ever been important for men to wear in Polands past? 7 - @LordHelixTheGOAT i know Lots of men that wore kilts even in a gym i saw a couple wear a... HistoryLordHelixTheGOAT - 18 Feb 2024 Boxery - 21 Apr 2024
	Can a nation totally change its characteristics and national character throughout history? 2 3 62 - Yes, I know. Your bosses in the troll factory in Russia ordered you to try to establish good... HistoryTorq - 8 Jan 2024 pawian - 13 Jan 2024
	Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 574 - Hiking in the Polish mountains in wintertime.... HistoryTorq - 17 Dec 2023 pawian - 23 Apr 2024
	November 11th, what does it mean to you? 24 - I see you are talking to yourself. Amassing! :):):)... HistoryMiloslaw - 12 Nov 2023 pawian - 18 Nov 2023
	The word Murzyn in Polish culture 28 - Yes. But after a few months my parents sent it to an acquainted family in the countryside for reasons... Historypawian - 8 Nov 2023 pawian - 21 Nov 2023
	German Sprache aka speech in Polish films 14 - Mixed with Polish speech, of course. A German soldier steps on the Polish partisan`s fingers who cries out... Historypawian - 30 Sep 2023 pawian - 22 Feb 2024
	Ulma family beatified for heroic Christianity during WW2 2 35 - flies too - blow flies, mosquitoes, gnats, black flies, midges and fruit flies. there are lot of your... Historypawian - 10 Sep 2023 Ironside - 14 Sep 2023
	Historical look at various civilisational differences between Russia and the West 2 3 4 5 6 153 - ;)... HistoryGefreiterKania - 22 Aug 2023 GefreiterKania - 6 Sep 2023
	This anti-Ukrainian propaganda for no valid reasons must stop 2 3 70 - It was enough to separate me.... HistoryMichael2 - 14 Aug 2023 Novichok - 3 Sep 2023
	Did Poles living in Germany support Hitler's rise to power before World War II? 2 47 - @Ironside Ok I understood. 👍... HistoryAlien - 12 Aug 2023 Alien - 16 Aug 2023
	Polish Army Day 2 3 66 - I'd just like to point out that it wasn't just any hot day, but the hottest day of... Historypawian - 8 Aug 2023 Paulina - 20 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
	× 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 11 - So you are lying like a rabid dog now only to teach me a lesson coz I started... HistoryGefreiterKania - 24 Jul 2023 pawian - 24 Jul 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 Ukrainians first 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 245 - Yes, we know, you Russian propagandist swine.... Historypawian - 23 Jul 2023 pawian - 6 Jan 2024
	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
	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
	Polish History Joseph Roblat. 7 - This thread is titled Polish History.Can't you read???... HistoryMiloslaw - 11 Jun 2023 Miloslaw - 22 Oct 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
	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
	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
	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
	Szeptunka Greek Catholic??? NEW - I'm still looking into who my Great-Great-Great-Grandmother Bieszczak, but I've been thinking. My Grandfather described her as a "Healer,"... HistoryOdrowazP - 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 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
	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
	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
	Crazy 1990s in Poland - transition from communism to capitalism - stories 2 3 76 - Yes, I remember these generalizations, e.g. during communism, every off-road vehicle was a "GAZIK", just as today every... Historypawian - 15 Oct 2022 Alien - 22 Dec 2023
	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... HistoryGefreiterKania - 17 Sep 2022 GefreiterKania - 18 Sep 2022
	Gorbachev and Poland 2 3 64 - 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
	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
	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
	Why American military aid to Europe and Poland is important to America itself? 2 3 63 - US needs NATO mainly to sell weapons made in USA to these countries at high prices, and US... HistoryAlien - 3 Jul 2022 Alien - 4 Mar 2024
	Poles in the RAF. 15 - Some time ago two films about Polish 303 squadron pilots were made during one year. Here is the... HistoryMiloslaw - 29 May 2022 pawian - 23 Mar 2024
	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
	Poland retrieves its lost art 5 - Lol :):):) hahaha... Historypawian - 17 May 2022 pawian - 25 Oct 2022
	The Smolensk air disaster 6 - Because Wikipedia says that the Russians did everything correctly. Did you read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smolensk_air_disaster?... HistoryMiloslaw - 11 Apr 2022 Novichok - 12 Apr 2022
	Looking for the location of an old Polish village, circa 1880s 3 - Dorogusk... HistoryMH22 - 16 Mar 2022 DandNSmith - 8 Sep 2022
	Joining Polish Army and Citizenship NEW - Father US citizen joined Polish Army for WW2. Did soldiers oath to Poland and lose US citizenship? Have documents... HistoryFWhite - 5 Mar 2022 — -
	Polish films with Jewish motifs 4 - @pawian; penis prove he isn't a jew. Actually penis prove he is a man, no less and no more.... Historypawian - 29 Nov 2021 Alien - 5 Apr 2022
	Ponary Massacre 3 - I was watching about it on Poland In and apparetly people were put in cells with ice water touching... HistoryStrzelec35 - 1 Oct 2021 Strzelec35 - 1 Oct 2021
	Site about the Silent Unseen needs help 5 - I saw that one first, since that's the paper I read, however the Guardian article is as usual... HistoryPaulina - 17 Aug 2021 jon357 - 1 May 2022
	Amazing Stalingrad footage and images 13 - I wonder how many came home. I didn't mean delivered. All for nothing... Spot on.... HistoryStrzelec35 - 3 Aug 2021 Novichok - 3 Jan 2022
	× Why didn't Britain declare war on USSR for invading Poland in 1939? 2 47 - As are over generalizations. Not only are they dishonest, but stultifying perpetuations of simplistic thinking and catalysts of... HistoryKorvinus - 26 Jul 2021 AntV - 27 Jul 2021
	Why didin't Poland get Sgraffito facades on buildings like Czech Republic? 17 - But he has a good name for a US president or a CIA rogue agent.... HistoryJakeRyan - 24 Jul 2021 Novichok - 30 Jul 2021
	Did Poland bring on its own destruction in 1939? 2 3 70 - Thank you, will look for it... ....there won't be much left afterwards....you can't have it both... HistoryStrzelec35 - 17 Jul 2021 Bratwurst Boy - 28 Jul 2021
	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
	Why Was D-Day So Significant for Poland ? 2 3 4 5 6 152 - "you're" Thank you for understanding the link that I sent you in post #150 polishforums.com/history/poland-day-significant-86581/5/#msg1912759... Historyjohnny reb - 6 Jun 2021 johnny reb - 9 Jun 2023
	Looking for a great new novel to read about Polish WWII History? 2 - without vodka travels in wartime Russia - look it up on amazon i dont think it was ever translated... HistoryFlynnbj - 14 May 2021 Strzelec35 - 14 May 2021
	Benefits of being Polish nationalist: is there any? 7 - youtu.be/W6-OmWZen2Q have you ever been with such a free and loose with the moment chick iron? such a... HistoryStrzelec35 - 14 May 2021 Strzelec35 - 14 May 2021
	Poland or Germany: Which country rebuilt more of its architecture? 5 - Thanks, pawian.... HistoryIaki - 4 Apr 2021 Lyzko - 4 Apr 2021
	Is Poland a Slavic country?! (politics included) 2 3 87 - USians really don't do european maps! :) reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/m8g69g/just_hre_things/ ... Historyarmageddon - 17 Mar 2021 Bratwurst Boy - 20 Mar 2021
	History of Polish-Russian relations 2 3 4 5 6 7 186 - It is natural that teachers` arrogance is something completely different. :):):)... HistoryGefreiterKania - 19 Feb 2021 pawian - 16 Mar 2024
	Poland's borders throughout history 25 - Youtube offers a few animations which show the changing borders over centuries. In the 20th century we generally... HistoryMr Grunwald - 13 Feb 2021 pawian - 3 Apr 2021

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