History

History has always been an important element of life in Poland. Share your reflections on Poland's past. (page 12)

	Poles organized the first strike in US in 1619 2 3 72 - Shyt! Does it mean that English history is more complex than Celts, Boadica, Norman invasion, the Lion Heart, Wat... Historypawian - 31 Aug 2010 pawian - 25 Aug 2012
	Vilamovian language - now that's something interesting 24 - Good to know. Trust Lusatian too is alive and well:-)... HistoryMcCoy - 28 Aug 2010 Lyzko - 27 Jan 2021
	The memory about the Invasion of Poland 1939 - today's events 20 - Yes, but when needed, they made a few successful charges with sabres in hands, breaking German infantry units.... Historypolishgreatness - 27 Aug 2010 pawian - 1 Sep 2020
	A view of Poland from far far away 14 - I am glad the OP is interested in Poland and its history. I think the accomplishments of Poland are... HistoryGalloglaich - 26 Aug 2010 Ranger - 3 Jan 2014
	Recommended Poland's history books 2 3 4 5 6 175 - There are some history books that I'm looking for in English. So far no luck finding anything. Firstly is... Historyjasinski - 26 Aug 2010 marion kanawha - 4 Apr 2024
	WWII in Europe could be also understand as Civil War of Slavic world? 11 - Fortunately, no matter all historical challenges, Slavic world is much stronger then Anglos, Frankos and Germanics altogether. Now, in... HistoryCrow - 23 Aug 2010 Crow - 24 Oct 2019
	Zadvir'ya - Polish Thermopiles commemorated 15 - you don't seem to prove that very well:)... HistoryNathan - 22 Aug 2010 aphrodisiac - 24 Aug 2010
	Boycotts of Solidarity's anniversary celebrations. Poland's Solidarity - Now and Then? 16 - strange? Duirng the 1980 Lenin shipyard strike and signing of the labour accords, visitng foreign journalists and politicians... HistoryPolonius3 - 22 Aug 2010 Polonius3 - 2 Sep 2015
	WW2 hypothesis - if France And England weren't so timid, wimpy and scared of Hitler... 2 34 - If this statement is about Poland I'd challenge it by stating that Stalin wanted revenge; territory was icing... Historyjasinski - 21 Aug 2010 Babinich - 22 Aug 2010
	Pole who burned himself to protest the 1968 Soviet invasion 2 3 81 - I'm untangling the crossed wires as we speak ;) The Pole certainly met his match that day ;)... HistoryDavid_18 - 20 Aug 2010 Seanus - 24 Aug 2010
	Was there sex in Poland during communist regime? 2 60 - Such books have left heritage.... HistoryNathan - 20 Aug 2010 southern - 13 Dec 2011
	Polish civilization is older than English or French. Why do Poland follow them? 2 3 64 - I see a commonwealth of allied nations in Central and Eastern Europe - Sweden, Finland, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary... HistoryCrow - 19 Aug 2010 Zlatko - 30 Jun 2020
	Colonel Mikolaj Sciborski - unknown Polish leader of OUN 20 - 250.000 dead polish men women and children murdered by ukrainians is nothing to reconcile? Arent you a nice... HistoryNathan - 19 Aug 2010 Sokrates - 20 Aug 2010
	15 August 1920 - the battle of Poland with the Red Army 24 - Ok . Your citation comes from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metapedia You can also find there that some Wikipedia articles have been... HistoryIronside - 15 Aug 2010 RUR - 16 Aug 2014
	The Way Back ( Długi Marsz movie) Colin Farrell, Ed Harris 27 - There is some doubt about that too, however I read an interview with a guy who takes care... HistoryPennBoy - 12 Aug 2010 RobertLee - 28 May 2011
	Pewex and Balaton - do you rememer these Poland shops? 13 - I remember (well... I think) - my older brother got his BMX from Pewex :P... Historysobieski - 11 Aug 2010 RubasznyRumcajs - 19 Aug 2010
	Polish Civil War after the German Occupation in WW2? 7 - Yes it is true, Poland had something like homewar. To be honest communist governemnt was established by Sowiets and... HistoryChicago Pollock - 10 Aug 2010 Lukasz - 12 Aug 2010
	United States of America Vs Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 2 3 74 - Until the Liberum Veto The Commonwealth was a much better place to live, it's problem was it formed... HistoryDavid_18 - 6 Aug 2010 PennBoy - 23 Apr 2011
	Poland - Scotland, the untold story... 2 3 75 - Which tells me that she isn't really from there or lives in a closed circle of smug gits and... Historydtaylor5632 - 5 Aug 2010 Seanus - 18 Oct 2010
	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
	Is there any part of Polish history that's at least a bit glorious? 2 3 4 5 6 7 192 - How did they steal Klose and Podolski? And how did Gutenberg steal printing from the Chinese? Where did Kant... Historyfrd - 3 Aug 2010 Palivec - 7 Jul 2011
	Polish history is 100% glorious 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 297 - LOL!! Like the French Pede.............. HistoryHarry - 2 Aug 2010 Miloslaw - 15 Mar 2021
	Destruction of Ukrainian churches in Poland in 1938 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 273 - Case 2 The polonisation in education meant that Ukrainian uni-lingual schools were closed down. Their number gradually decreased from... Historyaphrodisiac - 31 Jul 2010 pawian - 10 Dec 2022
	Dutchmen in Polish history ! 17 - I hope they enslaved Berbers...... HistoryIronside - 29 Jul 2010 Mr Grunwald - 27 Aug 2010
	Digital reconstruction of Warszawa - Miasto Ruin - rebuilding the destroyed Warsaw 2 31 - An interesting article about rebuilding Warsaw after the war and how Ukraine may use or not use similar techniques... Historypgtx - 28 Jul 2010 jon357 - 2 Sep 2023
	Endecja - State Sponsored Anti Semitism 1935 - 1939. 2 3 4 5 138 - People have a right to boycott Jewish shops/products as consumers. It is also your right to disagree with the... HistoryMareGaea - 27 Jul 2010 Ranger - 3 Jan 2014
	Time for Slavic Commonwealth around Poland as center 2 3 4 5 6 160 - @Crow ; Now you explain... Poles and Serbs are friends brother, but no more then just friends. I am... HistoryCrow - 24 Jul 2010 Alien - 24 Nov 2021
	My Great Grand father took part in the Battle of Warsaw! 2 3 90 - I refer to Costi's type narrow mindedness that haunts like disease this world. You are an intelligent... HistoryBorrka - 24 Jul 2010 Olaf K - 15 Aug 2011
	× BBC - Center for Military Studies - Gerald Kochan 28 - this could have happened with ours, a Dress sword should have gone to my grand mother as she... Historymattm1970 - 21 Jul 2010 isthatu2 - 9 Jan 2011
	Polish aristocrats - would be better off if we had Polish magnate families? 2 3 69 - Agreed, texas. I'm too lowborn to be part of the elite under monarchy and I'm not grasping or... HistoryDavid_18 - 20 Jul 2010 kondzior - 30 Dec 2012
	Polish-Turkish alliance. Is it mistake, joke or real love? 2 35 - The Turks were never to be ignored by Poland or indeed by Australia. Someting in common there. I see... HistoryCrow - 20 Jul 2010 Marsupial - 5 Feb 2015
	Let's talk about the POLISH ARMY 2 3 64 - And film, too. :):) And the film is the most important of all arts, remember! Exactly.... Historypgtx - 16 Jul 2010 pawian - 22 Aug 2023
	Chances of Moscow becoming part of Poland again? 2 3 4 102 - In the same way, I can tell you that an attack is not a discussion.... HistoryNathan - 16 Jul 2010 Bobko - 31 Oct 2023
	The Grunwald Battle: Today is 600th anniversary of the greatest medieval battle. 2 3 66 - Read what the Ottomans chronicles write about "the greatest defeat of the Turks at the beginning of Islam" (January... HistoryOlaf - 15 Jul 2010 valdanys - 14 Feb 2014
	Hollywood stars to act in Italian film on Poland's Battle of Vienna 19 - On my keyboard, the comma is directly to the right of the "M" key.... HistoryEagle20 - 10 Jul 2010 ShawnH - 4 Jun 2011
	Good fences make good neighbors. 13 - Yes. Modern Gernans don`t want to exterminate all Poles so that they can gain Lebensraum in the East.... HistoryBorrka - 10 Jul 2010 pawian - 16 Mar 2020
	Quotes of Polish or German kings, generals 2 42 - Not exactly, it went: the Polish nation is great but people are wh.res.... Historypolskisoldier88 - 9 Jul 2010 pawian - 3 Sep 2023
	SEE DANGER AHEAD FOR THE KAISER IN POUND. July 24, 1902 14 - Ah, come on, someone even speaks English in the Foreigners Office (and will use it!) these days! Even... HistoryDavid_18 - 6 Jul 2010 delphiandomine - 7 Jul 2010
	"Quiet Hero" a book on Polish Survivors rarely heard - by Rita Cosby 26 - Here are Two Links to articles published in Nowy Dziennik about this heroic and inspirational story and Hollywood Film... HistoryMediaWatch - 3 Jul 2010 sunnyflorida - 17 Jul 2012
	Untold fact about Kraków`s etymology- Thracian origin of place name Kraków? 3 - we are all Sarmatians. Serbs just keeping using that name. Slovenians and Slovaks using as their ethnic name... HistoryCrow - 2 Jul 2010 Crow - 2 Jul 2010
	Battle of Warsaw movie in production 24 - Merged: Battle of Warsaw 1920-New Movie From Poland Has anyone seen the new movie from Poland ... "The... HistoryDavid_18 - 1 Jul 2010 sunnyflorida - 3 Feb 2012
	Poland should compensate for Soviet-seized property? 6 - there were some compensations more recently.. find posts by celinski.. she knew all about it.... HistoryPolonius3 - 30 Jun 2010 plk123 - 30 Jun 2010
	Warsaw Uprising - The Forgotten Soldiers 2 3 4 117 - It's not my translation. I found it online the way it is and posted it here to correct... HistoryDavid_18 - 30 Jun 2010 4 eigner - 19 Sep 2012
	The Untold Battle of Britain 2 3 4 5 6 7 205 - I have read a good couple of entries there and most state that the given pilot went through... HistoryRobert A - 29 Jun 2010 gumishu - 1 Aug 2012
	Poles should emulate Jews? 2 3 4 5 6 153 - Spot on, mate-:)... HistoryPolonius3 - 29 Jun 2010 Lyzko - 21 Jun 2021
	Should HMG compensate Poland and/or Polish veterans? 2 3 90 - watch your terminology. It's people who use it who create the problem.... HistoryOzi Dan - 29 Jun 2010 Trevek - 5 Sep 2010
	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
	Give back Lwow to Poland and Kaliningrad to Germany - is it possible? 2 3 4 5 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
	Any Polish real war videos? 4 - For that videogames are great...great graphics (better than your grainy b/w bad quality youtube footage) and you can... Historypolskisoldier88 - 25 Jun 2010 Bratwurst Boy - 30 Jul 2010
	CONSIDERATIONS ON THE GOVERNMENT OF POLAND April 1772 12 - You know damn well how contemporary history works. Yes, they read one another's work to gain more understanding and... HistoryDavid_18 - 24 Jun 2010 Seanus - 16 Jul 2010
	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
	Wealth of the Polish nobility 29 - Actually its about some Winged Hussar captains who had their horses lose golden horseshoes in Vienna, it wasnt... HistoryDavid_18 - 24 Jun 2010 Sokrates - 29 Jun 2010
	1587-1588 Poland's War with Austria 22 - At that time kings still had quite a bit of power, even if he didnt march the entire... HistoryDavid_18 - 24 Jun 2010 Sokrates - 29 Jun 2010
	Is there a list of the Polish prisoners that were held at Buchenwald Concentration Camp? 2 - Little search in google and I found that people can send questions there its-arolsen.org/en/contact_information/index.html also to the Auschwitz Museum... Historyjasfit00 - 24 Jun 2010 Artur - 25 Aug 2010
	SCANDAL: Dyl Sowizdrzał was really Dyl Ulenspiegel (Till Eulenspiegel), and not Polish! 18 - it was never ours from the start.. he always was slovak.. jeez... HistoryTorq - 19 Jun 2010 plk123 - 20 Jun 2010
	Ghetto Uprising better known than Warsaw Uprising? 2 3 4 92 - Both actually. My spell check did not work lol... HistoryPolonius3 - 19 Jun 2010 Lyzko - 8 Feb 2023
	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
	The Two Saddest Nations on Earth... Poles and Jews 2 3 4 5 6 171 - Give me examples of said racism. Indeed, Milo. Your silence is deafening....and most telling.... HistorySire Brenshar - 14 Jun 2010 Lyzko - 14 Jul 2022
	Leon Feldhendler: A hero murdered? 2 37 - Nice of you to finally drop the pretense of not reading my posts. As to Wroclaw, no I'm not... HistoryMareGaea - 13 Jun 2010 Harry - 15 Jun 2010
	Polish and other Slavic nobility in our time 2 3 71 - I have to remember this. I was always afraid to buy such a knife block because I thought... HistoryCrow - 12 Jun 2010 Alien - 4 Dec 2023

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