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History has always been an important element of life in Poland. Share your reflections on Poland's past. (page 14)

	Polish mathematicians who solved the Enigma machine 2 37 - Sorry I thought that movie was sci fi? Was I wrong?... HistoryPrince - 2 Feb 2009 Marsupial - 16 Oct 2016
	The Celts in Poland. 2 3 71 - I've previously observed of late (in another thread of this Forum, by the way) that certain Poles from around... HistorySeanBM - 15 Dec 2008 Lyzko - 15 Mar 2015
	Famous Russian Poles 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 225 - Merged: Szymon Tokarzewski on Fyodor Dostoyevsky fellow political prisoner of the Tsar Many people reading Dostoyevsky's major novels,... HistorySasha - 28 Nov 2008 Des Essientes - 13 Dec 2011
	Memorial to honour the thousands of Scottish-based Polish soldiers 10 - Thank you. Can you tell me where I might find this information. Thanks... Historycelinski - 4 Nov 2008 Flb - 25 Jun 2013
	History of European and Poland's anti-semitism 2 3 4 5 6 7 192 - I should have been clearer, that happened at a different place but for similar reasons. Feel free to... HistoryPoznan - 28 Oct 2008 Polsyr - 27 Jul 2015
	Greater Poland Uprising (1918-1919) 7 - There is a good film made about the Rising: Męskie Sprawy - Males` Job. See the skirmish between insurgent... HistoryPoznan - 24 Oct 2008 pawian - 18 Feb 2020
	Friedrich Nietzsche - Polish or German ? 2 3 73 - :) That is one of my favourite quotes of all times, it's a definition of being Polish to... HistoryJulekcg - 17 Oct 2008 chichimera - 22 Jan 2012
	Battle of Arnhem 64th Aniversay - Polish Paratroopers 10 - Perhaps the threads should be merged.... HistoryPhil33101 - 5 Oct 2008 jonni - 4 Apr 2010
	Life in communism vs democracy in Poland 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 234 - explain please Pity the question wasn't answered,,Just a load of b0lox..Not enough Poles on this Forum to... Historysue - 12 Sep 2008 milky - 15 Aug 2010
	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
	Sabaton 40-1. Poland WW2 (updated with: Uprising) 2 39 - You just blurt out crap without any reference. They boasted about how they could stand up to... HistoryWarsaw8 - 17 Aug 2008 Ogorki - 2 Aug 2011
	Polish Air Force 1939-45 8 - I have a friend whose (Polish) dad was in RAF. He has a log book. I'll ask if he... HistoryGuest - 1 Aug 2008 Trevek - 12 Jun 2016
	WWII - Battle of Britain and Poles 2 3 4 104 - I'm sorry I can't help with details of your request for info. I can say that both my parents... HistoryDel boy - 14 Jul 2008 Billy9999 - 13 Nov 2015
	I'm searching for a movie about Polish-Bolshevik war of 1920 18 - October 2011 - the release of the Polish production whoich look great in the trailer: ..... HistorySpavo - 13 Jun 2008 pawian - 19 Jul 2011
	"Poland's Concentration Camp" ?? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 570 - IS please, you evidently have no idea. It takes little or nothing to set the media off on... Historyscorpio - 5 May 2008 jon357 - 16 Feb 2016
	Is there a list of those in the Polish Army during WWII? 2 3 4 5 6 7 181 - There are archives available, check this link: web.archive.org/web/20160322070712/stankiewicz.e.pl/index.php?kat=42&sub=644... Historyjpwin26 - 14 Apr 2008 Looker - 14 Nov 2020
	Polish weapons and militaria - got any? 2 3 4 5 6 153 - I have this one what's it worth... HistoryOzi Dan - 12 Apr 2008 Batman - 24 Sep 2013
	Pole, Hungarian, two good friends 2 58 - Polish band performing a great Hungarian song. Enjoy :) youtube.com/watch?v=OGX6IegdavE... HistoryLukasz - 7 Apr 2008 auril - 9 Oct 2012
	Lwów, Wilno ... kresy - Poland have lost enormoust part of our heritage... 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 389 - read the article and not just the title Harry - I believe you can read, can't you? ... HistoryLukasz - 2 Apr 2008 gumishu - 10 Feb 2012
	"SOLIDARNOŚĆ" is just a word for Polish people? 2 47 - Poland for ever.... HistoryJabwaw - 1 Apr 2008 kh siarko sanok - 27 Mar 2010
	Sarmatism in Poland 2 3 4 105 - Actually more of it from here - historyfiles.co.uk/ yes some of the maps and quotes I got from Wiki....... HistoryLukasz - 8 Mar 2008 AdrianK9 - 4 Apr 2016
	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
	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
	What was the culture of Poland prior to the advent of Catholicism? 17 - right, the evergreen boughs predate Christianity. it's not a Christian tradition at all but an adaptation of the... Historysui generis - 20 Jan 2008 plk123 - 25 Jul 2010
	× 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
	13 of December - the anniversary of MARTIAL LAW in Poland 2 48 - Greneda... Yes, it is weird that OT Mr B was apparently a highly charismatic bon-viveur with an alarmingly... Historymiranda - 12 Dec 2007 Dougpol1 - 24 May 2016
	'Battle of Britain' won thanks to Polish aces !! 2 3 4 5 6 158 - Poles, those of you who survived Britain, put cross on yourself, forget Britain and go back to Poland. Start... HistoryPolanglik - 1 Nov 2007 Crow - 30 Nov 2020
	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 1,070 - Human aka Judeo-Christian vs. animal aka heathen. I'm not defending the Crusaders either!... HistoryPolson - 30 Oct 2007 Lyzko - 27 Mar 2021
	1612 new russian epic movie. Polish troops in Moscow. 23 - Have you seen the movie? It actually has unicorns :) "1612" was commissioned by the Kremlin, and co-produced... HistoryLukasz - 23 Oct 2007 z_darius - 1 Feb 2010
	The heroic jump of the 1st Polish Independent Paratrooper Brigade 2 3 81 - Det gör detsamma. :) Whatever he says there should be the evil Russian trace. Check his posts each of... HistoryAirborne - 25 Sep 2007 Sasha - 16 Apr 2010
	Battle of Grunwald 1410 The biggest medieval battle. Germans smashed. 2 3 4 5 6 174 - wow, older than the USA? THAT old? incredible... ;)) but yes, of course Poles achieved other things, too... HistoryLukasz - 25 Sep 2007 Linneus - 13 Sep 2016
	Poland's King Jan III Sobieski - the stopper of Turkish Janissaries! 2 3 64 - Wow, such a well produced video just to show a army that slaughter innocent Assyrians, Kurds and Armenians... Historyturkishfriend - 13 Sep 2007 Levi - 12 Nov 2015
	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
	Question on Poland's szlachta clan admission 15 - My grandfathers plowed your grandfathers in the battlefield (when they didn't flee, which as you know happened very... Historytruhlei - 18 Jul 2007 Nathan - 23 Jan 2010
	Poland's January Uprisings of 1863 2 3 75 - Poland's January Uprisings of 1863 On 5 August 1864, 150 years ago to the day, Romuald Traugutt, the... HistoryPatrycja19 - 13 Apr 2007 AdamKadmon - 5 Aug 2014
	History of Poland in 10 minutes. Really worth seeing! 2 3 4 5 129 - It was made for Polish EXPOsition in Shanghai. And here is the original version with good soundtrack... Historybartek212 - 21 Mar 2007 pawian - 31 Oct 2011
	Kosciuszko Squadron - why don't they bring it back? 2 45 - Merged: Kosciuszko Squadron Founder Named "Greatest Hero Of Twentieth Century" The Founder of the famed Kosciuszko Squadron has... HistoryArturSzastak - 9 Feb 2007 sunnyflorida - 8 May 2012
	Polish 304 SQUADRON IN THE RAF IN WW2 - Davidstow in Cornwall 16 - Thank you Looker, I appreciate the detail you have supplied... HistoryWilliamVenning - 6 Feb 2007 R1268 - 18 Jan 2015
	× Norman Davies - the Brit who loves Poland and becomes one of Us 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 250 - Other than not being allowed to form authorized communities I haven't heard of any other rules in Warsaw... HistoryBabylon - 4 Jan 2007 Marynka11 - 19 Jul 2011
	Polish resistance group under II World war in Denmark 18 - Howdy Lars Barasinski. There is some barasinski in the villages of Kolding and Haderslev... HistoryJola - 17 Nov 2006 Jola - 27 Mar 2008
	Teaching our kids about Poland's History 2 57 - Little something me and friends from Choir decided to play at the end of the Mass because of the... HistoryWlazski - 19 May 2006 goofy - 28 Feb 2016
	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

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