History

History has always been an important element of life in Poland. Share your reflections on Poland's past. (page 2)

	× Why is Poland weaker than Russia? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 390 - I would like to see what US would look like, if they had to rebuild 3/4 from scratch every... HistoryBobko - 3 Aug 2018 Velund - 10 Apr 2019
	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
	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
	Was it possible to be a dual Polish citizen in the 1930s? 8 - I asked my lawyer who is based in Warsaw, he says the third law firm is wrong.... Historykomi - 9 Jun 2018 thesipguy - 1 Apr 2019
	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
	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
	Where to buy old militaria in Poland? 4 - Each big city in Poland hosts a flea market. Just type the name of the city and "flea... HistoryLilliput - 3 May 2018 pawian - 8 Mar 2020
	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
	Is there a Western/Eastern divide in Poland like the Northern/Southern divide in Italy? 2 38 - There was Eastern Italy, too. This is about Slavic regions that were controlled by Venice and Italy >>> obviously... HistoryGuestuser - 15 Mar 2018 Crow - 4 Jun 2019
	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
	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
	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 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
	POLISH AND RUSSIAN FRIENDSHIP WILL LAST FOREVER 2 3 69 - I would hate to guess wrong what you meant. Can you help me?... HistoryKtos - 24 Jan 2018 Novichok - 1 day ago
	× Genocide strikes relations between Ukraine and Poland... again 9 - In the last 75 years everything was relatively cloudless. A good moment to start good relations from a... Historydarpawlak - 18 Jan 2018 Vlad1234 - 26 Feb 2019
	Poland Army (Haller) - the American Campaign Medal 3 - Merged: Hallers Army. I know what troop ship my grandfather was on the SS Antigone when he... HistoryDa Bears - 9 Dec 2017 ZigZag - 19 Jun 2019
	Yalta Conference and Polish Government 5 - Which free and fair elections had that government won in order to legitimate itself? Isn't the reality that... HistoryPoplarBonbon - 21 Oct 2017 Harry - 22 Oct 2017
	Franciszek Kornicki - Son of Poland, WWII Flying Ace, Savior of Britain 6 - Here is a link to the video you mentioned: It's an excellent and important short film... HistoryBieganski - 23 Sep 2017 Bieganski - 24 Sep 2017
	How to know the value of Polish coins from 1960-70's 4 - Thank you @Atch and @terri... Historysamthelearner - 22 Aug 2017 samthelearner - 22 Aug 2017
	What should Russia and Poland do to become if not friends, then at least not enemies? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 298 - Very well, smart one. Don't trust me. But examine work of Pilsudski. He was honest when didn't trust neither... Historytrzy kola - 20 Aug 2017 Crow - 29 Jun 2020
	75th anniversay of Dr Janusz Korczak's death - a true Polish hero 26 - An interesting article about him here: pgplaterow.pl/index.php/o-szkole/patron/419-25-lat-z-korczakiem It doesn't mention his radio show, "Gadaninki Starego Doktora", very popular... Historyjon357 - 6 Aug 2017 jon357 - 18 Mar 2020
	Villas like the one Kaczynski was living in were given only to top party officials!!!! 10 - Reasons might be multiple, probably we`ll never know if he was a communist mole in patriotic AK ranks... Historyerin111 - 1 Aug 2017 pawian - 4 Aug 2019
	UK betrayal of Poland during and after WWII 12 - Its hot here, man. focus on the topic please... Historyfrancis2017 - 1 Aug 2017 Crow - 1 Aug 2017
	Podhale Rifles Brigade records 3 - Sorry, I misread that last link, the lady got her relative's records from the Polish section of the British... HistoryRdb11021951 - 18 Jul 2017 Atch - 18 Jul 2017
	Medieval Polish Knight Armour 2 - That's a very early period and examples would be limited in the sense that you won't find too many... HistoryCuriousBanana - 6 Jul 2017 Atch - 6 Jul 2017
	Any Poles in the American Revolution? 2 - ... ... Couple interesting articles about Polish heroes who fought for America. I'll try to translate one fragment... HistoryJohnPolam - 24 Jun 2017 Looker - 27 Jun 2017
	MS Jan Heweliusz disaster 3 - Thank you Ziemowit. If I may ask, do you remember anything about the reaction in Poland at the time?... Historydelphiandomine - 12 Jun 2017 delphiandomine - 13 Jun 2017
	Poland's law and justice.. return of Sanacja? 19 - I don't know what they would do IF the Polish Army stopped German invasion if given different, better... Historygoofy_the_dog - 11 Jun 2017 Ironside - 13 Jun 2017
	Are Polish Women very promiscuous towards foreigners and refugees? 3 - Yea I don't think the government event kept statistics on hiv/aids during the commie years. Much of the hiv... HistoryTheMilfman - 3 Jun 2017 Dirk diggler - 3 Jun 2017
	Bialystok most famous son. Albert Sabin or Ludwig Zamenhof 8 - "Typical(-ly) Jewish names, [aren't they]?" - Nooo, they're not! Ahemm, the great Viennese archictect and designer "Josef Hoffmann"... Historyplainfacts - 31 May 2017 Lyzko - 2 Jun 2017
	Wartime Rescue of Jews by the Polish Catholic Clergy. The Testimony of Survivors. 5 - I'm the first to assert that Poland can be mighty proud of people such as the unnamed, unsung heroes... HistoryIronside - 29 May 2017 Lyzko - 30 May 2017
	Polish hero discovers Jewish roots 22 - Very much so.... Historydelphiandomine - 27 May 2017 jon357 - 29 May 2017
	How a Slovak poet described Poland four centuries ago 6 - It would have been great though. Both Polish and Hungarian cities and towns look better than Slovak ones. ... HistoryPolonius3 - 14 May 2017 Michel88 - 24 Nov 2020
	The Piast dynasty is of non-Slavic origin? Latest DNA findings suggest Germanic or Celtic 11 - Really You can`t even imagine how close you are to understanding but, still you fails. ... HistoryZiemowit - 20 Apr 2017 Crow - 21 Apr 2017
	Catholic Irish or Scottish Immigrants to Poland 3 - I'm Irish and have never heard of Catholics going to Poland. The Catholic gentry who could afford it often... HistoryPattyOFurniture - 21 Mar 2017 Atch - 22 Mar 2017
	Interesting Poland's military pin / "Mennica Panstwowa" 3 - Thank you so much for your help!... Historypoorjamesbond - 19 Mar 2017 poorjamesbond - 19 Mar 2017
	Question about the Polish exiles in Siberia 19th century? 3 - That's very interesting, I never heard of Mr. Bieniowski. What a story that is!... Historyarelis - 18 Mar 2017 arelis - 9 Apr 2017
	Why Poland achieved nothing at all? 30 - I agree. He's more of a sort of "home boy" hero type to me:-)... HistoryPolar Bear - 4 Mar 2017 Lyzko - 13 Mar 2017
	Seeking details of Polish Soldier - Carol Biscupec/Biskupec 7 - Thanks Atch We are following it up here. My relatives father was from Newcastle. We're in England. ... Historyheritageplus - 23 Feb 2017 heritageplus - 6 Jun 2017
	Criminal "Belle Epoque" in Kraków of 1908 8 - Yes, his stuff is amazing, should be much better known. A friend who visited Krakow in the mid... HistoryZiemowit - 15 Feb 2017 mafketis - 23 Feb 2017
	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
	× What is Poles opinion on Intermarium (Międzymorze)? 2 3 4 5 6 7 188 - @Torq PS: If your dream-Intermarium is one of ethnical, religious, political and sexual oppression (only the "right" choices will... HistoryThanatos - 10 Jan 2017 Bratwurst Boy - 24 May 2020
	Looking for info on wartime Polish community in Manchuria 22 - My Grandmother, Mary Faltyn lived in Harbin,China, until 1934, when she emigrated to the US under the sponsorship of... Historyarelis - 19 Dec 2016 mary foltyn - 14 Jul 2019
	Sensational : the biblical Philistines - were they Slavic people? 5 - Ziemowit this 'translation' is simply rubbish - and if Slavs migrated into central Europe from somewhere it was... HistoryZiemowit - 15 Dec 2016 gumishu - 16 Dec 2016
	The ongoing de-Germanisation of the Nazis and the Holocaust adds to Poland's Responsibility 2 3 4 5 124 - In case with this topic, Albanians (Shqiptars) joined in mocking the Poles and then apologized. Seams that mocking the... HistoryPolonius3 - 22 Nov 2016 Crow - 25 Jan 2017
	German history of my new home in Poland 30 - mafketise You don`t understand. What hypothesis on the origin of humanity? What "Out of Serbia" hypothesis? I didn`t... Historyabaper - 18 Nov 2016 Crow - 20 Nov 2016
	Would love some info about my found Polish stamps. 3 - Thank you for the response. :) I'll take your advice.... Historykings - 21 Oct 2016 kings - 30 Oct 2016
	Polish-Hungarian border exchange? 2 60 - You think wrong. Should learn a thing or two about history. Poles who are interested in... HistoryFehervary - 23 Sep 2016 Ironside - 29 Apr 2017
	Conscripted to German Army, then the British Polish Free Army. How? 11 - Many Polish soldiers forced to fight for Germany some came over to the allied side, some captured prisoners... HistoryTezBobrow - 24 Aug 2016 dolnoslask - 19 Sep 2016
	Need Help Identifying This Uniform 16 - It is - standard 1920-1936.... Historydawnan - 15 Aug 2016 Ironside - 26 May 2019
	WW2 Polish settlement in the North study 2 - Hi Lucia Please email archives@barnsley.gov.uk we had a displaced persons camp and a few years ago we had... Historylukkija - 28 Jul 2016 Cassie188 - 17 May 2017
	Poles also killed innocents 2 32 - Harry you're backpedaling or your geography is poor, what is western Ukraine according to you? Phew,... HistoryBogdan26 - 14 Jul 2016 Ironside - 27 Jul 2016
	Poland in WWI 2 38 - Just chucking in an example of the chaos of WW1... Bronisław Malinowski, the famous anthropologist, was doing research in... HistoryAtch - 1 Jul 2016 Trevek - 11 Jul 2016
	60th anniversary of the Poznan uprising! 2 60 - Don't forget he humiliated her directly after the elections that she won for him by floating rumors of a... Historymafketis - 28 Jun 2016 mafketis - 5 Jul 2016
	Poles the biggest hypocrites in the world 2 35 - First of all: according to Wikipedia, Radio Marya was founded in 1991. How come that Mr. Nowak... HistoryNumber1polishfa - 4 Jun 2016 TheOther - 12 May 2017
	Further Reading Online of Kazamierz III? 2 - The King has a headache. But, you can find satisfaction with good quality Polish sausage links. These have a... HistoryCas Milosz - 3 Jun 2016 landofthunder - 11 Jun 2016
	ANYONE KNOW WHAT POLISH REGIMENT OR AIR FORCE WAS MY STEP FATHER in WW2, HE WAS IN SCOTLAND 4 - Scotland The Polish Army was located in Scotland in the summer of 1940 and this was to remain its... HistoryBAGPIPESMAD - 2 Jun 2016 Jamie Burkacki - 5 Apr 2021
	Seeking info on Courland 4 - thank you jon jon this is golden... HistoryCas Milosz - 21 Apr 2016 Cas Milosz - 21 Apr 2016
	History of two Neighbors: Poland - Germany Interrelations 2 3 4 5 6 7 199 - I self-critically analyzed myself and concluded that I am right and that many of you mistaking. I am among... HistorySkacia - 6 Apr 2016 Crow - 6 Aug 2019

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