Poland in photo riddles - part 2

Agata is on S86 between Sosnowiec and Katowice. Also 3 lanes, but I am not sure.

Yes, it is Warsaw but the lamps aren`t ordinary. Take a closer look - why are they special?


:):) Not only knowledge but intelligence too. :):):)

Close to the airport?

Yes, they are. But still why are they special?

Because they are low down so as not to confuse pilots into thinking the road may be the runway.

Yes! They are very low. But your reason is sth new to me - I read they are such to avoid scratching the planes on their bellies. :):)

They also have a soft pinkish light to avoid glare in a high traffic flow area.

Sodium lamps

Yes, High Pressure Sodium bulbs are used to give them that soft orange glow yet bright light without the glare from white light.

It seems we can`t count on our loud-mouthed "patriots." Are they still Polish??? :):):)


It is a badge of special forces unit GROM (BOLT)

GROM was established on 13 July 1990.

The badge was designed by Paweł Moszner in 1992.

Colours:
red - Polish coat of arms reminder
navy blue - colour of Interior Ministry at the time

Which post are you talking about ?
Post #837 ? Or Post #839 ?
I was talking about Post #839 by the airport not the Christmas lights in Post #837.

No, it is post 838 which shows the GROM insignia.

@Milo, nice one, I wouldn't have noticed that those street lamps are shorter than usual :) So I guess it must be some big street near the Chopin airport?


Meh, pawian, you're too impatient - I was going to give them some hints, it's part of the fun ;) Also, maybe not everyone noticed my post - you could give them at least 48 hours... :))


But doesn't "grom" mean "thunder"? Bolt/lightning bolt is translated as "piorun/błyskawica", right?


GROM's special operator at that time. Btw, he's the guy that headed the group of experts who wrote that report about faulty Grot rifles issued to Territorials.

OK, since pawian rozwalił system :)) (he identified the badge and answered all the questions correctly) I'll add another question, so other people would still have a chance to guess something :) Pawian, I'd like to ask you not to answer this one for now ;)

The GROM badge (the photo is in my post #838, right after the photos of mushrooms ;)) is contemporary, but that peaking eagle on the badge is a copy of a historic design from the times of WWII. The difference was that the eagle in the original design wasn't clutching a lightning bolt, but something different.

So, my questions is :):

Who wore that eagle before GROM special operators and why GROM soldiers decided to have it as their symbol?

"peaking eagle"

Sorry, it should be "nosediving" :)

I believe there is some link to The Silent Unseen (Cichociemni) who were trained in the UK during WW2 to parachute into Poland and fight with The Home Army.

But I don't know the details or what their symbol was exactly.

Why was my post from yesterday send to random. On this foto #839 everybody can see Agata outlet. I was on topic.

The Staff didn`t look so closely. :):)

Sure.

Let me go on with the street lamps series:

Where is this copy of a medieval lamp located?

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Yes, exactly! :) GROM badge is modeled on the parachute badge of Cichociemni. Also, at the back of that badge of the Silent Unseen there was an inscription: "Tobie Ojczyzno" (For you, Homeland) which GROM soldiers adapted as their motto:

elitadywersji.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CC-Jozef-Zajac-znak-spadochronowy-768x722.jpg


It was that nosediving eagle from GROM badge :):

pl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cichociemni#/media/Plik%3AZnak_spadochronowy_AK.png


I think it's because none of the guy's who has been answering recently in this thread was brought up in Poland... Even when I was much younger and had no idea about military I still knew what GROM's symbol is. Some guys and boys have GROM posters on their walls :)) That's why I thought it's going to be too easy and I added those additional questions... lol


Pawian, would you be willing to answer this part? :)


I don't know, but that's a cool lamp :)) It looks somewhat familiar for a reason, but I don't think I've seen it live, probably in a photo... Is it in some Northern city?

Yes, coz it has just been installed. Yes, in the north. :)


I have no idea.


Yes, but I tried to keep the style of the 4 letter abbreviation. And BOLT suits perfectly. :):)

OK, so I'll try to answer to the best of my knowledge since probably noone else will - I remember reading in one article that it was general Petelicki (the founder of GROM) who decided that GROM will continue the tradition of the Silent Unseen. One could say that they were the first Polish Special Forces, so I guess it made sense :) Here's a more detailed account of how GROM badge came into being, written by Paweł Moszner:

dobroni.pl/artykul/historia-odznaki-korpusowek/565616


For those interested there are more details concerning this at GROM's internet site:

grom.wp.mil.pl/en/pages/traditional-heritage-2019-07-02-g/

grom.wp.mil.pl/en/pages/symbols-2019-07-02-e/


At first I thought that it might be Szczecin, but there are some lovely buildings in Gdańsk and that white one in the backround looks really pretty... Also, Gdańsk's coat of arms has red backround so it could be Gdańsk flag on it (although I can't really make out what's in that flag). So, my answer is Gdańsk.

Of course it is Gdańsk. I thougt Kania would guess it as the first. :):) That white building is famous Dwór Artusa, a must to know by every citizen and to see by every tourist.

Maybe he isn't going to participate in this thread... :/


And it's pretty :))

Next riddle - what is it and why it's so special?:

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Looks like icecream on a stick. But probably it isn`t.

@pawian ;D Actually it is what it looks like - it is an ice cream on a stick :) The "special" part is the tricky part :))

It is a booby trap - icecream is outside but inside there is an anti-tank explosive in fact. You got it from your special forces friends.

;D


Actually, the pink part of that ice cream is kind of "explosive" in a way lol

does it have baking soda inside it? There used to be a kind of candy in the US with baking soda inside.... nasty, nasty stuff...

@mafketis, the pink icing containes a certain "explosive" ingredient, but it isn't baking soda. You can see that ingredient in the icing in the photo if you look closely :)

I thought it was frozen water. Now I see it is salt. This is salty ice cream. Funny.

@pawian, no, it isn't salt, but part of its name in Polish is also something commonly used in the kitchen :)