Poland in photo riddles - part 2

Ah, I see... ;D Well then I guess you forgot about "squadron E" - space operations :))

OK, since Riddle 2 has been solved:


Those two caps, which are being worn only by GROM operators on the teams, have been put up for a charity auction with the permission of the commanders of squadrons A and C by a father of a sick boy. They are really rare - you probably can't buy them anywhere else, so I'm guessing they are a real treat for collectors of military stuff and GROM fans:

"A" cap:

facebook.com/groups/948525902604036/permalink/1020224452100847/

"C" cap:

facebook.com/groups/948525902604036/permalink/1020223792100913/

The father is collecting money for a surgery for his son which will take place in Germany - it's very expensive, they still have a long way to go and not much time left. If you can, spread the word about his auctions (he's putting also other stuff up for auctions):

facebook.com/groups/948525902604036/?ref=share

You can also donate here:

siepomaga.pl/team-pawel

Noble cause calls for noble actions.


Yes, a huge omission on my side coz they have already saved our asses several times but their missions are so strictly confidential that very few people know about them.

And here?:

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@pawian, I don't think I recognise this... 🤔 Is this someone who's wounded or drunk?


Sorry, I don't know where I got this "Germany" from lol - it will be performed in Paley European Insitute in Warsaw for 277 000 PLN. They don't even have half of this money yet.


Indeed :)


I can imagine - someone has to protect us from those green aliens from a different planet ;)

Hint for Riddle 1:


Torpedoes :)

I went in the wrong direction coz I looked for Penemunde which developed V missiles.


Not drunk exactly but behaving as if drunk. Or possessed. :):)

Ah, it's "Wernyhora" by Jan Matejko! I knew it had to have something to do with Cossacks, judging by the guy's hairstyle :)

Yes, Wernyhora who was a legendary 18th century Cossack bard who prophetized the fall of Poland and its subsequent rebirth.

Who does this pet tiger belong to?

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The tiger belongs to Nero and the painting is "Nero's torches" by Henryk Siemiradzki. It's big - 385 × 704 cm, 27 square metres:

Yes! about first Christian martyrs burnt at stakes for their faith.
But I would prefer to call him Emperor Nero - we should pay due respect to notable rulers. History isn`t such a trivial matter after all. We need to deal with it respectfully. :)

Ah, you know, he's so well known that it's like with Cleopatra - she was a queen, but people usually just say "Cleopatra", since everyone knows who she was anyway...

Also:


Well, he was an as*hole and I have no respect for him, so...

Yes. :):)


No., :):) It was his political opponents who blackened him in their diaries and chronicles.


So I can only say I was trying to be humorous..... hahaha

@Paulina
@pawian
To reconcile you both let's call him; The Cruel Emperor Nero.

Thank you very much, we needed that coz that respect for notable historical figures which I had called for led to a huge brawl and tensions between us. I was so stupid! Will she forgive me this one more time? :):):)

In return for your reconciliatory attempts, here is another riddle with a clue :

This guy is ashamed of himself. Why?

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A treasonous general and Targovican number one.

In his own words (translated of course) "I am now a Russian forever"

Wasilij Stiepanowicz Popow

No (If it's who I think it is). The painting's by Matejko and is someone Polish with a very famous surname who was alive in exactly the same period. A relative (uncle? cousin?) of a famous writer.

Yes, Szczęsny Potocki, one of the pro-Russian traitors who sold Poland and endorsed partitions in 18th century. Let his name be cursed forever. Above, in the famous painting Rejtan by Matejko. His merits were properly appreciated during Kosciuszko Insurection and he even achieved a higher position, unfortunately in effigy only coz he had managed to escape abroad.

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He looked like a Russian...

Oh, OK... I didn't catch that, I thought that I'm getting a teacher's scolding or sth ;) I'm often not sure when you're joking and when you're being serious, so I can get confused sometimes :P


How will PF ever recover from this ;D


I don't think there's anything to forgive ;)

But, Alien, thanks for the mediation anyway :))

Btw, my Riddle 1 from post #1,158 still hasn't been solved - I wrote what that facility in the photo was used for in the past, but the question is - what is it used for now?

So, two more hints:

- it's located in a city with a rather young seaport;
- it's colloquial name is a historical name of a famous island - when long ago Portuguese sailors first discovered this uncharted island they called it in their language "The Beautiful Island".

It sounds like Formoza in Gdynia. There's an army unit there.

Is it about naval frogmen?

The key to that is simple: I am serious in serious threads while in others - anything.

Yes, you solved it! Congrats.

Those frogmen have an intriguing emblem:

Another riddle: Who is that female?

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Yes, as pawian already wrote - you solved the riddle - well done! :))
Formoza is probably the coolest military base in Poland (that I'm aware of, at least) :):




Yup (you can see them in the riddle photo - they're standing in two rows), although, unlike their American counterparts, for example (Navy Seals), they were part of the Polish Navy for only a short period of time (not anymore). They do cooperate with the Navy, though. I think I've read somewhere that they're the least numerous Polish Special Forces unit.


Yes, that sea serpent in the emblem is that sea creature that I had in mind when I wrote this:



A merciful lady - death. The painting is "Death" by Jacek Malczewski:

Who is this woman and why is she smiling?:

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Coz she feels great satisfaction after being voted Miss Poland.

Rather Queen of Poland

@pawian
lol Nope ;) She is happy about getting her crown back though :) What does getting that crown back symbolise?

@Alien, nope, but close... She's a personification of something. Of what?

Yes, she is Mary, God`s Mother, on the Coronation Day when she became the Queen of Poland. Till today people sing: Maryjo Królowo Polski....

@pawian, nope, she's not Mary...

Its venerable Jadwiga. She smiles because she knows what coming in a post-covid world. True independance.