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Early 80s - Could just anybody come stroling on in? I was a student during those years. I remember when martial law first broke the schools were closed and...	5	CuriousBob May 22, 12, 21:37	rybnik May 23, 12, 03:20
Help identifying military uniform in Kraków boletus: I guess I may take some credit here, so you are very welcome. :-) Absolutely, thanks! I even...	10	Rumfuddle May 20, 12, 23:36	Rumfuddle May 22, 12, 12:10
Motivations for visiting Auschwitz 2 3 Well, for what it's worth; I visited Auschwitz at the weekend. I was visiting Kraków, on my first trip to...	81	sfreeman23 Mar 6, 12, 13:03	Rumfuddle May 22, 12, 12:06
Are you proud of Polish colours? isthatu2: Nope, Her Brittanic Majness Queen Vicky's 17th Lancers at the time of the Crimean War against Ivan :)...	26	pawian May 2, 12, 20:46	pawian May 21, 12, 22:06
Any basis in fact about Popiel, Piast, Lech, Czech and Rus? I don't know about those guys, but here's not a well known fact. King Canute was half polish:...	2	Polonius3 May 17, 12, 16:43	Meathead May 18, 12, 03:45
Polish anniversaries throughout the year (with limitations) 2 boletus: The legendary Wanda Rutkiewicz was last seen exactly 20 years ago. She was already a legend...	57	pawian Sep 18, 11, 09:46	pawian May 17, 12, 22:46
Ukrainian-occupied Eastern Poland 2 Ironside: German gov disagrees with you. You have examples for this? Even Yanukovych wouldn't like to become...	37	Barney May 14, 12, 14:25	Funky Samoan May 16, 12, 13:06
Why are Jews pestering Poland for "proper" WW2 monetary restitution/reparations? 2 3 4 ... 20 21 Peter Rossa: Instead of defending the likes of the Rothschilds who would willingly sacrifices 6 million genuine Jews in order...	620	rychlik Apr 7, 10, 06:05	yehudi May 14, 12, 13:04
Film Research - Need info on Martial Law period Hello again everyone - especially PAWAIN and PIP - I've been writing and coming up for air now. First...	8	CuriousBob Apr 27, 12, 20:56	CuriousBob May 12, 12, 05:09
Kosciuszko Squadron of American volunteers during the Polish-Soviet war Merged: Kosciuszko Squadron Founder Named "Greatest Hero Of Twentieth Century" The Founder of the famed Kosciuszko Squadron has...	14	convex Aug 31, 10, 04:36	sunnyflorida May 8, 12, 15:02
Poland worst off as a result? (life in German Prussia vs. Russian communism) Doubtless the Soviet Union would have, I wonder if Poland would have successfully repelled the Communists if they were not...	10	Peter Rossa May 5, 12, 18:05	Peter Rossa May 6, 12, 13:09
Bronisław Grąbczewski, (1855–1926) - Great enemy of Britain boletus: sn't a classical definition of string-pulling? I'd say that he was in pretty much the same situation as most...	13	Varsovian Mar 22, 12, 11:04	jon357 May 6, 12, 12:59
Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin -- all of them lied about Katyn 2 Roosevelt and Churchill lied because Stalin was a tough sell,Had Katyn came to light There would have been an uproar...	44	Ironside Jul 17, 11, 14:47	p3undone May 6, 12, 04:14
Poland, Lacking External Enemies, Turns on Itself 2 3 4 Poland would be very stupid to allow any US military installations on its territory. We owe the USA nothing. The...	105	skysoulmate Nov 28, 10, 01:18	Hipis May 4, 12, 19:25
The story about German- Polish reconciliation 2 3 4 jasondmzk: I gotta admit, the German version of MTV was pretty good. Yes, Germans are not as...	119	pawian Sep 12, 11, 20:21	pawian May 3, 12, 16:21
Poland: Her heroes and her traitors 2 3 4 5 I've just been reading about Prince Roman Sanguszko, the Prince who walked to his exile to Siberia in the 19th...	144	pawian Dec 28, 09, 00:26	Ozi Dan May 3, 12, 01:38
Origins of Polish Slavs I find an interesting article by Walter Pohl, an Austrian historian, who is an expert in ethnogenesis: [i]Traditional...	17	ZakopanTG Apr 30, 12, 03:53	AdamKadmon May 2, 12, 18:12
The Polish/Lithuanian Cth. - the greatest political/legal/religious experiment ever? Hi all, I've always been fascinated by the path the Commonwealth took (particularly in the C16&17) in respect of...	0	Ozi Dan May 2, 12, 03:01	—
Obituaries with a connection to Poland. Merged: Chester Grabowski of Clifton, newspaper publisher and advocate for Polish-Americans, dies I want to post a tribute...	18	Wroclaw Jun 16, 11, 15:52	Zachariah May 1, 12, 16:39
Poland did reasonably well in land terms out of the postwar settlement 2 3 4 ... 9 10 Funky Samoan: what happened to the millions of Poles that were alive before 1939 and dead after 1945 They...	279	Varsovian Feb 23, 12, 15:51	xzqbq7 Apr 30, 12, 19:46
Video of Gdańsk right before the WWII pawian: If Nazis hadn`t started the war, the city would still be German today. :):):) Interesting to see...	5	Tlum Apr 27, 12, 19:13	Funky Samoan Apr 30, 12, 15:05
Poland and Britain started WW2 2 3 DougTales "Poland and Britain started WW2", murdered the Jews, raided Pearl Harbor, and finally helped the Nazis launch their Moon...	67	DougTales Feb 21, 12, 11:29	Gruffi_Gummi Apr 30, 12, 00:22
Any ideas what this is? solidarnosc medal? Here it is	1	curiosc Apr 26, 12, 17:18	curiosc Apr 26, 12, 17:36
Why have Poles contributed so little to Academics? (Particularly Science) 2 3 4 ... 6 7 Well it seems that two Poles may have contributed to the solution of one of humanities greatest conundrums.... The...	182	TheAttorney45 Oct 13, 11, 03:46	ShawnH Apr 25, 12, 18:21
Warsaw Rising 1944 - National Disaster or Triumph of Spirit ? 2 3 I think the decision to commence The Uprising when it did was more politically motivated than anything else. The Polish...	87	pawian Aug 1, 11, 17:01	Hipis Apr 21, 12, 02:04
What Was Poland like in the year 1988? 2 Polonius3: If you talk to people who were adults at that time --- not commies in privileged positions but ordinary...	49	edward22 Mar 1, 09, 22:10	MarcinD Apr 19, 12, 11:28
The restoration of Polish cities from WW2 destruction 2 3 Głogów The town was made into a stronghold by the Nazi government in 1945 during World War II. Glogau...	78	pawian Feb 18, 09, 13:51	pawian Apr 14, 12, 23:28
Casimir Pulaski MarcinD: Can someone share some insight on this ''frame job'' at the time? I assume Russia had a hand in...	1	MarcinD Apr 10, 12, 11:13	hague1cmaeron Apr 12, 12, 11:38
Historical perspective of the relations/fear of the Bolshevik party & Poland MarcinD: Can someone offer a historical perspective of the relations/fear of the Bolshevik party & Poland. I have come across...	1	MarcinD Apr 12, 12, 02:02	Ozi Dan Apr 12, 12, 07:00
Mulitlingual town signs LT, BY, UA Funky Samoan: I agree with you that it should be an ornament for every European city or village to have...	5	DougTales Mar 18, 12, 09:22	DougTales Apr 6, 12, 16:19
History of European anti-semitism 2 3 4 5 6 isthatu2: now we have Fish n Chips and sturdy under wear and the smug factor 11 lolzzzz how true...	160	Poznan Oct 28, 08, 16:00	rozumiemnic Mar 24, 12, 13:21
Borders during the 1800's - Was crossing borders easy or difficult? k934kllo0: Could they relocate from the German area to the Russian area or from Russian to German?...	3	k934kllo0 Dec 28, 11, 19:29	Funky Samoan Mar 15, 12, 15:30
Questions about Polish borders, Galicia and Cossacks. My Grandfather was a Cossack, does that count? I'm trying to find more information on him, but it's...	20	DomPolski Jun 4, 10, 13:29	Nannerlh60 Mar 15, 12, 09:39
Closed: A little reminder for those Brits that ***** about Poles 2 3 4 5 Thread closed for cleaning.	147	nunczka Feb 23, 12, 10:56	pgtx Mar 13, 12, 21:41
Should Poland be given ANY credit for ALLOWING Jews into Poland for 1000 years? 2 3 jasondmzk: What I said, basically, is that everybody got where they are because their great-great-grands probably forced somebody else out....	66	MediaWatch Mar 11, 12, 09:44	Foreigner4 Mar 13, 12, 10:50
Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? 2 3 4 Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? I say terrible for Poles letting them into Poland. Jews traitors to Polish...	97	wolf Mar 6, 12, 08:58	Marek11111 Mar 12, 12, 21:24
1920 Battle of Warsaw - English trailer and film 2 The whole film here in Polish: At 1.34 see how a nurse turns into a female soldier...	57	Eagle20 Sep 20, 11, 20:54	pawian Mar 11, 12, 14:57
Wrocław's Train Station: Not A Happy Place. 2 @JonnyM; my teściowa is from Poznan; that sounds like something cool we could do, or at least talk about. Thanks....	38	jasondmzk Mar 6, 12, 10:33	jasondmzk Mar 9, 12, 10:14
Poland - historical balance-sheet? The spirit always wins.	4	Polonius3 Mar 3, 12, 16:35	noreenb Mar 8, 12, 17:08
Anyone know the name, if true... .... Polish Royal heir 2 Well, the land in Warsaw has new commercial buildings on it now, wonder if I could claim those? ;) Make...	39	bduff Feb 18, 12, 21:25	polishmama Mar 7, 12, 19:11
Old Polish Flag Was this ever resolved? I have the same flag, but in much worse condition. I will try to get a...	13	polskatage Dec 15, 10, 02:21	Murawski Mar 7, 12, 17:19
Polish Underground in WWII ( interview with Dr. Wojciech Muszynski) Last night Michal Issajewicz, one of the last living participants in the killing of Franz Kutschera, the SS and...	13	PennBoy Mar 3, 12, 16:41	PennBoy Mar 5, 12, 17:13
Polish inventors 2 3 4 Jerzy Rudlicki (1893-1977) was a Polish aerospace engineer who invented and in 1930 patented the V-tail, a.k.a. Butterfly tail...	99	commie Jan 18, 12, 17:02	boletus Mar 2, 12, 02:33
Romantic Aristocrat Stories from Poland's Past ok, so I've been looking at this Napolean thing and there's something weird going on here. Apparently, the bird died...	15	smurf Feb 20, 12, 10:39	smurf Feb 29, 12, 15:07
A Polish - Jewish- American row over an Auschwitz barrack ZIMMY: Just curious; why is it more difficult to move it back to Poland then it was to move it...	21	pawian Feb 29, 12, 00:15	Foreigner4 Feb 29, 12, 07:25
Poles executed by Jews during WW2 2 JonMystic: all Polish communists were Jews.. Such bullsh*t! Yet, I suppose I am not suppose to be offended.. JonMystic:...	58	bolek Jun 10, 10, 09:49	Marek11111 Feb 29, 12, 01:12
Russian Labor Camps pre-WWII gumishu: if someone from Silesia ended up in a gulag before September 1939 actually - someone from Silesia...	4	Goszcz Feb 28, 12, 16:45	gumishu Feb 28, 12, 18:40
Lech Kaczynski - was he a good leader? 2 3 Ironside: but respect for people who are not longer alive hence are judged by the highest tribunal. No no no....	88	p3undone Feb 11, 12, 08:17	JonnyM Feb 26, 12, 03:01
Poles did assist to Sebs in famous Kosovo battle, 1389, Serbians vs. Turks Wait so the Serbs now are the founders of hussar cavalry and directly behind the victory at the gates of...	10	Crow Feb 23, 11, 02:12	Midas Feb 24, 12, 00:27
Polish Jews in Hitler's Germany Ozi Dan: masked it quite well and done an artful job. You're too kind. This whole thing makes me need...	15	DougTales Feb 21, 12, 15:58	jasondmzk Feb 22, 12, 01:21
Settlers in the Wielkopolska region Does anyone know of a good book (preferably in English) about the history of settlement in the region around Poznan...	0	TheOther Feb 21, 12, 18:05	—
Polish Officer in NATO, Col. Ryszard Kukliński. 2 3 4 delphiandomine: But was it for the greater good, or was it for other reasons? for what other reasons?...	102	Polonius3 Feb 13, 12, 12:47	gumishu Feb 19, 12, 08:14
What do Poles owe to Russians? 2 3 4 5 6 Sasha: I have a question. How do you assess Krylov's Polish (third video from the bottom) where he's singing on...	153	pawian Apr 13, 11, 00:06	pawian Feb 17, 12, 15:07
What was it like in 1989+ when the Soviet house of cards fell 2 3 4 ... 8 9 http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/11223612.jpg	255	rybnik May 24, 11, 05:10	Borrka Feb 15, 12, 10:13
POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? 2 3 4 ... 22 23 samsungkorea: But i heard somewhere that Polish people in general don't like it when people say Poland is an Eastern-European...	663	Polson Oct 30, 07, 06:53	Halloween Feb 11, 12, 03:15
Lwów, Wilno ... kresy - we have lost enormoust part of our heritage... 2 3 4 ... 13 14 Harry: It has been ruled out? ROFL! Even the source you provide is titled "To nie był głos Błasika?", i.e....	393	Lukasz Apr 2, 08, 10:21	gumishu Feb 10, 12, 16:01
Would you classify the Communist years as a "Soviet occupation" ? 2 3 4 ... 7 8 let's consider an alternative variant of the history: In 1940 Germans pull back their soldiers, SS and Gestapo from Polish...	223	spiritus Jan 31, 12, 17:05	Peter Cracow Feb 9, 12, 21:55
The Untold Battle of Britain 2 3 4 5 6 Harry: the Polish style: run for British ports before the first shot is even fired Yes Harry...	179	Robert A Jun 29, 10, 22:01	Marek11111 Feb 9, 12, 20:07
'Battle of Britain' won thanks to Polish aces !! 2 3 4 5 6 dazg: better the polish pilots had flown for their german masters than that !!!!!!!!! Haqrry, thank you for...	156	Polanglik Nov 1, 07, 14:02	Grzegorz_ Feb 8, 12, 21:18
Do Polish people in general dislike Russia or Germany more??? 2 Alligator: Whats wrong with taking an oath to Poland, when you are a citizen. What's wrong with taking an oath...	51	samsungkorea Feb 8, 12, 04:10	TheOther Feb 8, 12, 17:43

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