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Der Spiegel: World War II articles There is a bunch of Ukrainian/German mixes here in Canada (and probably the US and elsewhere). I wonder why?...	3	boletus May 31, 11, 19:19	legend May 31, 11, 19:55
Climate, weather event and Polish history Uważam Rze just printed an article on the effect of climate change on Polish history. As I said, an underexplored...	12	Varsovian Jan 17, 11, 15:29	Varsovian May 27, 11, 19:12
'Defamation': The Anti-Semism Industry & Poland 2 3 4 ... 6 7 joepilsudski: Jews are interested in oil, but in the US they exercise strategic power in financial services, and hence can...	186	joepilsudski May 20, 11, 18:02	NomadatNet May 24, 11, 23:40
BBC - Center for Military Studies - Gerald Kochan 2 Witkowski Witkowski: My father Jozef G P Witkowski met Gerald Kochan in 1992 in Warsaw. He lived in Trentham...	31	mattm1970 Jul 21, 10, 14:08	elzunia May 21, 11, 00:00
Info on Poland in 1988 That's right Softie. The film is indeed great, made authentically. Perhaps the problem is there is not so much English...	20	bravo May 18, 11, 12:44	Antek_Stalich May 18, 11, 18:50
Were Nobles during Commonwealth constituting the Nation of Poland? Nathan: Still impressive. Is it XVII century weapon? I bet it could clear any offensive. A 1640 Volley Gun, this...	24	Ironside May 12, 11, 13:03	Sokrates May 18, 11, 16:50
Warsaw in 1988. No military in the streets of Warsaw in 1988 except normal cadre members and soldiers on leave. Picturesque were groups...	1	bravo May 18, 11, 15:23	Antek_Stalich May 18, 11, 15:41
What are the key features of the Polish Eagle? 2 hague1cmaeron: I don't believe it; is there a reason why you are no telling me? When you mentioned Peter the...	57	fyip4 Jul 28, 09, 19:33	ConstantineK May 16, 11, 21:49
Polish Orphanage in Balachadi I think that this is a interesting article about Polish WWII refugees in India http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?268578 I'm Indian so...	0	wannabewitcher May 16, 11, 09:07	—
Pannonia - was it a part of Poland? Crow, with yout vast knowledge you should rewrite these Wikipedia articles, because now they all tell lies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pannonia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_Hungary...	2	MIHALGHEO May 16, 11, 06:07	Palivec May 16, 11, 07:27
Are Polish territories natively German? 2 3 alexw68: Aw, bless. Yo, me gat better t'ings to do than hang around here whippin' yo' pasty white...	78	Koala May 11, 11, 23:16	PolskiMoc May 13, 11, 11:38
Polish and Russian soul anno 1914 and today 2 chichimera: all along struggled with it because of our individualistic and anarchistic tendencies. I'd say that it was Poland's neighbors,...	44	FlaglessPole May 10, 11, 16:10	Des Essientes May 12, 11, 00:39
Poles did assist to Sebs in famous Kosovo battle, 1389, Serbians vs. Turks Crow: that is also fact but, it is also fact that Slavs resisted while elites of western Europe mostly collaborated...	8	Crow Feb 23, 11, 02:12	Koala May 11, 11, 21:26
The Great Polish History - in pictures. convex: Not original, but from other pictures it looks like a pond next to the road in the valley. Jeez,...	12	Sokrates May 10, 11, 12:28	Bzibzioh May 10, 11, 18:26
Where did the power of Poland vanish to, since... let`s say, some 300 years ago? 2 3 4 5 6 Palivec: You have a limited view on German history. And you have a limited view on history in general. Palivec:...	157	Crow May 6, 11, 17:02	Sokrates May 8, 11, 17:19
The restoration of Polish cities from WW2 destruction 2 3 Harry: Torq, it that first building still a school? I'm pretty sure I taught a few lessons there years...	77	pawian Feb 18, 09, 13:51	Torq May 6, 11, 16:32
Poles in the Napoleonic era 2 3 4 ... 7 8 Ziemowit: If it were as you say, Frederic the Great who was once complimented by Adolf Hitler as "the first...	226	Mr Grunwald Mar 29, 09, 21:55	Palivec May 6, 11, 09:35
Photo galleries from period of Polish People's Republic Polityka.pl offers several good photographic galleries illustrating life in Polish People's Republic (PRL): + "Smak na Peerel - galeria",...	0	boletus May 4, 11, 20:21	—
Scottish graves in Gdansk PennBoy: Not surprised supposedly 30,000 Scottish families settled in Poland by the 17th century. One would think so, but...	3	Trevek May 3, 11, 23:38	Trevek May 4, 11, 09:12
Civilian life in Poland (Krakow) during the WW2. 2 A lot of Polish people would also hide Jews, my grand parents on my Dads side lived in a very...	32	Alexia Apr 15, 11, 18:14	GrzegorzKoziol Apr 30, 11, 23:26
Silesia occupation 2 There's a lot of internet ping-pong about Silesian separatism but, frankly speaking, I've seen no rallies here in over 6.5...	48	MartAnthony Jan 8, 11, 01:47	Seanus Apr 30, 11, 15:56
The Piast dynasty did most for Poland Gregrog: Crown was smaller then Lithuania. I don't know exact numbers of land so just example: Doesnt matter it had...	23	PennBoy Apr 28, 11, 19:11	Sokrates Apr 30, 11, 09:17
Question on Poland 1980-81 (the history of Solidarity during the years of 1980 and 1981) z_darius: I turned on Radio Free Europe. Yes. That night they elected Karol Wojtyla to be the next Pope. I...	15	US_Rover Apr 26, 11, 00:27	Eurola Apr 29, 11, 07:07
Poland paid off American Jewry in 1960 2 3 4 5 6 hubabuba: I hope that there will be a day when we can just be honest and open about it I...	162	Polonius3 Mar 27, 11, 15:14	Sokrates Apr 28, 11, 09:36
Poland's 1945 - 1989 under communism or during socialism? 2 3 Seanus: True, B! By saying 'in times of socialism' would be to very strongly imply that Poland never knew it...	68	warszawski Apr 23, 11, 12:58	warszawski Apr 26, 11, 11:43
Doctor Kurkiewicz - A pioneer of Polish sexuology boletus: Mamy szerokie spektrum przypadków, rozciągających się od nagłocha, raźniaka i wnetszczytaka, poprzez przeciętosza, średniocha i zwykłocha po późniaka, trudnoszczytaka...	1	boletus Apr 19, 11, 17:07	pawian Apr 24, 11, 19:51
United States of America Vs Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 2 3 David_18: United States of America Vs Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Until the Liberum Veto The Commonwealth was a much better place to...	73	David_18 Aug 6, 10, 15:29	PennBoy Apr 23, 11, 04:08
Am I misreading the plight of Poles during the Holocaust? 2 3 4 ... 6 7 yehudi: You want to color israel as a racist society, but it's one of the world's least racist societies. The...	191	masks98 Mar 1, 11, 21:21	Des Essientes Apr 20, 11, 14:06
Nowa Huta and other achievments of PRL 2 3 PennBoy: How about some simple laborer or housekeeper they make much less than that. Showing your ignorance again, boy....	82	PennBoy Mar 10, 11, 23:04	Harry Apr 15, 11, 11:29
Defeat at Rujan island, Arkona or story about western most boundaries of Poland Lukasz K: less pleasant thing for Crow there is no `less pleasant thing for Crow`. Crow is familiar with primary...	4	Crow Apr 9, 11, 19:45	Crow Apr 14, 11, 17:47
Poland 2050? What will happen? 2 Nathan: oland once tried to do that and left a lot of its brave toxic soldiers to rot on our...	59	Polonius3 Oct 8, 10, 14:30	Sokrates Apr 11, 11, 15:44
Polish plane crash rememberance 2011 video Sick populists 'a true pole' is only when mr kaczynski says they're all retards. On 10th of april is a...	26	marekmarek Apr 8, 11, 10:24	NrthPznnDvsn Apr 8, 11, 20:47
History of European anti-semitism 2 3 4 5 z_darius: is that some kind of pun in the context of European anti-semitism? You are brutal, darius ;) z_darius:...	145	Poznan Oct 28, 08, 16:00	Nathan Apr 8, 11, 06:20
Polish-German alliance. 2 3 4 ... 16 17 It was poland who was the aggressor against germany, poland wanted war and were confident of victory since they had...	501	Sokrates Mar 3, 09, 23:02	Blarg Apr 7, 11, 08:23
Poland during the Renaissance 2 3 4 5 Sokrates: As for polish reinessance? I think the point Dariusz was trying to make (and forgive me...	147	gregrocks33 Mar 5, 11, 22:58	Ozi Dan Apr 7, 11, 06:58
August Agbala - nigerian soldier in warsaw uprising Yes, looks like he was a driver... IF the wheel was on the left side, It would be seen in...	14	McCoy Dec 15, 10, 11:09	Grzegorz_ Apr 4, 11, 00:53
Jan Potocki On Ancient Slavic History. Check out Hoene-Wroński's notes on it - worth reading and makes more sense than the original which after all is...	1	Des Essientes Apr 3, 11, 13:16	JonnyM Apr 3, 11, 13:22
Shafting The Poles,article by Ralph Peters NYP Poland has traditionally been shafted by the West. That is nothing new. Go back to the...	18	enkidu Mar 8, 11, 14:24	Penguins Fan Apr 2, 11, 02:11
Help for my graduation thesis (about Auschwitz-Birkenau) Anita23: why people nowadays visit these kind of locations I visited Treblinka, in remembrance of the many people who...	5	Anita23 Mar 29, 11, 15:06	beckski Mar 30, 11, 07:49
Ukrainian general Shandruk saves 29th Polish brigade in 1939 2 Sasha: Can you enlighten me what does suppresion of Slovakian uprising have to do with "doing the best for the...	32	Nathan Mar 26, 11, 00:10	Nathan Mar 29, 11, 19:09
What connects Poland with Vlad Impaler or to say Vlad Tepes or simple Dracula 2 Order of the Dragon	42	Crow Jul 1, 09, 11:45	Crow Mar 27, 11, 12:40
Nice video of De Gaulle addressing Poles Seems the first YT film is broken Here is an other! :=)	11	Polonia1 Nov 14, 10, 13:09	Mr Grunwald Mar 26, 11, 22:11
Vikings in Pomerania? Sokrates: map is that of political influence, not settlements That is correct, I remember from my history lessons of the...	23	Xenohorde1988 Nov 28, 10, 02:14	Mr Grunwald Mar 26, 11, 22:05
Warsaw Uprising - The Forgotten Soldiers 2 3 4 THE HITMAN: Problem is,...... they don,t teach such facts in school history lessons. As BB says, one must research these...	107	David_18 Jun 30, 10, 15:00	delphiandomine Mar 25, 11, 11:00
EU or Russian Empire, who taking/took more from Poland and Poles? 2 ....my patience has limits....	40	Crow Oct 25, 10, 21:19	Bratwurst Boy Mar 20, 11, 18:26
Poland 1939. American photojournalist, Harrison Forman isthatu2: Those are clearly Polish soldiers in both photos. You know that !!!!....... for sure ........ where from ?...	9	David_18 Mar 14, 11, 17:59	ManicPreacher Mar 17, 11, 13:25
Polish pirates 2 A J: southern: What about polish pirates? Try piratebay.org? ;) Sorry, those are primarily...	55	southern Mar 13, 11, 15:06	skysoulmate Mar 16, 11, 15:46
Thinking of changing Wikipedia's Holocaust article to include genocide of Poles. 2 3 MareGaea: They were to become slaves. Then get slaughtered. Poles were killed in droves until 1941 when they invaded...	72	masks98 May 11, 10, 18:44	Mr Grunwald Mar 16, 11, 14:09
Armia Krajowa - Polish underground forces during WWII What is your question? Something like a civil war raged in Poladn after the war -- Soviet-backed commies were terrorising...	2	JaneDoe Mar 3, 11, 17:25	Polonius3 Mar 5, 11, 15:55
Help identify medals for a Polish soldiers Grandson please Seems his G Grandfather was involved in all the major events of 20th C Poland short of the Warsaw Uprising...	6	isthatu2 Feb 26, 11, 15:47	isthatu2 Feb 27, 11, 04:32
If Poland didn't exist, how did citizens become Polish? 2 3 plk123: tell that to delph, no me. :) I speak to the public which has open ears (copy's can be...	61	sunbreak Feb 15, 11, 02:16	Mr Grunwald Feb 24, 11, 02:01
'He's very honest but he's also smart as hell' - playing royal flush with Stalin AdamKadmon: the last minute decision not to make the atomic bomb operational, that is putting it into the hands of...	4	AdamKadmon Feb 21, 11, 12:42	isthatu2 Feb 22, 11, 13:46
Wizna 1939 - Free Comic to Download isthatu2: if in doubt,google translate damn straight, I'd be proper fúcked without it :P	6	Torq Feb 19, 11, 14:42	smurf Feb 20, 11, 23:59
documentary by Khosrow Sinai "The Lost Requiem" I recently purchased the documentary at: iranianmovies.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=4573 &Category_Code= It arrived to me in Australia in less than 7 days....	5	jozefavluggen Oct 12, 10, 03:01	Living in Exile Feb 20, 11, 07:18
Trying to learn more about Warsaw University in 1968, specifically the Math Dept Thanks, that's helpful. Great site. I'd like to know know what the fallout of the 6 day war...	2	basianewyorkcit Feb 15, 11, 21:00	basianewyorkcit Feb 17, 11, 22:28
Was Daniel Fahrenheit a Pole? 2 3 4 5 PennBoy: Poles are a proud people we are proud to be Polish, we're proud to be Slavs your problem is...	126	JaneDoe Feb 15, 11, 23:01	hague1cmaeron Feb 17, 11, 12:02
Vintage footage - Polish pavilion at World Fair of 1939 in New York I wonder if that was intentional but as soon as I saw that tower I thought of the old Prudential...	1	puella Feb 15, 11, 18:32	isthatu2 Feb 15, 11, 19:47
Polish ww2 medals (bronze,silver or gold?) I ask because I did a literal translation and that came up as a medal only instigated in 1999 which...	3	racheepie Feb 10, 11, 21:39	isthatu2 Feb 11, 11, 21:53
Stalag Luft III - the Great Escape (yes, it's in Poland!) Thanks for the link thug.	19	Varsovian Feb 4, 11, 15:43	isthatu2 Feb 8, 11, 16:11
Delegation inclusive of Muslims to visit Auschwitz 2 Here is a film in which jews and muslims look for the greater good http://stagevu.com/video/rvcqdpuiycfj	44	warszawski Jan 30, 11, 18:27	warszawski Feb 3, 11, 01:26

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