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9 months

A Polish war hero, the insurgent of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, has completed his last mission - by proudly walking his granddaughter down the aisle. Two days later, Major Bronisław Karwowski retired to the eternal guard at the age of 94.

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304 Squadron airman Lt John Franklin (Mieczysław Frąckiewicz) is celebrating his 103 birthday today. Many happy returns to one of the last WW2 Polish 🇵🇱 airmen living in Great Britain! 200 lat!

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A Polish Hero Bartosz Niedzielski, critically wounded during a terror attack at the Christmas market in Strasbourg, died yesterday. He had blocked the attacker from entering a concert venue, preventing a massacre on a big scale. R. I. P.

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Łukasz Koczocik is a Polish man who used a ceremonial pike to confront an Islamist terrorist who had fatally stabbed two people during the London Bridge attack in 2019. Łukasz has been awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal for bravery. We are so proud!

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This is how Grzegorz, a Polish bus driver from London, celebrates Poland’s 🇵🇱 National Flag Day! We are so proud to be Polish!

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This is how football fans of @NACnl in Breda, the Netherlands, expressed gratitude to Poland for liberating their town. #OTD in 1944, the Polish 1st Armoured Division, under General Stanisław Maczek's command, liberated Breda, showing great care to minimise damage to this…

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9 months

Happy Polish 🇵🇱 Armed Forces Day! Will Poland build the most powerful army in Europe?

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Subway in Warsaw. People read books!

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Polish pilots = Polish pride! Two Polish cadets received diplomas from President Biden during the US Air Force Academy ceremony in Colorado. Look how they show respect for the Polish 🇵🇱 flag! @mmagierowski

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7 months

We are deeply sorry to inform you that 101-year-old Lieutenant Jan Stangryciuk-Black, a rear gunner in No. 300 "Land of Masovia" Polish Bomber Squadron, passed away today in London. He was a great hero of Poland and Britain. R. I. P. Thank you for defending the British sky…

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10 months

#BattleOfBritain , one of the most pivotal moments in the UK's history, started #OTD in 1940. The largest and most effective group of foreign aircrew was from Poland - 145! Never was so much owed by so many to so few! 303 Kosciuszko Squadron became the most successful Fighter…

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304 Bomber Squadron airman Lt John Franklin (Mieczysław Frąckiewicz) is celebrating his 104th birthday today. He was assigned to 304 Squadron as a radio operator. In 1945, his crew sank a German U-boat. Many happy returns to probably the last WW2 Polish 🇵🇱airman living in the UK!…

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2,937 legendary pilots risked their lives for freedom in the summer of 1940. 145 of them were Polish. 303 Polish Squadron was the most successful Fighter Command unit in the Battle of Britain. Poles shot down 126 German planes in only 42 days. #BoB ended #OTD in 1940. #BoBPoles

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Look at the life-size memorial to the 82 children who were killed by the Germans in the gas chamber #OTD in 1942. The youngest child was one year and six days old. It was German revenge for the assassination of SS General R. Heydrich. The monument is located in Lidice in the…

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145 Polish fighter pilots flew for the @RoyalAirForce in the Battle of Britain. No 303 Polish Fighter Squadron entered the Battle of Britain, credited with 126 kills, and was rated the highest-scoring fighter squadron of the Battle of Britain. Winston Churchill said: "Never was…

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“I am happy to be here today to pay tribute to my fallen Polish comrades” - said 101-year-old Jan „Black” Stangryciuk, a rear gunner in No. 300 “Land of Masovia” Polish Bomber Squadron, during the commemoration at the Polish Air Force Memorial in Northolt. @RoyalAirForce …

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One of the most poignant images from All Saints’ Day. The Polish War Memorial in London, where we pay tribute to the Polish airmen who sacrificed their lives 'for your freedom and ours.' Their bravery and sacrifice will never be forgotten!

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7 months

Today, Szczawnica celebrated the “redyk”. It is the Polish autumn tradition when highlanders march solemnly through the villages with their flock of sheep, which are returning to the stables and preparing for the winter, after the summer in the pastures.

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“Make a wish” - says Jadwiga, the wife of Jan Stangryciuk, on his 101 Birthday. We have an honour to participate in the celebration of one of the last Polish airmen living in the UK. Jan was a rear gunner in No. 300 Squadron “Ziemia Mazowiecka”. We all owe a debt of gratitude to…

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Happy 100th birthday to WW2 veteran Lieutenant Eugeniusz Jan Niedzielski. He is the last surviving soldier from General Stanisław Maczek's 1st Polish Armoured Division living in the UK. More than 250,000 Poles from the Polish Armed Forces in the West fought against Germany during…

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10 months

As many as 142 pairs of graduates from six Polish 🇵🇱 secondary schools in Vilnius, Lithuania 🇱🇹 participated in the Polonez dancing at Cathedral Square. It is one of the most beautiful Polish traditions of Vilnius! Source: Wilnoteka

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6 months

This is how the Polish Gorals celebrate Polish Independence Day! 🇵🇱

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Battle of Britain ended #OTD in 1940. 145 Polish fighter pilots flew for @RoyalAirForce in #BoB . No 303 Squadron was rated the highest-scoring fighter squadron. Poles shot down 126 German planes in 42 days. Winston Churchill said: "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".

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Polish patriotism at its finest. Happy Independence Day, Poland! Szczęśliwego Dnia Niepodległości, Polsko! 🇵🇱

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5 thousand people are singing the Polish 🇵🇱 National Anthem to celebrate 100 years of Poland regaining independence. So proud!

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10 months

On European highways, you can spot a lorry decorated with incredible artwork tributes to the Polish airmen who fought in the #BattleOfBritain . This is how the Polish drivers remember the heroes! The truck belongs to the firm Repiński Transport. @RoyalAirForce @RAFBF @WBH_2016

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9 months

Warsaw stops for one minute every year to honour the Warsaw Insurgents! “W” hour!

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Heartbreaking picture: Distinguished Polish war veterans lay a wreath at the locked gate of the Polish War Memorial last Sunday. @Hillingdon banned the traditional annual commemorations of the Polish community. The wreath was binned the following day.

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Poland’s Maria Kwaśniewska (right), medalist in the javelin, surrounded by 100 000 frantic Germans, refuses the nazi salute. Berlin Summer Olympics, Germany 1936. Today marks #OlympicDay in Poland. @PKOL_pl @Olympics

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Happy Independence Day, Poland! 🇵🇱 Poland reappeared on the map of Europe 105 years ago, after 123 years of partitions by Russia, Austria and Prussia. The restoration of the country's independence was made possible by patriots who prioritised the national interest above all…

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Poland, Warsaw, 31 July 1957. Celebration of Warsaw Uprising ceremonies on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. For the first time, the Communist authorities allowed the participation of Home Army soldiers, nurses & liaisons. Hence the emotional power of photos. 📷Marilyn…

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145 Polish fighter pilots flew for @RoyalAirForce in the Battle of Britain. No 303 Polish Fighter Squadron entered the Battle of Britain, credited with 126 kills, and was rated the highest-scoring fighter squadron of the Battle of Britain. Never was so much owed by so many to so…

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Poland's Presidential Couple among "the best-dressed and stylish" #Coronation guests, according to the @Telegraph . Yesterday, President @AndrzejDuda and First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda participated in the Coronation of Their Majesties, King Charles III and Queen Camilla, at…

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. @JustinOnWeb and @BBCr4today , be so kind to remember to use the correct terms when describing #GermanDeathCamps . You said “Polish concentration camps” in the section on the Oscars. It's not just a matter of semantics. It's a matter of historical integrity and accuracy.

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Watch this important clip (thank you, Liam Neeson) about the Battle of Warsaw and the Polish victory over communism. #OTD in 1920, Polish soldiers saved Europe from the Bolshevik invasion. Polish subtitles. @Fundacja_PFN @KosciuszkoFound @ipngovpl_eng

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Witold Pilecki is considered one of the greatest wartime heroes. He was the only man who volunteered to enter the German Death Camp in Auschwitz. He gathered intelligence about the German atrocities committed at the camp and organised the underground resistance movement despite…

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We are deeply sorry to inform you that 100-year-old Antoni Grudzień, the soldier of the 2nd Corps of General Władyslaw Anders, passed away today in Leeds. Together with the others Antoni took part in the Italian campaign in WW2 (He was wounded in the Battle of Ankona). R. I. P.…

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Happy 97th birthday to Mel Brooks! In 1983, Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft sang “Sweet Georgia Brown” on a British variety show promoting “To be or not to be”. In Polish 🇵🇱

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"The Wola Slaughter" started #OTD in 1944. It was the largest single massacre in WWII. Poles were murdered in the most bestial way - shot dead in cold blood or burnt alive by the Germans. Around 50-60K civilians were murdered in just two days in the Wola district of Warsaw. In…

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General Witold Urbanowicz is the legend of the Polish Air Force. During WW2, he commanded the 303 Squadron - the most effective @RoyalAirForce unit during the Battle of Britain. He was born 115 years ago. More:

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“In the long history of injustice, no one has been treated more unfairly than General Stanisław Sosabowski, commander of the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade”, said Norman Davies, British historian. #OTD in 1944 the Brigade under General Sosabowski was transferred under…

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Polish Navy destroyer ORP “Błyskawica” defended the Isle of Wight from the aerial attack of 160 German bombers on 4/5 May 1942. Today, the ship symbolises the friendship between Poland 🇵🇱 and the UK 🇬🇧. Every year in May, the Isle of Wight is white and red to celebrate the…

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When you think about Poland remember what one of England’s greatest minds, G.K. Chesterton, once said: „I judged the Poles by their enemies. And I found it was an almost unfailing - truth that their enemies were the enemies of magnanimity and manhood. If a man loved slavery, if…

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The Prince of Wales has made a surprise trip to Poland and praised the cooperation of British and Polish troops who have been working together to support the people of Ukraine. Prince William thanked the 🇬🇧🇵🇱 troops for “doing a really important job”.

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An incredible moment of generational wisdom! In these captivating photos taken at @RAFNortholt , 101-year-old Lt Jan Stangryciuk-Black shares a lifetime of wisdom with a student from the Polish Air Force University in Dęblin, 80 years his junior. What knowledge or advice do you…

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Gdańsk in the winter ❄️ Isn’t it mesmerising?

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Jan Sobieski, the great hero of the Battle of Vienna, was elected King of Poland #OTD in 1674. He destroyed the Ottoman army in Vienna in 1683. Forgotten by most, he and his armies saved Europe, our Civilization and Christianity. Read more:

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General Stanisław Skalski was the first Pole to command a @RoyalAirForce squadron. He defended the UK in the Battle of Britain and is believed to have downed 22 enemy aircraft. After WWII, he returned to Poland, where he was imprisoned and tortured by communist authorities on…

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We are deeply sorry to inform you that 102-year-old Colonel Otton Hulacki, a soldier of the 2nd Corps of General Władyslaw Anders and a veteran from Monte Cassino, passed away today on the Isle of Wight. He was a great hero of Poland and Britain. R. I. P. You will be missed…

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#OTD in 1944, the Battle of Falaise, the final act of “Operation Overlord”, began. The 1st 🇵🇱 Armoured Division of General Stanisław Maczek played a critical role in the battle, breaking the German defence in Normandy and opening the way for the Allies to liberate France. “The…

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Poland’s Maria Kwaśniewska (right), medalist in the javelin, surrounded by 100 000 frantic Germans, refuses the nazi salute. Berlin Summer Olympics, Germany 1936. Maria was born #OTD in 1913.

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Polish history is so fascinating that it could be used as the basis for worldwide blockbusters. If Disney made a film about Wojtek, the bear that became a soldier in the Polish II Corps of Gen. Władysław Anders, would you watch it? The graphic has been AI-generated by…

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Polish fight for freedom presented in four minutes! Poland had to wait 50 years to regain freedom, fighting against two occupants - Germany and Russia. Watch this video made by the @ipngovpl_eng . SO PROUD! The movie is narrated by Sean Bean, who turns 65 today. Happy Birthday!

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Today we commemorate the 79th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. It was the largest effort any European resistance movement took during WW2. Without proper equipment or help from outside, the Heroes of the Warsaw Uprising fought for two months. As a result, over 200.000 people…

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“Jeśli zapomnę o nich, Ty, Boże na niebie, zapomnij o mnie." Polish War Memorial, London.

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"In the long history of injustice, no one has been treated more unfairly than General Stanisław Sosabowski, commander of the 1st Independent Parachute Brigade", said Norman Davies, British historian. Sosabowski was the commander of the legendary 1st Polish Independent…

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Many valuable pieces of Polish heritage can be found in German auctions. One can buy even the armament of the Polish Hussars. Where do Germans get such artefacts from? @arekmularczyk @dpawlos @ogorekmagda @DariuszMatecki @Amb_Niemiec #ReparationsForPoland

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On the night of 9/10 February 1940, 140 000 Polish civilians were deported into Russia. The forced deportation to "Nieludzka ziemia" (The Inhuman Land) just began. Up to 1.5 million Polish citizens, including over 200,000 Polish prisoners of war, were deported by the NKVD from…

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In the Battle of Wizna, 720 Polish infantrymen, commanded by 31-year-old Władysław Raginis, defended for three days a small fortified line near the village of Wizna against more than 40,000 German soldiers under General Heinz Guderian. Raginis refused to surrender and took his…

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In 1946, under pressure from Stalin, the British Labour government did not invite the Polish Armed Forces, who fought with the Allies, to the Victory Parade in London. The Parade took place #OTD in 1946 to celebrate the victory over Germany during WW2. More than 200,000 soldiers…

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“Ladies and Gentlemen, for the first time at the London's New Year's Parade - the Poles in London! Welcome! Bravo, Polonia!” These warm words of welcome were heard by the participants who proudly represented 🇵🇱 Polish heritage and culture during yesterday's event.

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August Agboola Brown, aka "Ali", was the only black soldier, who fought for Poland during the Siege of Warsaw when Germany invaded in 1939, and later in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. He survived the war in which 94% of the residents of Poland's capital were either killed or…

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Germans murdered 6 million Poles during WW2. They destroyed 90% of Warsaw's buildings, looted cultural objects, and razed industrial sites. "If you commit a crime, you have to pay compensation," said Cllr Benzion Papier in the UK's Parliament at the exhibition "The Price of…

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🇬🇧 Alan Turing most probably would not break the Enigma without the help of Polish cryptographers. 🇵🇱 Alan Turing najprawdopodbniej nie złamałby Enigmy bez pomocy polskich kryptografów. #enigma #codebreakers #alanturing #ww2history #computerscience #computerhistory

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#OTD in 1932, Marian Rejewski, Henryk Zygalski and Jerzy Różycki, the three Polish mathematicians, cracked the German Enigma code (many years before Alan Turing). It helped shorten WW2 by approx. two years and saved countless lives. Their contribution is still underrated.

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Polish veterans at the London’s Remembrance Sunday Parade. @PolishEmbassyUK @PoppyLegion @PLInst_London @SilenceInPolish @Roger_Moorhouse @appgpoland @Roger_Moorhouse @Anna_M_Anders @AmbWilczek @AnnaClunes @Dannythefink @JakubKumoch @ipngovpl_eng @PL1918ENG @WBH_2016 @Kombatanci

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During WWII, the average age of a widow was twenty-three. Maria Barr became one at the young age of nineteen. She married British pilot with Polish roots Philip Rex Barr (his grandfather’s name was Barczynski, later changed to Barr) in Glasgow in 1940. Philip served with No. 35…

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Wanda Thun, codename “Wandzia”, who served as a nurse of the 5th Home Army District “Mokotów” in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, turns 99 today. Happy Birthday! Thank you for fighting for our freedom and dignity! 🇵🇱 📸 BohaterON

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We are listening to the soulful rhythms of Chopin in the summer sun at the Royal Łazienki Park in Warsaw! Fryderyk Chopin’s statue was the first monument that was blown up by the occupying Germans in 1940. Today, we gather at the replica placed at the original site in 1958.…

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14-year-old Polish Catholic girl Czesława Kwoka (camp no. 26947) was murdered by Germans in Auschwitz with a phenol injection into the heart #OTD in 1943. R. I. P. little angel... Read more:

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Niagara illuminated in white and red 🇵🇱 in tribute to the Polish Flag Day!

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Winter in Poland ❄️ Isn’t it mesmerising?

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The 303 Squadron was formed 83 years ago. It was credited with 126 kills and rated the highest-scoring fighter squadron of the Battle of Britain. Never was so much owed by so many to so few! @RoyalAirForce Read more:

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Discovering Christmas magic inside Warsaw’s subway! The decorated train adds a festive touch to every ride 🎄 📸 beatacha911

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Czesława Kwoka (on the right in the picture) would have turned 95 today. She was one of the 230,000 children who were deported to the German death camp in Auschwitz. Unfortunately, they did not live to see the liberation of the camp. Czesia was murdered by a phenol injection in…

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#KatynMassacre was an execution of 22 thousand of Polish officers and intelligentsia by the Soviet secret police (NKVD). It started #OTD in 1940 in Katyń forest. The victims were shot in the back of the head. Today is Katyń Massacre Remembrance Day. More:

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Today Poland celebrates National Flag 🇵🇱 Day. For us, the white and red 🇵🇱 flag symbolises heroism, hope, independence and sovereignty. Be proud of Poland, raise the flag!

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It is tomorrow! Wiktoria, Józef Ulma, and their seven small children, whom the Germans brutally killed for trying to save Jews during WWII, will be beatified in Poland. The heroism of the Ulma family is all the more remarkable, given that they knew well that the life of every…

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When you think about Poland, remember what one of England’s greatest minds, G.K. Chesterton, once said: "I judged the Poles by their enemies. And I found it was an almost unfailing - truth that their enemies were the enemies of magnanimity and manhood. If a man loved slavery, if…

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Today we celebrate Children's Day. Unfortunately, many Polish children did not live to see the liberation of the German Death Camp in Auschwitz. In the picture: Krysia Trześniewska, age 14, Czesia Kwoka, age 14. R. I. P. #ReparationsForPoland Couloring: Mikołaj Kaczmarek

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NATO’s new centre of gravity is now shifting towards Poland, while Germany and France are losing their influence in Europe. Eastern European countries like Poland are more willing to assume a leadership role. More:

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What a joy to land in London (Heathrow) and be welcomed by Iga Świątek! 🇵🇱Polish pride! @SwiatekOOC @WTA @DawidZbik

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In the pictures, Witold Pilecki hides his hands because his nails were torn out by the communists. His false trial by the Polish Communist regime began #OTD in 1948. Following the trial, Pilecki was charged with espionage and murdered. Pilecki is considered one of the greatest…

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Poland on All Saint’s Day (Wszystkich Świętych)! It is a day of prayer, reflection and longing, as Poles pilgrim to cemeteries, collectively illuminating the November sky with millions of candles.

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On Polish All Saints' (Wszystkich Świętych) and All Souls' Days (Zaduszki), we set the cemeteries 'on fire.' Families gather to remember their loved ones, praying, leaving flowers and lighting candles. Cemeteries during these days look truly enchanting!

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Henryk Sławik, the "Polish Wallenberg", was a Polish diplomat who helped save over 🇵🇱 30,000 people, including 5,000 Jews, by providing false documents, accommodation and help for onward travel during WW2. The SS arrested, tortured and executed him in the German concentration…

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Today, we celebrate #InternationalSportDay for development and peace. #OTD we would like to recall Poland’s athlete Maria Kwaśniewska (right), a medalist in javelin. During the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, amidst a crowd of 100,000 frantic Germans and in the presence of Adolf…

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Rest in peace, Damian Soból [*] 36-year-old Damian was one of seven volunteers from the @WCKitchen killed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza.

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Varsovians light hundreds of candles in front of the "Fallen Undefeated" monument, under which there are 12 tons of human ashes. These are the remains of around 50.000 Poles murdered by the Germans during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Glory to them! #ReparationsForPoland

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#OTD in 1944, one of the most tragic photos from the Warsaw Uprising was captured. 140 insurgents went straight into the Germans' hands after a hard journey through the sewers. They used the sewers to move around the city undetected. They were all mercilessly killed by the…

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Another milestone reached! We have now surpassed 12,000 followers on X. Thank you for following and retweeting us. Together, we are creating the most influential Polish media abroad - with you and for you!

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On the 79th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, on Piłsudski Square in Warsaw, thousands of Poles are singing "(Nie)zakazane piosenki" to honour the Heroes of the Warsaw Uprising, the largest resistance action of WW2. “Warszawskie dzieci” (music by Andrzej Panufnik)!

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Poland’s Maria Kwaśniewska (right), medalist in the javelin, surrounded by 100 000 frantic Germans, refuses the nazi salute. Berlin Summer Olympics, Germany 1936. She died #OTD in 2007.

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A museum exclusively devoted to the contributions of Polish🇵🇱WWII airmen to the British and Allied war efforts against Germany is set to open at the former RAF Ingham air base in Lincolnshire over the weekend. During WWII, three Polish bomber squadrons were stationed at this…

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Chopin’music sounds in the Royal Łazienki of calm and safe Warsaw🎼🎹

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Poland’s Maria Kwaśniewska (right), medalist in the javelin, surrounded by 100 000 frantic Germans, REFUSES nazi salute. Berlin Summer Olympics, Germany 1936. She died #OTD in 2007.

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“You are not fighting for Monte Cassino, but for Poland's freedom," said General Władysław Anders to his soldiers. #OTD in 1945, Monte Cassino was captured. The battle was the Polish II Corps’ baptism of fire: the Poles proved their strength and courage. Today, we are paying…

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Witold Pilecki is considered one of the greatest wartime heroes. He volunteered for Auschwitz to organise resistance and gather intelligence about the German atrocities. #OTD in 1943, Witold Pilecki escaped from Auschwitz to join the Home Army (AK). The communists caught,…

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Polish bakers can be proud of themselves. Three of their specialities (Sernik, Sękacz and Karpatka) were elected among the ten world’s best cakes, according to the renowned @TasteAtlas . Read more:

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#OTD in 1942, General Stanisław Maczek began forming the 1st Armoured Division in Scotland. His Division made history during WWII with a series of victories in France, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. The heroic general and his soldiers did not lose a single battle. They…

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