#history Archives - The Warsaw Institute Review

The following article chronologically presents the trips abroad taken by Józef Piłsudski. The considerations concern the period of the partitions and the Second Republic of Poland. As a statesman, the…

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Polish resistance member living in the United Kingdom: “I waited for World War III”

December 11, 2020

Major Sergiusz “Kawka” (English: “Jackdaw”) Papliński is a 93-year-old living legend for the Polish community in Great Britain. His turbulent life could make an excellent action movie based entirely on…

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In Markets Across the World – Polish Food Then and Now

December 11, 2020

Since the beginning of its history, Poland has been an agricultural country, self-sufficient in production of food. As a result of fertile land, favorable climatic conditions as well as location…

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The liberation of the German concentration camp in Holýšov, Czech Republic, by the Polish Armed Forces

August 27, 2020

The Holy Cross Brigade, a tactical unit of the Polish National Armed Forces, was the sole partisan formation during World War II to have liberated a German concentration camp and…

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The Armed Independence Underground in Poland 1944-1956/1963 – genesis, aims, operations

May 1, 2017

In 1939, as a result of the invasions of Nazi Germany on September 1 and the Soviet Union on September 17, Poland lost control of all of its territory.

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The Warsaw Uprising Museum

May 1, 2017

In its 12 years of operation, the Warsaw Uprising Museum has organized hundreds of concerts, lectures and workshops.

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