In September 1939, when the time of trial came, the French government forgot about its treaty obligations and did not support Poland in the fight against Hitler. To this day, it is believed that this French society - made up of apathetic and fearful people - did not want to die for Gdańsk. In fact i
Blackmail, extortion, kidnapping and executions for example. This is not a list of charges against members of some formidable gang. These are the methods that the fighters of the Jewish Fighting Organization had to resort to in order to motivate the inhabitants of the Warsaw ghetto to support their
One would think that the leader of the nation would be so brave and independent that he would be able to cope with his own life, that the working people of towns and villages would lead them to the barricades. Well, the revolution would probably have failed if it had not been for Volodyas mother and
People were probably not much worse than they are today, but they certainly werent better either. This is clearly seen in the crimes committed in past centuries. For example, rape was a real plague in modern Krakow. It was a widespread crime, but also very severely punished - if the guilt was p
You dont have to be a historian to know who a certain Norman Davies is. According to many, he is a man thanks to whom Western readers got to know and appreciate Polish history. Without diminishing the achievements of the famous Welshman, it must be said that he is not the only author in Great Britai
“Ive been an anti-Semite longer than you. I could be your father in these matters. With these words, the French undersecretary of state responsible for Jewish affairs, Xavier Vallat, was lecturing the less zealous ... SS officer. On the wave of interest in Jan T. Grosss Golden Harvest, it is w
We know the mass crimes of the war period mainly thanks to the accounts of victims who miraculously managed to survive. Their executioners were not so eager to confide. In bookstores we will not find memories of people who shot Polish officers in Katyn or Miednoje in the back of the head. What did t
As World War II ended in August 1945, the Soviet Union added another country to its list of gains:the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. Stalin planned to make Korea a similar satellite to Poland, East Germany or Hungary, but something went very, very wrong ... Let us remind you that the US
So far you thought that the Germans were taking Poles to forced labor and harnessing them to slave labor? Its one big lie! A Swedish SS man convinces readers of his memoirs that in fact the Nazis gave primitive Slavs a good job, taught them how to use soap, fed them well, and even organized performa
If you asked someone on the street what the Varsovians were doing in August 1944, the answer would probably be:they took part in the uprising. And what were the inhabitants of Kraków doing at the same time? Well, the inhabitants of the city near Wawel volunteered to ... build fortifications for the
The Polish campaign of 1939 was full of extraordinary episodes that modern military would probably consider as acts of insane courage or total desperation in the face of the enemy. It is hard to find a better example than the participation in the defense fights on the Coast of the volunteer unit of
A few weeks ago I wrote about feeding the prisoners of the camp in Bereza Kartuska. Today I would like to introduce you to the day of universal prisoners in the only Polish concentration camp. For this purpose, let us refer directly to the memories of one of them, namely Władysław Ryncarz, camp numb
A career in the navy was arduous and progressed through many levels. Every sailor who rose to the ranks of non-commissioned officers and officers was proud of himself. At least as long as during World War II the Polish admiralty cut out a nice number of non-commissioned officers serving in England.
Convulsions, nervous palsy, and above all, progressive mental disorders. These are just some of the symptoms of syphilis - one of the most ominous diseases in the history of the world, whose historical role is still underestimated. Al Capone, Randolph Churchill (Winstons father) and Ivan the Terribl
A book by Hal Vaughan, released a few days ago, entitled Sleeping with Enemy caused a sensation with the history of the famous fashion dictators collaboration with the German Abwehr during World War II. However, this is not the only controversial thread in Coco Chanels life. Vaughan also recalls tha
Raoul Wallenberg helped save the lives of one hundred thousand Hungarian Jews during the war. Anyone who thought that he had received a well-deserved award for it would be wrong. After invading Hungary, the Soviets imprisoned him and took him to the USSR, where he was not heard of. There are many in
The Jews never loved Hitler. It was no different in the mid-1930s and one might suspect that, at least in Poland, no one defended them from expressing their own opinion. Nothing could be more wrong! After all, Adolf H. was head of state at the time, and every self-respecting country has clauses puni
Some time ago I wrote about how the Maritime and Colonial League (LMiK) wanted to colonize with the help of potties… come back! Establish trade relations with Liberia. Today is the time for another portion of information about the activities of our home-grown colonizers of the Black Continent. This
On March 19, 1944, German military units entered Hungary. That day ended not only the relative independence of Germanys former ally, but also the security of the Jews living in Hungary. The Nazi butcher Adolf Eichmann was already preparing to exterminate hundreds of thousands of people when he sudde
Although World War II had just ended, troops ready to attack were concentrated on both sides of the disputed border. Both the Czechs and Poles were determined to fight for Kłodzko, Zaolzie and Racibórz. If Stalin had any merits for Central Europe, it was precisely to prevent a new war on the ruins o
Historians like to cite the infamous Parmesan scandal as prime evidence of Bona Sforzas pettiness and hyperactivity. Wouldnt it be a rather cunning and masterful plot against an enemy agent? Jan Marsupin, as a diplomat and agent of the Habsburg intelligence, had a number of foreign missions behind
God King Bona could not stand any competition. She humiliated her unwanted daughter-in-law, insulted, and even tried to starve herself. She deliberately turned Elisabeth of Habsburgs existence into hell. In 1530, despite the protests of Bona Sforza, her husband Sigismund agreed to his sons engagem
Following the search for serial killers, watching accounts of their trials or reading the details of their crimes is gruesome entertainment, but it is not a novelty. For centuries, the public has loved good, gory stories. In the nineteenth century, they did not end with the execution of the perpetra
He was said to be madman and fascist. He was insulted. When he predicted the events of September 1939 with shocking precision, care was taken to prevent his prophecy from seeing the light of day. All because he dared to criticize the Polish government - and called for an alliance with Hitler. Th