If we do not take Maykop and Grozny, I will have to end this war, Hitler told his commanders in late July 1942. A hellishly difficult task was entrusted to the soldiers of the Brandenburg unit - an elite unit in no way inferior to the American Rangers or British commandos. The German army has ju
October 1916. The German submarine calls at the base in Newport. Its commander, Captain Hans Rose, pays a courtesy visit to the American admiral. Then he hosts a delegation of US Navy officers on board. And then ... it starts to melt ships right under the barrels of American destroyers. In the s
Officers murdered in Katyn, men, women and children deported to inhuman Siberian soil or sent to labor camps, members of the anti-communist underground murdered and imprisoned in Gulag camps ... It is difficult to count the victims of the Soviet occupation. We commemorated all of them in one infogra
In 1499, the news spread in Europe that the Turks, in the strength of several dozen thousand, attacked Poland, but were cut down in the trunk. In fact, the Poles could not win against the invaders because ... they did not dare to face them. On the other hand, the Turks plundered and robbed as hired,
Mid 1960s. Israel secretly buys modern rocket boats in France. After the Six Day War, the French impose an embargo on the Jewish state and ship delivery becomes impossible. The Israelis then take matters into their own hands… From the mid-1950s, Egypt and Syria rapidly developed their navies in
Battle of the nations at Leipzig? Waterloo? No, the fate of the French emperor changed much earlier. On May 22, 1809, at Essling, he transformed from the invincible god of war into an ordinary, fallible commander. For the first time, he lost in an equally important match. His humiliating defeat beca
It didnt break out at 5:00 PM on August 1, 1944. Its participants were assigned suicide missions. And the captured SS men and Gestapo men could not count on mercy. These are just a few of the facts you should know about the Warsaw Uprising. As always, all TOP10 items are based on the articles we
They were shot, blown up, burned alive in barns. Who are we talking about? About Polish soldiers taken prisoner in September 1939. They were protected by the Hague Conventions, but the Germans did not mind it, committing the worst crimes. In our pages, we have already described the greatest crim
Mediterranean Sea, October 1803. Near Tripoli, Berber pirates capture the American frigate USS Philadelphia. The United States undertakes actions unprecedented in its short history. They send a special unit of marines whose task is to recapture or destroy a lost ship ... At the turn of the 18th
The court murders in Stalinist Poland took various forms. Some of the falsely accused were sentenced to death in express trials held in their own cells. During the trial, the accused was sitting ... on the toilet. While in the 1940s and 1950s the newspapers talked about socialist rule of law, in
Do you remember the scene from Four Tankmen and a Dog in which Janek Kos tells how he lost his mother during the bombing of Gdańsk in September 1939? As for us, it definitely does not add up. The only bombs that fell on Gdańsk then were ... Polish bombs. But lets start from the beginning ... With
In 1939, the Nazis did not have the greenest idea of how well the Poles were prepared for their invasion. Our underground fought with the Germans once. And she was doing just fine. The First World War raged from August 1914, but it was only a year later that Warsaw fell into the hands of the G
What do you need to teach your dog to parachute? First of all:a soulless six-year-old girl who will give her pet to the army for safekeeping. Second:a vet who tells you you need meat stuffed in pockets to encourage your dog to jump out of the plane. Third:a military shoe as an emergency incentive.
Seating War? A prelude to this real, World War II? If the mention of the conflict from 1914-1918 makes you sleepy only, its time to check out our ranking. There are bears in the Polish army, chafing butts of Kadrówka soldiers and real brothels on wheels ... As always, all items in our TOP10 are
When we hear the lightning war, before our eyes we see the armored units of the Wehrmacht led by General Heinz Guderian. Meanwhile, four hundred years before the fast Heinz drove his tanks into the borders of the USSR, Muscovites trembled at a different blitz. Its author was a Lithuanian - Krzysztof
Hammer of the Scandinavian God instead of V2 rockets. German Kamikaze pilots. Nazi terrorist attacks. Check how much (not) much you knew about the war machine of the Third Reich. As always, all items in our TOP10 are based on articles published by Curiosities. This time - those devoted to the N
Winter is coming, but thanks to our article, you dont have to worry about arctic temperatures. These people fought for their lives every day against the enemy and against the worst weather. Who could give you better lessons in dealing with frost? All you have to do is push the door and the whol
There are legends about his achievements in Podhale during the last war. Cichociemny 2nd Lt. Feliks Perekładowski, at the head of the Wolf partisan unit, carried out a series of spectacular actions against the German forces. One of the most famous ones was the ambush on the gendarmerie unit on the b
The militants of the Polish Socialist Party were not going to stand and passively watch as the Cossacks spread Polish demonstrations and gatherings on their sabers. They wanted to feel the weight of the gleaming revolvers in their hands and shoot the tsarist soldiers without mercy. On November 13, 1
When in the summer of 1944 general Maczeks soldiers arrived in Normandy, they were prepared for a fierce fight with the retreating Wehrmacht. They did not know, however, that they would also be exposed to attacks launched by their own allies. The Allied airmen turned out to be as dangerous as the Ge
Maximilien Robespierre Thanks to Stefania Di Pasquale , translator and collaborator of the Pole-Nord Group Brussels research group , which deals with the French Revolution and the figure of Jean-Paul Marat in particular, for sending Pills of History the article that I report below, o
The resources of the Poznań branch of the Reichsbank were packed in crates and loaded onto trucks. They waited only for the signal to leave. How did Polish activists prevent this? When Józef Piłsudski took power in Warsaw, the status of many Polish lands remained uncertain. Which does not mean t
They can be stoned for adultery. If they are raped, they are punished equally with the attacker. Until recently, they did not have equal divorce rights and custody of their children. They needed her husbands permission to leave the country. Women in Iran have to fight for basic rights ... which they
The “diamond necklace scandal” , Which resulted in a famous trial held in 1786 , Ended up overwhelming the already shaky reputation of the Queen of France Marie Antoinette. In reality it was just an incredible conspiracy hatched by greedy and mean characters behind the sovereign, compl