British airmen dressed as onion sellers, radio hidden in a potty and partisans in obligatory black berets - thats the British comedy series. And reality? Mushrooms served to the Nazis instead of truffles and sabotage the elevator at the Eiffel Tower. And this is supposed to be the famous La Resistan
You could have been saved from your Ottoman captivity by rich relatives or by a lucky accident. A few Poles, however, had a better idea - a daring escape! They kidnapped galleys, murdered torturers, disguised themselves as monks ... there are even reports of our compatriot who escaped in a balloon!
Lack of recognition, lack of organization, total chaos - this is how the invincible Red Army fought. The pathetic embarrassments of the Soviet military before World War II should have alerted the command. The incredible losses in people and equipment, however, did not provoke any reflection. We
The Yankees thought that entrusting excellent Polish agents with a spy mission in the dying territory of the Third Reich was a bulls eye. They did not foresee one thing - after the betrayal in Yalta, our countrymen lost their enthusiasm for the further fight for our freedom and yours ... At the re
He was responsible for the slaughter of Wola. Under his orders there were degenerates who massacred Ochota. His henchmen massively killed men, women and children in Warsaw streets, courtyards, and in insurgent hospitals. His crimes are known, but he was never punished. The young lawyer from Cott
There were no mass bombings, no gas chambers, civilians were not shot in the streets with machine guns. Nevertheless, as many as four million people were not counted in Poland after the Great War, and the losses in soldiers were greater than during World War II! Józef Piłsudski was a romantic, b
Their names, words, and most of all - their deeds have become legendary. In the face of death, they gave a true display of courage and bravado. They showed what honor is in battle. They stood in the way of overwhelming enemy forces and carried out impossible orders. In September 1939, Polish sol
Freeing comrades-in-arms from NKVD camps and secret police officers. Winning clashes with enemy forces that are many times more numerous. Or finally, taking over entire towns. Here are seven actions of the soldiers of the anti-communist underground that each of us should know. 1. Breaking the pr
Its official name, the Institute of Intelligence and Special Tasks, does not arouse terror. It is enough, however, that we shorten it to one word Mossad, and the imagination begins to work. We present to you 7 proofs that there is something to be afraid of. As always, all TOP10 items are based o
What to do when overwhelming enemy armored forces are approaching and your only cover is peasant cottages? The Polish uhlans showed that the Soviet tanks had no chance against real fantasy, courage ... and kerosene lamps. Its time to recall the extraordinary feat of Polish cavalrymen at Kodziowce.
The Russians are still proud of their soldiers, the slayers of the fascist beast. According to propaganda messages, the Red Army soldiers are efficient, formidable, well-trained warriors. What was it really like? Conscription to the Red Army was dealt with by district replenishment commands. The
Dialect Dine has been the language of many wars. It is not spoken of loudly, but the US military owes its many successes to its originality. Today there is a struggle to be or not to be of this language. It took on a truly galactic dimension. Darth Vader is ... a PE player in it. American journa
Half of todays Germany belonged to the Slavs a thousand years ago. Today there is almost no trace of them there. This was due to a series of mishaps. Here are the top 5 of them. As a warning. 5. The hunter becomes the game In 955, the coalition of the Lutykos and Obodrites (the two largest tri
This is one of the bloodiest battles of antiquity and one of the greatest victories of Alexander the great. Moreover, modern commanders could envy the ingenuity of both warring sides. During the siege of Tire, engineering troops, amphibious ships and even combat divers were used! After the victo
During the German offensive in the Ardennes, Nazi soldiers in American uniforms sowed panic behind enemy lines. Their actions caused a real panic in the Allied high command. Otto Skorzeny trained them himself. Was this the last time Hitlers alleged war genius was revealed? The originator of this
During the First World War, with the rapid increase in the number and effectiveness of German submarines, the problem of fighting them effectively became of paramount importance. The then specialists had ideas in this matter, sometimes strange, and sometimes even crazy. The British Navy entered th
Arctic temperatures, gusty winds and waves reaching several meters. In addition, the constant danger lurking on the part of the Germans. All this made the service on ships sailing to Murmansk a real torment. Allied Arctic convoys to help the Soviet Union had two routes. The first, the summer one,
Hundreds of articles, dozens of books and even comics. The defense of Westerplatte is one of the most frequently described episodes of September 1939. However, we had to wait over 75 years for someone to finally determine what the actual shelling of the famous facility looked like. The salvo fro
Several dozen princes from abroad passed through the court of medieval Poland. Everyone was begging for the same:Help me get the throne! No wonder that they came to Poznań, Gniezno or Kraków with this request. Few were as skilled in overthrowing kings as the Piasts. Czech Republic. If not a drun
The German offensive in the Ardennes was remembered by American soldiers as the fiercest battle they had ever fought in Europe. Winter conditions, numerous crimes and fierce fighting bring to mind the nightmare of the Eastern Front. These photos reflect the drama of the fatal struggle at the turn of
The term to the deathly board in this case sounds extremely literal. Slavic wives died with their husbands. Descriptions of Arab merchants and medieval historians are full of shocking accounts of women giving their lives when their husband died. This way they confirmed that they really loved him ...
One could hit with fists, legs, head, elbows - on any part of the body. It was possible to strangle an opponent, break his limbs and fingers. All for the sake of Zeus. This is how Greek players fought in a discipline called pankration, which was part of the Olympic struggle . For any deviation f
Who were they, how did researchers involved in Stalinism live and work? What did plant seeds sewn into the guts of animals by a geneticist turn into? When did the Kalashnikov machine take on a terrorist flair? Find out from the latest book by Marta and Andrzej Goworski, Scientists from under the red
When St. Francis of Assisi was urged to consult the Popes medics in his illness, to say:The Lord made medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not despise them. According to this idea, Mikołaj from Poland treated his patients, looking for remedies not in the sky or in the patients moods, but