It was one of the most tragic episodes of the Warsaw Uprising. The advantage of the enemy, serious lack of equipment, critical errors of the command - attacks on the Gdańsk Railway Station on the night of 20/21 and 21/22 August 1944 had no chance of success. Nevertheless, the Poles fought the occupi
Although one of the brothers had a leg severed and four were seriously injured, this story can be considered a miracle. During the great patriotic war, 10 sons of the Ukrainian collective farmer Yevdokija Lysenko went to the front. And when it ended, everyone went home! During the war - accordin
According to the chronicler, they came from a simple peasant Piast, whose son Siemowit founded the dynasty and peacefully seized power, but the idyllic version of their history has nothing to do with reality. The future rulers of Poland made their way to power with a bloody conquest. They are a
A hero for Scots, a character promoted to the world mainly by Mel Gibsons cult film Braveheart - Brave Heart. How was the legend of a key figure in the Scottish War of Independence born? Most readers are probably familiar with the character created by Mel Gibson in the famous 1995 film - a stout
The civil war in Somalia continues to this day. Somalis do not recognize the supreme authority, attempts to create and stabilize a central authority since the beginning of the 1990s have failed, and the country eventually plunges into chaos (after all, it is considered a so-called failed state). In
Service in the Special Operations Executive, Churchill believed, requires character, willingness to pursue a noble cause and pirate bravado. He wanted SOE agents to show the French and other conquered nations that they were not alone and to prepare them for an uprising against the Nazi occupiers.
The Gestapo considered him a dangerous bandit because he made it easier for a Jewish friend to escape from the ghetto. A manhunt began, during which the Germans brutally beat up Franciszek Pyreks parents and tortured his wife. The woman was seven months pregnant. Finally she got two shots to the hea
The fate of the Jewish population during World War II was exceptionally tragic. The entire nation was doomed. The image of a nation reconciled with its terrible fate has been preserved in the collective memory. However, he was wrong. This is evidenced not only by the uprising in the Warsaw ghetto. E
When in February 1552 Mikhail Bulgakov-Golitsa and Iwan Sielechowski crossed the borders of the Moscow state, the Tsar sent a welcoming retinue to fetch them. Ivan IV the Terrible also honored his princes with a royal gift and a question about their health. However, it was not the triumphal entry of
Bartenders often have good stories to tell. In 1874, the owner of a tavern in San Francisco claimed that the US Senate had not approved his appointment as Brigadier General because no one could pronounce his name. His name was Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski. The story is most likely true, which is not t
After the defeat in September and the defeat under the skies of France, Polish airmen gained the opportunity to retaliate against Germany, defending England. On September 15, 1940 - at the height of the Battle of Britain - they were recognized as one of the best and most effective fighters during Wo
The Battle of Thermopylae is one of the most famous battles of the ancient world. In the narrow isthmus, the militant Spartans fiercely resisted the Persians, although they knew that their fight was doomed to failure. They paid the highest price for it. Their bloody sacrifice is described in the nov
On September 1, 1939, at 4:40 am, the German invasion of Poland began. At 5:30 am, the families of Poznań officers and professional soldiers were informed about the evacuation, which was to take place on the same day in the afternoon. At 6:30 the message about the war was broadcast by Polish Radio.
She was one of the most famous military formations of the ancient world. To this day, it stimulates our minds and is an inspiration for pop culture. Fascinating, requiring great strength and discipline. Phalanx - learn about its history. It is well known that the phalanx is a Greek military form
In the State Archives in Poznań there is the so-called File of witchcraft trials. These files were compiled by a specially appointed SS unit in the years 1935–1944. Why were the Nazis interested in witchcraft trials just before and during World War II? The said SS cell was called the H-Sonderkom
The War of Troy is one of the most famous wars in the ancient world. Everyone knows the story of the beautiful Helena kidnapped by Paris, son of King Priam. For 10 years, the heroes fought alongside the gods and died in a conflict caused by the abduction of one woman. How much truth is there in this
By attacking the Soviet Union 80 years ago, he wanted to achieve what Napoleon had failed before. Has not achieved. Were his troops defeated by the Red Army? Or maybe because of ... mistakes of the Führer himself? The greatest criminal and monster did not seem to be a clinical idiot, but the list
It was supposed to be an uprising unlike any other. A riot in which peasants fight hand in hand with the nobility for the countrys independence. The insurrection turned into a tragedy, and the people themselves turned out to be the liquidator of the rebellion. The history of the two national upr
A spark was enough to ignite the fire of the rebellion. It turned out to be the arrival of Ignacy Jan Paderewski to Poznań. It was enough for the Greater Poland Uprising to break out on December 27, 1918. The uprising was different from the one it has been so far - without great fights, without tens
Is it possible for a 6-year-old child to survive in the forest without any support? That it would adapt among the front soldiers and engage itself in warfare? The example of little Sergius shows that it is! Although his childhood was far from what could be called normal, he went down in history as t
The Myth or Allegory of the Cave is a metaphor used by Plato to explain the hierarchy of knowledge and the government of the sages. Myth of the Cave or Allegory of the Cave is a metaphor elaborated by Plato and contained in his work The Republic . The Republic is a political work of Plato who tal
During the Nuremberg trial, Seweryn Szmaglewska, author of the book Dymy nad Birkenau, is summoned to testify before the International Tribunal. There were only two witnesses from Poland. She was the only one who was to present the truth about Auschwitz-Birkenau. To tell what is still untold today.
Maria Kwaśniewska was not an ordinary woman. She was multi-talented, practiced seven sports - and was successful in all of them. But it was not the bronze medal at the Olympics in Berlin that brought her the greatest fame, but the brazen comment she threw in the Führers face. One day, one of the
When a terrible roar shook the 66-meter-long steamboat, many passengers knew what had happened - Soviet planes had reached their destination. A bomb ripped a hole in the side of the ship. Frightened people tried to save themselves, but the element was pressing from everywhere. Karlsruhe only went to