They established a rogue state from which they raided the cities of Sicily, terrorizing their inhabitants. They managed to defeat the famous Pyrrus, and then ... were lost in the darkness of history. Before that happened, however, they became the spark that lit the fire of the First Punic War. Who w
Despite the initial advantage of the Polish cavalry, this battle ended in failure. Prince Henry II the Pious was captured and executed, and his head was impaled on a spear ... The Battle of Legnica, fought on April 9, 1241, is one of the most famous battles of the Polish army in the Middle Ages.
After the German invasion of the Soviet Union on On June 22, 1941, the Red Army experienced severe defeats. The enemy was occupying more towns and villages. Nevertheless, in a situation where the defeat of their country seemed inevitable, in August 1941 Soviet pilots raided ... Berlin. On the ni
Hitting a plane was not always associated with its complete destruction. History knows cases where a damaged machine landed safely. A lot of credit goes to the pilots. It was supposed to be a flight like many:take off in the dark, reach the destination that was the city of Bremen that night, Sep
In April 1577, the troops of Stefan Batory clashed with the army raised by ... Gdańsk. What led to this bizarre king-city war? “By the grace of God you have made me your king; I came at your pleas, with your votes. You put the crown on my head, so I am your king neither imaginary nor painted . I
The Battle of Warsaw is presented as a clash of the titans that decided the shape of Europe. The truth is quite different. Was there no miracle on the Vistula River? The Battle of Warsaw of 1920 occupies a place in Polish collective memory, perhaps not central, but quite important. In the peculiar
The Battle of Połonka, fought on June 28, 1660, showed the true power of the hussars. And it proved how effective the Hussar copy was. How many walkers could she beat? The Battle of Połonka is particularly interesting because it shows how hussars - even without a lance, but under favorable conditi
What were the Germans guided by when murdering Lviv professors in 1941? After all, there were also specialists wanted by the Nazis after the crime. On June 30, 1941, the German army entered Lviv. Contrary to the expectations of some Poles who recall the Austrian times, the Germans showed their mu
In 1633, the Moscow army clashed with Polish knights near Smolensk. When the hussars caught up with their opponent in the open field, they proved their advantage again. A year after the Battle of Krušyn, and 97 years after the Lithuanians lost Smolensk, the city again found itself within the borde
Rainbow herbicides were a way for the US military to fight Vietcong. As it soon turned out, the chemicals destroyed much more than just the leaves. US forces faced not only strong resistance from the Vietcong jungle in the Vietnamese jungle, but a surprisingly formidable environment. Vietnamese
German U-boats threatened the English economy. That is why in the Atlantic there was a hunt for dairy cows, that is, suppliers of fuel and food. German submarines shook the economy of Great Britain during World War II. Churchill did not hide that the only thing he really got blown about during the
They were the second largest military formation in the Underground Poland - they had 170,000 men under arms. Why do we forget about the Peasants Battalions? They caused severe losses to the occupiers and even smashed regular German troops. Many times they saved the inhabitants of Polish villages p
Napoleon stood in front of a regiment of cavalrymen and, taking off his hat, exclaimed:You are worthy of my old guard, I consider you the bravest cavalry. He had excellent reasons for this. Hello, the bravest of the brave. In this way, Napoleon was to pay tribute to the soldiers of the Polish Guar
The crew of the German U-1206 had real bad luck. There was a toilet failure on board during the first combat voyage. Nervous manipulations with the valves caused seawater to burst in and flood the ship ... you know what. The only salvation was to emerge. The problem is, on the surface… Service o
Before we were rushed forward, I waved my hand, Mom, Ill see you inside. I saw her for the last time on the ramp. Among the officers in black SS uniforms who made the selections was this horrible doctor Mengele. He leaned over Mom. I think there would be a possibility that a mother with three daught
Every Union soldier who heard the Confederate battle cry known as Rebel Yell and said he was not scared, probably never heard it, wrote in his monumental work The Civil War. A Narrative by the distinguished historian Shelby Fotte. The famous screech of southern rebels was an integral part of most ba
On the night of May 16-17, 1943, the Allied bombers completely surprised the enemy, paralyzed the Nazi industry and caused a psychosis of fear in Germany. They strengthened the morale of the Allies and proved to Stalin that the Western Front existed and that the Red Army did not fight alone. Łukasz
In the summer of 1944, the atmosphere in Warsaw was hot not only because of the sun. This was the fate of the Uprising. It was to be decided by three men - Tadeusz Pełczyński, Leopold Okulicki and Tadeusz Bór Komorowski. The problem was, they didnt quite agree ... From the morning of July 21 in
Mapuche (Araucans) is a tribe of warlike Indians who have lived in the south-central regions of present-day Chile for centuries. Throughout the centuries, it successfully fought off enemy attacks and retained its sovereignty until the end of the 19th century. One of the Mapuchs national heroes and t
The Warsaw Uprising killed 180–220,000 civilians, completely defenseless. Nobody has counted it exactly and will never count again. Losses among the insurgents are 18–20,000 killed. Zośka, Alek, Rudy and hundreds, thousands of others like them, although they could die beautifully, they also wanted t
They turned from ordinary people into beasts. How did the Germans manage to organize and carry out the extermination action in the vast areas of occupied Poland? If we were to consider the history of the Holocaust concisely, briefly and from a statistical point of view, then we can say that by M
The Black Book of 1821 is published almost simultaneously with a historical anniversary which is an issue - taboo for many. The new study of the Lux Orbis series includes patriarchal texts from the period 1798-1828, which outline the negative attitude of the highest hierarchy of the Church towards
One of the luckiest historical arguments, most abused and discussed on the internet, most likely concerns the fate of Adolf Hitler after the Second World War and the collapse of the Reich. According to the official historiography, in the last phase of the Second World War, Hitler had taken refuge
Sacher cake Strange as it may seem, among the powerful Austrian chancellor Klemens von Metternich (1773-1859) and the very good Sacher cake , the flagship of your countrys gastronomy, there is a very close bond. The politician, in fact, famous for being one of the major architects of the Co