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Polish Rebellion (1830-1831)

History Poland Russia 4 Min Read

Charge of the Polish uhlans city of PoznaĹ„ during November Uprising Emilia Plater skirmishing at Ĺ iauliai (Polish: Szawle). Painting by Wojciech Kossak, 1904 Battle of Olszynka Grochowska PRINCIPAL COMBATANTS: Polish nationalists vs. Russia PRINCIPAL THEATER(S): Poland DECLARATION: Rebellion commenced on November 29, 1830. MAJOR ISSUES AND OBJECTIVES: The rebels sought to free Poland from Russian control. OUTCOME: The rebellion, disorganized,…

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History Poland 7 Min Read

TADEUSZ KOĹšCIUSZKO, (1746-1817)

Polish patriot. Born on 4 February 1746, Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura KoĹ›ciuszko came from a middling noble family in eastern Poland. His fight for national independence, his support for social justice, and his selflessness earned him acclaim in his lifetime and veneration from later generations of both nationalists and social radicals.…

Poland Soviet Wars 9 Min Read

Soviet War with Poland I

The war with Poland in 1920 shows the Red Army at the height of its capability after a full two and a half years in existence and extensive combat experience, although by mid- 1920, when there was little danger of a White victory with the Volunteer Army bottled up in…

History Poland Soviet Wars 11 Min Read

Soviet War with Poland II

Command of Polish Regiment during Polish–Soviet war Second phase of the Battle of Warsaw: Polish counterattack. In the days preceding the Battle of Warsaw the Red Army had been victorious everywhere: it had armies poised to finish off Poland, invade Romania, and liberate Germany from capitalism, yet in only a…

Ottoman Poland Prussia Wars 10 Min Read

War of the Cities (1454–1466)

The Battle of Ĺšwiecino (named for the village of Ĺšwiecino, near Ĺ»arnowiec Lake, northern Poland) also called the Battle of Ĺ»arnowiec or in German Battle of Schwetz, took place on September 17, 1462 during the Thirteen Years’ War. The Poles commanded by Piotr Dunin, consisting of some 2000 mercenares and…

Poland 8 Min Read

Polish Wars of Expansion (1386–1498)

The castle at BĂŞdzin is the best-preserved of all the Gothic castles built by Kazimierz the Great. A series of wars fought sporadically between Poland and its neighbors from 1386 to 1498. By the end of the reign of Casimir III (1333–1370), the Polish monarchy had, under the Piast Dynasty,…

Poland 8 Min Read

Operation Most III

Operation Most III (Polish for Bridge III) or Operation Wildhorn III (in British documents) was a World War II operation in which Poland’s Armia Krajowa provided the Allies with crucial intelligence on the German V-2 rocket. From November 1943 onwards, the Intelligence Division of the Polish Home Army (Armia Krajowa)…

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Poland Early 18th Century – The Reign of Anarchy II

Polish army throughout the 18th century, by Karol Linder. Sweden had been wiped out as…

Poland Early 18th Century – The Reign of Anarchy I

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Danzig 1939

Soldiers of the SS-Heimwehr Danzig round up “undesirables” in the free city of Danzig. The…

The Battle of Tannenberg 1410 Part I

Background Two conflicts formed the bookends, so to say, of the fourteenth century in Prussia.…