They had served Poland for years. Throughout the war, they fought for the country's independence. They did not want to allow Poland to become dependent on either Germany or the Soviet Union. And although they came from different worlds – among them were politicians, soldiers, lawyers, economists â
When we talk about the Battle of Warsaw in 1920, we usually think about August 15. However, the reality in the summer of 1920 was much more complicated , and the battle itself lasted much longer than one day.
On August 14, a Polish-Soviet military agreement regulating the formation of the Polish Armed Forces in the USSR was officially signed. Now ten of thousands of men, women and children, who wanted to escape Soviet captivity, could head towards Buzuluk, where the formation of Polish units began.
In the spring of 1943 the formation of the 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division began in Seltsy located on the Oka River in the Soviet Union. Colonel Zygmunt Berling (later a general) was placed at its head.
The Neman in Polish history is not only a poetic motif, a symbol of returning to the "land of childhood years". It is also an arena of international politics. This specific arena formerly hosted the rulers of two European powers on its waters.
“Barbarossa” On 22 June 1941, at 3:15 a.m., the first bombs and bullets fell on the Soviet Union in this war. They were fired by the Stalin’s existing ally – Germany. The Wehrmacht began to implement the the “Barbarossa” plan – an attack on the Soviets. On this summ