Author Archives: lkonieczny

Szczęśliwego Święto Dziękczynienia

Posted on 28 November 2013 by lkonieczny

Yes, that’s “Happy Thanksgiving” in Polish. It seems from what I’ve heard that people in Europe (including  Poland) are very cognizant of our US-American holidays… but we in the USA–not so much about theirs. Anyway, America (the USA) is a … Continue reading →

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Zdjęcia z Polski i Kresów — II

Posted on 22 November 2013 by lkonieczny

I wrote about my Photos from Poland and the Borderlands a while back. In my trips to Poland, have have been fortunate to take a number of photographs of the sites and people of Poland and of the the borderlands–specifically … Continue reading →

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Battle of Khotyn (Chocim): November 11, 1673

Posted on 11 November 2013 by lkonieczny

It was 340 years ago today that a significant battle was fought at the fortress of Chocim (today Khotyn in Ukraine) between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth’s forces led by hetman (miliary chief commander) Jan Sobieski and the Ottoman Empire forces let … Continue reading →

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Kristallnacht–75 Years Ago, but only part of the story

Posted on 10 November 2013 by lkonieczny

Yesterday and today mark the events, 75 years ago, where the German Nazis, let by the SA, wreaked several nights of havoc upon the German Jews. It was a terrible time. Already persecuted and tagged “persona non grata” according to … Continue reading →

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Dzień Wszystkich Świętych

Posted on 1 November 2013 by lkonieczny

Today in Poland, the cemeteries are aglow. You can see them from miles away. To get to a cemetery today, takes a lot of planning–and probably a lot of walking. It’s a national holiday today, All Saint’s day, or Dzień Wszystkich … Continue reading →

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Bloodlands

Posted on 31 October 2013 by lkonieczny

Tuesday I finished reading maybe the best book I’ve read in a long time. And, Tuesday I finished reading what may be the worst book I’ve read in a long time. The best and the worst. Finished reading on the … Continue reading →

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General Pulaski Memorial Day

Posted on 11 October 2013 by lkonieczny

Today is a holiday in the United States, though not the type of holiday that gives you a day off from work. Nonetheless, it is General Pulaski Memorial Day, commemorating the day on which Kazimierz Pułaski died at the battle … Continue reading →

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Zdjęcia z Polski i Kresów

Posted on 21 September 2013 by lkonieczny

In my trips to Poland, have have been fortunate to take a number of photographs of the site and people of Poland the the borderlands–specifically Ukraine, so far. Some of them are just OK, yet remind me of the places … Continue reading →

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74 Years Ago Today…..

Posted on 17 September 2013 by lkonieczny

After 17 days at war against the Nazi Germans in the west, Poland was invaded from the east by the Soviet Union, in fulfillment of the secret Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, a secret pact between the Nazis and the Communists whose goal … Continue reading →

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Nie zapomnij! Never Forget!

Posted on 1 September 2013 by lkonieczny

74 Years ago today, the Nazi Germans invaded Poland with an attack on Westerplatte. The force of 180 Polish soldiers garrisoned there held out for seven days against the German force of 3500 men, naval and heavy field artillery, and … Continue reading →

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