Monthly Archives: September 2013

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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