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motbob
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So, would you say that military historians "forgot Poland"?
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On May 11 2009 20:54 motbob wrote:
So, would you say that military historians "forgot Poland"?
What do you mean by that?
All I'm saying is that I found out the Polish campaign wasn't such a tour de Poland as I thought it was and I wanted to share this information. And share the nice song too. 
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motbob
United States12546 Posts
On May 11 2009 20:57 hymn wrote:Show nested quote +On May 11 2009 20:54 motbob wrote:
So, would you say that military historians "forgot Poland"? What do you mean by that? All I'm saying is that I found out the Polish campaign wasn't such a tour de Poland as I thought it was and I wanted to share this information. And share the nice song too.
Sorry, it's a political joke.
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Oh, ok
What was the whole joke?
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motbob
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That's really interesting! I had no idea.
Must have been a very tight corridor or a hill or something for that to be possible though..? Reminds me of Hamburger Hill somewhat.
And thanks for sharing that song! It is really good. I kind of forgot about that band, they are very good, indeed.. and I have seem them live!
I'll have to get a hold of that album now.
On May 11 2009 20:57 hymn wrote:Show nested quote +On May 11 2009 20:54 motbob wrote:
So, would you say that military historians "forgot Poland"? What do you mean by that? All I'm saying is that I found out the Polish campaign wasn't such a tour de Poland as I thought it was and I wanted to share this information. And share the nice song too.
I think he was trying to make a joke - playing on the fact that Polish events are not covered so much in favour of other, larger players in WWII.. also that the Polish people often feel neglected?
EDIT: Oh, sorry.. I did not know about the "Forgot polan " meme.
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Uh, that video reminds me of how clueluess Bush looks like when he talks, and how much an asshole Kerry must be for losing to him.
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Yeah our history is wonderful and dramatic at the same time, too bad its forgotten or disregarded in most cases.
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On May 11 2009 21:18 meathook wrote:
That's really interesting! I had no idea.
Must have been a very tight corridor or a hill or something for that to be possible though..? Reminds me of Hamburger Hill somewhat.
It was a very long entrenched area more fitted for world war 1 type warfare than anything. Fortified areas became much more difficult to hold in the beginning era of airplane bombing/tank pushes though and the Nazi's did have aircraft support at the time.
The poles were entrenched and it helped but they were still able to hold the advancing tank line. People think they could have held much longer than three days if they had some way to destroy enemy tanks... as it stands they killed a great deal of infantry.
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On May 11 2009 22:50 Itachii wrote:
Yeah our history is wonderful and dramatic at the same time, too bad its forgotten or disregarded in most cases.
Who could forget Jan Sobieski, the "Savior of Vienna and Western European civilization", the "Lion of Lehistan"???
Often enough it´s sad and hopeless though 
No wonder your anthem is like that:
"Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła, kiedy my żyjemy."
Poland has not perished yet, as long as we still live.
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Yeah, Polish history is fascinating even in recent times. Such is the Czech medieval history. Europe is so rich in wars that I often find myself reading through Wikipedia articles for hours when I can afford the time.
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Our military efforts and victories are often marginalized by other countries' success.
Our other military "victories" in WW II were Westerplatte and Monte Casino.
Our (in)famous 306th Polish Fighter Squadron participated in the Battle of England.
Throughout history we had many good leaders and fought in many battles. But alas, history is written by the victors.
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hahahaha the first ytmnd link is hilarious.
i didn't even know about this either.
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