[Poland] The Polish-Soviet War 

Thanks . My school in gdynia was not that specific

@@Bartz109 thanks for replying.

Thank you! Next month I will talk about this conflict again. Have you ever spoken to your grandfather about his experiences during this war? Did he told you anything about it?

He unfortunately died in 1938 but he is well remembered in our family history. He later became a captain in the Krakow police and, to his credit, refused an order to crack down on a peasant protest movement in his jurisdiction. We are from Galicia.

I was an aircraft mechanic myself 2008-16. for the US Army. Good times.

@@mirekbns Thanks for sharing!

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Great to hear, many thanks for your reply!

You're welcome! Nice to hear.

I'm glad to hear.

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I can imagine. Did you ever speak to him about his experiences?

@@HistoryHustle No, I was too young. My father told me some stories about him. He was just a regular soldier. I have a photo av my grandfather in a Russian uniform and a souvenir he got in Manchuria - an ashtray in brass with ornaments.

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks! Actually I've seen that movie. I did like the action scenes. The production value was great. The same goes for City 44. Yet, the movie itself wasn't that great. I still have to check on two newer Polish movies: Legiony (2019) and Pilsudski (2019).

@@HistoryHustle Stones for the Rampart (2014) is also an interesting one.

Cool, will check that one.

@@HistoryHustle i also recommend Battlefield Westerplatte and Westerplatte (film from 1967)

Thanks!

True.

Yes.

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@@HistoryHustle I think he means the Polish and Lithuanian Commonwealth. But those days are over and Poland is happy to be free and growing in properity. That's enough for any nation these days - or should be.

"Make Poland Great Again!" sure sounds like "Il Duda ha sempre ragione" or "Heil Duda". (By no means am I accusing Duda of being a fascist. This is more what Poland's little nationalist fanatics would say; thankfully it does not include a majority of Poles.) But sorry bud, by 2016 many moderate folks knew what MAGA meant. Then, January 6th 2021 made sure everyone knew what MAGA really meant, whether it's MAGA or MPGA or M*GA. If some of my students are reading this post, M*GA means that Nationalism is now more valuable than Democracy. This was confirmed when the oracle of the M*GA movement, Trump, prodded his little nationalist fanatics to try to overthrow US democracy on Jan 6. (It did include many fascists, but many nationalists were also dragged there.) Please understand: most M*GA folks aren't racist/fascists (even if the far left widely paints them this way.) However, it is a nationalist movement, and yes, it is led by deceitful fascists such as Trump. Those who proudly repeat slogans such as M*GA need to be called out. I must concede that I'm concerned that many nationalists (from the US or elsewhere) are increasingly moving to fascism...

Proving that Russia has always been a menace to its neighbors; it's not just a problem of Soviet communism. There is a plaque in the city where I live (in central Ukraine) commemorating where brusilov lived during a brief stay here during the Polish-Soviet War. I've often said it should be taken down. Thanks partly to Brusilov's "success", the Russians were able to inflict genocide by mass starvation on the locals here a decade after, though thanks to the stubborn resistance of Pilsudski's forces (including many Ukrainians, my great grandfather among them), my family's home city of Ternopil was kept away from brutal Russian rule through that difficult period.

@@michaelwarenycia7588 If you ever write a book on the history of Eastern Europe, please send it to me. While reading these threads, I keep stumbling upon your rich, knowledgeable comments. This French Canadian here appreciates it a lot. 🇺🇦🇨🇦

@@marcguindon8499 wow, thanks. I like the idea - a few people have suggested it to me - but, being in this situation, there's an emotional feeling that until I've done more (e.g fighting or getting injured) it's not my story to tell, not really my place to be the one to write books on it yet. But, I think, the war will be long, so, that might change.

Thanks for the additional information! Have you seen my latest video about the subject? I hope I did a better job at Polish pronunciation here, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gRRNVP_WDew.html

I'm covering the "Polish playlist" right now, great material. Do you have any video plans for King Jan Sobieski? He is fascinating and I haven't seen anything worth while about his life in English.

Thanks, perhaps I will make a video about that in the future.

Never heard of this concept. Interesting, just looked it up.

A Ukrainian here. I can confirm many people here support the idea. Probably not a majority of the overall population, but certainly most of the soldiers I know.

Thanks for sharing.

Not the first time Russia's arrogance and demands for empire have caused its downfall *edit- nor the last time.

And that non-alliance with the Whites likely saved Poland until 1939.

I see! Actually it wasn't yet the Soviet Union, but Soviet Russia, since the USSR was established in 1922 after the Russian Civil War was over.

Please forgive me for being "whataboutist", but the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan eventually led to the bankruptcy/collapse of the USSR. It sure dwarfs the Polish resistance, but kudos to the brave Poles who stopped the military expansion of Communism. Let me put it this way: Poles saved Europe from Bolshevism. Afghanis provoked the collapse of the Bolshevism.

@@marcguindon8499 well put.

Winter War, ah yes.

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