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I am a Pole The Legend of Piorun th-cam.com/video/hLVmqzL-Qyc/w-d-xo.html this is another stupid courage shown by Poles at the end of World War II, shown in a funny way
Thank you for being interested in my country and culture, because this is the only way to understand why Poles are the way they are. People perceive us as recalcitrant, sad and "those who always cause problems", but in reality many of us simply remember history and that is why we approach others with reserve. We are a great nation, full of pride, sense of humor and tolerant, but no one has the right to tell us how to live and this is probably the best definition of Polishness. By the way, I have the impression that Russia also remembers this and that's the only reason they haven't opened a war front with Poland yet. We have been the eastern wall of Europe for centuries, we stopped the march of the Ottoman Empire near Vienna in 1683, we stopped the Red Army near Warsaw in 1920, right after we were off the map for 123 years, and these are just two of the many battles we fought for our freedom and freedom of Europe. We do not need bows and applause, only understanding and listening to what we have to say. Listening to you and watching your reactions, I see that by learning about our history you are beginning to understand us and I am grateful for that. When it comes to recommending another film, I wholeheartedly recommend the story of Witold Pilecki if you haven't seen it yet (and I don't think you have) th-cam.com/video/C0LuqcsEFiw/w-d-xo.html
It's strange that someone outside of Poland is interested in us. Usually it doesn't end well. ;) Watch about Wojtek - bear in polish army during WW2. Maybe some funny hits of polish internet too.
@@Swarzec_Swarzewski I have the impression that nowadays it is good that foreigners are interested in the history of Poland, because it is the history of the whole of Europe. The more aware people, the better :)
Here in Newark, UK we have a large Polish War Cemetary. It was also the original resting place of General Sikorski the comander of all Polish forces. His remains were then transfered to Krakow a few years ago. Last year a statue of the general was unvailed in the cemetary overlooking the gravestones.
Jesteście piękni, młodzi i mądrzy. Tym samym Wasza opinia o nas Polakach może być bardziej wiarygodna dla Waszych rówieśników na zachodzie. Dziękuję za miłe słowa o Polsce. Niestety znowu czujemy się pomijani, oszukani za serce i pomoc jaka okazaliśmy tym razem Ukrainie. Okazuje się, że czyjeś interesy/pieniądze są ważniejsze niż przyzwoitość.
Przyzwoitość przegrywa z desperacją. Nie róbmy z siebie ofiary bo tym razem Ukraińcy umierają. A gdyby nie uchodźcy to musielibyśmy więcej ciabatych przyjmować... I to też nie tak że Polska sama ich finansuje... Nawet na broni którą posłaliśmy "coś" wynegocjowaliśmy. Szczerze to przyzwoitości ja nigdzie nie widze. Wszystko to interesy.
All these Polish pilots were graduates of the officers' "School of Eaglets" in Dęblin (Poland). They all held officer ranks. About 3,000 candidates applied to this school every year, but only a hundred could be accepted. Therefore, the best of the best were selected, both in terms of health and mental predispositions. I think this is the answer to the question why Polish pilots were so special.
Yes. They were already, before coming to the UK, outstanding, very well trained, experienced pilots. In Poland there was an outstanding specual schools for pilots, established in Dęblin, when the pilots studied and trained. It still exists.
Veteran pilots with vast flying experience all put together in 2 squadrons, 303 and 303, 392 gad 17 kills, 303 58.8 kills, of which 38.8 were by poles, most kills were light bombers and associated easy targets. The raf had lost 500 pilots up to the b of b, having seen far more combat over a far longer time span. 303 kills by polish pilots averaged just over 1 kill per pilot. The polish deliberately distorting and spinning statistics and lieing to make themselves look good. Sames as they do with falaise, monte casino, enigma etc
@wladyslawbukowski third line down, 302 had 17 kills (predictive typing). Lying not living. . . You don't have a problem with any of my exposure of the usual polish fake facts or statistics then ?
I'm Polish, 41 and I cry every time when I think how we were left by the rest of the world. I know it is the past but that hurt still lives in our DNA.
Tak jak nam Anglicy podziękowali to szok, z rezerw złota które trzymaliśmy UK odliczyli za sprzęt wojenny którego Polacy używali do obrony UK np. dewizion 303 dziekuje brytole
.Sadly that after the war the UK charge Polish air force about £107 650 000.00 for the cost of using equipment ( petrol, plane and airports, bombs, ammunitions, energy, etc. ) 1939-1945. Everything was covered by Polish gold reserves deposited in Canada.
I often see comments along the lines of "Poles, it was so long ago! Why talk about it? We need to look to the future, not the past. Let it go!" We talk about it, we educate our children and others, we correct historical lies, because we owe it to our ancestors for the life we can have today, for our freedom. As a Pole, I feel that my generation and the previous generation owe a debt that we can finally repay. For two generations, we were entrusted with history, real history, facts that the invaders tried to hide and their descendants are trying to silence. In the era of digitization, the Internet and global media, the voices of the fallen, their stories told through the mouths of their descendants and families can finally be heard. I believe that history forgotten is history doomed to repeat itself. For me, this film is not a reason for bitterness or a source of regret or prejudice against other nations. It is a tribute to those who deserve it and at the same time an inspiration for us not to give up even in the darkest hour to do what is right. "Because we don't beg for freedom, we fight for it."
These stories do not have happy endings. 144 Polish pilots and several times more technical personnel fought in the Battle of Britain. Look for one very important story about the German Enigma. Poles broke it a few years before the war and passed it on to their allies just before it broke out. The English did not want to admit this fact, only in the 21st century they broke down and apologized for not inviting the Poles to the victory parade. 2. They thanked the Polish pilots for their contribution to the air battle for Britain and 3. Finally, they admitted that they received the entire Enigma solution and methods of breaking it from the Poles. Half a century after the war, they only admitted that without it they would not have won the war. But what did we lose in independence because of our Allies?
but they didnt returned the gold deposited by Poland in UK before ww2, which they took plenty for airplanes that they give to Polish pilots to fight in their defense !
The Enigma point is disingenuous. The Germans hardened Enigma and had to be broken again using different methods. That also happened a few times after it was broken at Bletchley Park. All the serious tellings of Enigma I've read mention the initial contribution of the Polish code breakers, but thier solution wasn't viable by the time of the Battle of Britain and the Battle of the Atlantic. The absense of the Poles later was to placate the Soviets, in my view a serious mistake but there wasn't appetite to keep fighting to push them out of Europe. It's a stretch to say the Allies won the war with half of Europe occupied by one of the initators. But Britian did enter the war in response to the invasion of Poland and was all but bankrupted by it. History is what it is, getting upset that 70 years ago strangers from another nation didn't do enough dying for your forefathers isn't a good look.
@@mostevil1082 I'm sorry, but you're talking terrible nonsense. First of all, Enigma. Marian Rejewski and two Polish cryptologists deciphered it in 1932, when England and the USA were helping Germany, hoping that they would clash with Russia in the future. The Poles opened the device itself and the device for breaking it, which Turing later transferred (copied) to the first computer solution. Without this, the English would never have realized that Enigma was a mechanical solution, even for the next 20 years. Two is the German attack on Poland. The Allies did not help Poland during the German attack in 1939. They only gathered for war when another part of Europe was occupied by them. Churchill himself did not know what to do next and Hess's landing in Scotland in 1941 confirms the German-English negotiations. You can tell such stories, but use facts. Poles paid with gold from the Bank of Poland for uniforms, weapons and maintenance while defending England, but after 1945 it was confiscated from them by their beloved Allies because they wanted to continue fighting against Russia. Come on, or I'll embarrass you even more.
No, that is not true. After America with its enormous production abilities, we were always going to win. Hitler was just mad, he was never going to win the war.
Why did Britain go to the trouble of developing the . Enigma machine then , employed dozens of intelligent people to break the code.what you claim,, doesn't make sense.
Paradoksalnie co do zdrady, sprawiła że staliśmy się silniejsi. Każda porażka daje nam jeszcze więcej siły do walki bo Polska musi być wolna i tak będzie do puki żyje choć 1 Polak ❤
You are doing a great job on your channel. Not for us Poles, because each of us knows about hundreds of such stories, but for your peers and other English-speaking people. Thanks to your content, this channel also carries a mission and not just entertainment. Please more and do not stop.
Nie było dla nas miejsca na defiladzie zwycięstwa, bo Stalin chciał nam pokazać, że wszyscy nas opuścili i zdradzili od pierwszego, do ostatniego dnia wojny. Przyczyny: 1. Byliśmy jedyni, którzy podboli Rosję, Moskwę i rządziliśmy na Kremlu (1610 r.) 2. Nie udało się zlikwidować polskości przez 123 lata zaborów i to pomimo wprowadzenia w urzędach i szkołach języka rosyjskiego, wysyłkom na Syberię, służby wojskowej trwającej 25 lat, rekwirowania majątków powstańcom, wszechobecnej cenzurze itd. 3. Wygraliśmy z ZSRR (zaraz po 123 latach okupacji) wojnę polsko-bolszewicką 1919-1921 roku - odpychając ich od naszej stolicy w 18 najważniejszej bitwie w historii świata. 4. Walczyliśmy 63 dni w Powstaniu Warszawskim w 1944 roku, które faktycznie było skierowane nie tylko przeciwko Niemcom, ale też było pokazem naszego tradycyjnego oporu, pokazem dla kolejnego okupanta po Niemcach, pokazem dla Rosjan.
Wybacz ale nalykales się propagandy która przedstawia fakty z naiwnego punktu widzenia. Tak jakbyśmy byli jakismis wybrańcami. Takie podejście szkodzi Polakom od kilkuset lat. Mniej mainstreamu więcej poszukiwań przyczyn życzę.
@@nuuskamuikkunen407Czego tu szukać tzw. sojusznicy sprzedali nas Stalinowi jak krowę na rynku.I dziś ci sami wpychają Polskę do wojny z Rosją na Ukrainie.
Polecam historię Józefa Unruga, Niemca, który w jedną sekundę przestał być Niemcem, przestał mówić po niemiecku i został Polakiem. To wyjaśnia kim dla nas są Polacy, czym jest polskość i jak powstał nasz kraj po 123 latach nieistnienia, czy dlaczego mówimy Karolina Woźniacka, a nie Carolin Wozniacki. Podobnie Maurycy Beniowski jest ciekawą postacią, a zwłaszcza, że zbliżył się na wysokość RPA.
Trudny język to taki kod Polski nie do zdobycia. Garstka przeciw tysiącom. Polska przez 300 lat była wielokrotnie najeżdżana. Wielu obcokrajowców dopiero poznają Polskę na youtube i spróbują szczęścia w Polsce. Mamy swoją tradycję, swoją historię, a Polska jest od początku do końca nasza. Polska jest przykładem dla Europy. Jesteśmy wzorem dla wszystkich chrześcijan i patriotów. Nie pozwolimy na zniesławienia Polski która nie istniała na mapie przez 123 lat. Tak nam dopomóż Bóg. Ja jestem Polak, a Polak jest wariat, a wariat to lepszy gość. Ojczyznę kocham za to przede wszystkim, że to kraj z którego pochodzę i właśnie tu są moje korzenie. Polskę kocham również za nasz piękny , ojczysty język, naszą kulturę i tradycję, ale też za naszą, niepowtarzalną i ciekawą historię. Polskę kocham przede wszystkim za to, że jest to moja Ojczyzna, bezpieczne rodzinne strony, do których zawsze mogę powrócić. Polskę kocham również za nasze unikalne tradycje, kulturę oraz bardzo trudną historię. Kochamy polskie miasta i miasteczka. Ich unikatowy klimat, architekturę i mieszkańców. Lubimy swoje rodzinne miasta, miejsca, w których spędziliśmy dzieciństwo. Kochamy miejsca, gdzie mamy przyjaciół i te, które rzuciły na nas swój czar. Pozdrawia stary dziadek.
"Never was so much owed by so many to so few"[a] was a wartime speech delivered to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by British prime minister Winston Churchill on 20 August 1940.
Tak powiedział, ale akurat nie dotyczyło to stricte Polaków, a brytyjskich pilotów. Przeczytaj całą wypowiedź Churchilla. W Polsce mamy mit, że to o naszych bohaterach, ale chyba nie do końca tak było, bo inaczej na tą paradę by nas pewnie zaprosili.
Sometimes I have this feeling that, for some reason, Poland seems to be a "transparent country" for the rest of the world. Like we are not worthy of the attention or something. It's really nice to see that we have such nice ambassadors outside our borders. Thank you for your work and best wishes from Gdansk :)
In Poland we have an old, historical, traditional motto: "For our freedom and yours" (it origins go back to 1831, the times of so-called November Uprising in Poland, against Russia). Meaning that Polish fought for the freedom of themselves as well the others.
Squadron 303 was a fighter squadron and had 20 aircraft and 30 pilots. Other sources say that the composition and number of full-time equivalents depended on the purpose and types of aircraft they were equipped with: day fighter squadron (24 pilots, 16-18 aircraft), night fighter squadron (48 pilots, 16 and then 21 aircraft). A total of 144 pilots served through the 303 Squadron throughout the entire period of World War II.
That's true. Too many times we have fought for someone else's freedom and then been left to our own devices. Poles support large investments in armies because we know that, above all, we must count on ourselves and not on allies.
W dowód wdzięczności Brytyjczycy ze zdeponowanego w brytyjskich bankach polskiego złota ,potrącili sobie należność za sprzęt na którym walczyli Polscy Piloci w obronie Anglii
Thank You for reaction and Your kind words. Im very proud to be Pole whos family members fought in WW2. Lets not forget about brave South Africaners too. U helped in liberating Europe, fought in hardest battles like D-Day. U can be proud too. It was your victory too.
Im so glad you've decided to watch this video even though it's so long❤ It's one of many examples that shows why you have to know our history to understand Polish mentality.
Polish fought alongside the British in operation market garden also a very brave nation and regardless how the media like to spin it for agendas say they are forgotten in British history is a massive lie we have plaques and memorials all over England and even in my local cemetery, It is also worth noting that even after the world war most of the Polish pilots continued to live here in the UK and became flight instructors, mechanics and a massive part in shaping the new generation of the RAF they deserve every ounce of respect true bravery is never forgotten and it has not been by the British peoples. I live in Hull one of the heaviest bombed during the German bombing raids in the UK on one of the council estates here every street is named after the Airfields that defended us it is hard to believe only 5% of the RAF was Polish for the outstanding number of aircraft they took down they where superb.....great video.
Four Polish squadrons fought in Battle of Britain-two bombers;300 and 301,two fighters; 302 and 303,and 81 Polish pilots in British squadrons.A total of 144 Polish pilots whose attitude made their name famous all over the world .Of all the planes shot down over England, over 200 were shot down by Poles.
14, nie 4. Poszukaj lepiej. xD 300 Dywizjon Bombowy "Ziemi Mazowieckiej" Dowódcy, lotniska, sprzęt Galeria zdjęć Marsz dywizjonu Straty 301 Dywizjon Bombowy "Ziemi Pomorskiej" 1586 Eskadra do Zadań Specjalnych Dowódcy, lotniska, sprzęt Galeria zdjęć Straty Galeria zdjęć (138 Dywizjon RAF) Straty (138 Dywizjon RAF) 302 Dywizjon Myśliwski "Poznański" Dowódcy, lotniska, sprzęt Galeria zdjęć Zwycięstwa i straty 303 Dywizjon Myśliwski im. Tadeusza Kościuszki Dowódcy, lotniska, sprzęt Galeria zdjęć Zwycięstwa i straty 304 Dywizjon Bombowy "Ziemi Śląskiej" Dowódcy, lotniska, sprzęt Galeria zdjęć Piosenka dywizjonowa Straty 305 Dywizjon Bombowy "Ziemi Wielkopolskiej" Dowódcy, lotniska, sprzęt Galeria zdjęć Zwycięstwa i straty 306 Dywizjon Myśliwski "Toruński" Dowódcy, lotniska, sprzęt Galeria zdjęć Zwycięstwa i straty 307 Dywizjon Myśliwski Nocny "Lwowski" Dowódcy, lotniska, sprzęt Galeria zdjęć Hymn dywizjonu Zwycięstwa i straty 308 Dywizjon Myśliwski "Krakowski" Dowódcy, lotniska, sprzęt Galeria zdjęć Hymn dywizjonu Zwycięstwa i straty 309 Dywizjon Myśliwski "Ziemi Czerwieńskiej" Dowódcy, lotniska, sprzęt Galeria zdjęć Zwycięstwa i straty 315 Dywizjon Myśliwski "Dębliński" Dowódcy, lotniska, sprzęt Galeria zdjęć Zwycięstwa i straty 316 Dywizjon Myśliwski "Warszawski" Dowódcy, lotniska, sprzęt Galeria zdjęć Zwycięstwa i straty 317 Dywizjon Myśliwski "Wileński" Dowódcy, lotniska, sprzęt Galeria zdjęć Zwycięstwa i straty 318 Dywizjon Myśliwsko-Rozpoznawczy "Gdański"
There was even a more significant assistance from Polish engineers and technicians. Polish army managed to transfer large amounts of light wood from stores in small town of Brody ( east of Brzesc ) to England. First de Havilland Mosquito bombers were constructed from this very wood with assistance of Polish engineers. Poles took also great part in design of famous AVRO Lancaster bombers in UK and Canada. Polish engineers and technicians ( including employed in fighter and bomber squadrons in England ) counted about 5000 men.
Sadly that after the war the UK charge Polish air force about £107 650 000.00 for the cost of using equipment ( petrol, plane and airports, bombs, ammunitions, energy, etc. ) 1939-1945. Everything was covered by Polish gold reserves deposited in Canada.
facus pl : "Warszawa już w 1946 roku podpisała porozumienie z Wlk. Brytanią, w wyniku którego cała należność za wyposażenie i zaopatrzenie Polskich Sił Zbrojnych za czas wojny, czyli przeszło 73 miliony funtów została anulowana. Co więcej, zgodzono się Warszawie zawiesić zwrot płatności za żołd wypłacany polskim żołnierzom przez Rząd Brytyjski. W praktyce, Brytyjczycy nigdy nawet nie próbowali się upomnieć o tę niebagatelną kwotę 47 milionów funtów. Tak samo wszystkie koszty działania Korpusu Przysposobienia i Rozmieszczenia, ... Jedyną płatność, którą chciano wyegzekwować od komunistycznego rządu, była kwota 33 milionów funtów za utrzymywaną na terenie Wielkiej Brytanii polską administrację cywilną, za koszty relokacji i utrzymanie cywilnych uchodźców w niemal każdym zakątku Imperium Brytyjskiego. W tym były zawarte również opłaty za polską opiekę społeczną oraz wydatki na polską oświatę. Najciekawsze jest to, że Brytyjczycy byli świadomi, że zniszczona w wyniku działań wojennych Polska może mieć trudności z realizowaniem swoich zobowiązań. Dlatego też szybko zredukowali swoje roszczenia do kwoty 13 milionów, z czego pobrano tak naprawdę tylko 3 miliony funtów, z rezerw złota wywiezionych w 1939 z Polski i składowanego dotąd w Banku Anglii. Pozostałe 10 mln funtów, miano spłacać w dogodnych ratach rocznych przez kolejne 15 lat. Prawdopodobnie, nigdy nie spłaciliśmy tej należności do końca, a i kolejnym rządom Wlk. Brytanii, pamiętających polski wysiłek wojenny u boku aliantów, jakoś nie na rękę było dopominać się o spłatę tego długu."
That is absolutely crazy that they had to pay to fight in the war. Why did they have to pay the country that they were protecting and sacrificing their lives for????? Makes no sense
React to "That time Poland saved the world...". This pretty amazing video about the battle is not well known, but its description tells that somehow Poland really saved the world. Worth watching. As a lover of history, I can only say that this video is 100% true.
My grandfather on my father's side was a Polish mechanic for the 303 and other Polish units. The stories he used to tell me... He lost his hearing in one of his ears (burst ear drum) as he was supporting the bombing of Hamburg in '43 on a bomber. His close friend was killed by flak on that very run, right in front of him. To this day I regret not asking more questions, but I was a stupid teenager who had other priorities. He was such a lovely man and such a gentleman. He never talked about the war unless asked, it was really my grandmother who told many of the stories. I miss them both greatly as they were amazing, resilient people who not only survived WW II, but contributed greatly to the defeat of Germany.
Thanks for this video. Actually, I've watched some other channels with such reactions about Poland and her history. But Your reactions here seem to be the most authentic and understanding, in a right way, how it really was, what was the situation of Poland and its people then. There was no stupid comment of Yours here. You are interested in what You watch, You want to understand and You are not ignorant, like unfortunately many people nowadays. Really good reaction. Thanks.
Before World War II, learning foreign languages in schools was not as common as it is today. If anything, it was rather French or German that was taught. German and Russian were quite widely known, especially by adults due to the country's historical past and 123 years of lack of independence, where it was necessary to use the languages of the invaders. French was quite a common language in intelligentsia and middle-class homes. In Poland, there was and still is a pilot school in Dęblin, producing very well-trained fighter pilots. In general, Polish military education in terms of flying is considered very good. Pilots from 303 flew on planes much worse than German ones in September 1939, and then in England they switched to planes not inferior to German ones. Maybe even better - like Spitfire. But yes, they were elite.
After the war, not only Poles were forgotten. Also about our own soldiers who were captured by the Japanese and went through hell on earth. My grandfather's brother, Szymon Adamowicz, flew in No. 306 Squadron RAF Service No. 704854 . In 1968 he returned to Poland when he was no longer in danger of death. He dedicated his life to helping the poorest. He did not want to be remembered in any way as an aviator. Today he lies in the cemetery among the homeless because that is what he wished and only my mother and I take care of his grave. Nobody knows who he really was.
What makes you think that "Poles were forgotten"? Go read about the UK "1947 Polish Resettlement Act" that granted FULL UK citienship and residency rights to over 250,000 Polish ex service personnel AND their families, thereby saving them from brutality and death at the hands of the postwar Polish communist regime.
Thank you for all your words about Poland. As a nation, we have always been proud of our history. The saddest thing is that after so many years we are still a second-class country for Western European countries. But when war comes, we will have to defend them again. I don't understand this arrogance.
In my opinion, not so much arrogance as ignorance. I speak from the point of view of a typical Britisher. Yes at the end of WW2 Poland, the country for who's freedom we supposedly went to war was left in the hands of the Soviets- a more fascist empire than the Nazis. The USA was uninterested in Poland's freedom and the UK had neither the strength nor the will to demand the freedom for which we ( and many thousands of Poles and Czechs) had fought. Now, Poland is a country on the other side of Europe from the UK as the UK is just a country on the other side of Europe from the Polish viewpoint. Perhaps we should be better friends. I hope we will be - after all the future is more important than the past, is it not?
Thank you for this reaction. 303 SQ pilots are gone but memory stays. My wife's grandfather was the last commander of 303SQ until the formation was disbanded in 1946. Witold "Tolo" Łokuciewski - 1917-1990. 1969-1971 military attaché in Polish Embassy in London - I wish I met him, however I was too toooo young :) . In 2013 we visited Northolt airport where (to our surprise) Commanding Officer gave us a trip and lot of information about my wife's grandfather, including all documents copies (shot down, decorations etc) .Each year we are visiting Northolt's The Polish War Memorial and we were lucky (few times) to talk to Witold Urbanowicz's son (also Witold) who lives in the USA . This documentary movie shows the only one, small part about pilots and their lives.
There is a very detailed book by Nina Britton Boyle "Blood on their Wing Tips: A Second World War Timeline for No. 303 Kosciuszko Polish Squadron at RAF Northolt". She was born and raised in Northolt and her knowledge of history and original documents is incredible.
Colonel Witold Lokuciewski relieved colonel Kaczorek as military attache in London in 1969. However he was largely ignored by his former colleagues from SQ 303 and treated almost as a traitor, collaborator of communist government in Poland.
You should also watch the incerdible story of bear Wojtek in polish army, who carried boxes of artillery ammunitions in the fight for Monte Casino, after this fight he got promoted to corporal and, Wojtek with artillery shell has become Emblem of 22nd Artillery Supply Company.
South Africans from SAAF are well remembered in Warsaw. All crash sites are marked with huge memorial stones and inscriptions with names and plane descriptions. Most of killed pilots are buried at Krakow military section of Rakowice cemetery. Thanks, South Africa ❤
There are extraordinary memories of SAAF pilot on you tube: "Shot down over Warsaw 1944: Interview with Bryan Jones, SAAF B-24 Liberator navigator". I think it is the best film ever on 1944 airlift, really worth watching.
There were not only pilots . There was Polish navy , army that fought in north Africa, Italy and DDay and market garden , liberating the Netherlands, France and Belgium
Sune, because of how you said pilots attitude was against 150 Germans you are definitely a Polish hearted woman. Must have Polish blood in You. Hugs to you Guys
Thanks to such films, when tourists from other countries visit Poland, we can also learn a lot about our country. As they say: A curious tourist will look into every corner 😂😂😂 When I'm in Wrocław, I constantly discover new gnomes, but thanks to videos like this, I find out that I haven't found them all yet. Greetings to you and I am very glad that you liked it in Poland.
You don't know history and Yalta well, but what adds spice is the fact that Churchill wanted different Polish borders, he wanted a smaller Poland than it is now. Wrocław and many western lands were to be incorporated into Germany (that's what Churchill wanted)
Wroclaw and Szczecin ( former Stettin ) are now in Poland only thanks to Stalin. Stalin decided to grab northern part of East Prussia with big city of Konigsberg ( Kaliningrad or Krolewiec ) and to compensate it to Poland by incorporating whole Lower Silesia with Breslau ( Wroclaw ) and Szczecin in Pomerania into Poland. Churchill was protesting but Roosevelt didn't care at all. This 'temporary' solution became finally permanent.
41:28 Once again I make some comments, but I have to... "Jesteśmy otoczeni ?! Wspaniale! Teraz możemy atakować we wszystkich kierunkach !" = "We are surrounded?! Great! Now we can attack in all directions!" I don't know if it's true, but it's a great saying that reflects our military thought. This is something like Russian "rozpoznanie bojem" = "combat reconnaissance"
My friends👋🏼 I am amazed that you understand every aspect of how we🇵🇱polish🇵🇱❤ people 🇵🇱❤🌍are and I really like to thank you for it. All best my friends. Enjoy your adventure with my beautiful and beloved country ❤🇵🇱🤩
My grandad was a man called Adam Rymarz. He was a fighter pilot in the PaF, when Warsaw fell, he was smuggled to here (the UK) and flew Lancaster and Halifax bombers. He met my nan in Scotland who was a polish refugee and she persuaded him not to go back to Poland as he;d have been shot . They had three sons and went to Singapore as Grandad was asked to look after the Lightenings. I'm sad my Grandad never went back but, wouldn't be typing this had he. So very proud of my Polish Grandad and Nan, so kind and loving to all.despite their families being murdered during the war. I love Polska. x
My uncle Wacslaw Wojtulewicz was a pilot in the 300 squadron in the Battle of Britain. He received the Victoria Cross for his participation. And yes, I never understood how the allies could turn their backs on Poland. Poles in general are very loyal and people of integrity. My son now has his great uncle's medals on display in his home. He was a highly decorated soldier.
Hi guys :) You seem to be really touched. Polish history has a lots of sad moments so also, whats natural, mine family had. Part of them were took from nazi german occupied Warsaw to Treblinka death camp (about 80km from the city). Grandpa survived it, he had met grandma and stied to live in the village about 5km from the camp despite coming back to ruined Warsaw. I was also groving up in ruined post communistic Polish village in 90's. We had nothing. When I was about 15yo I ve decided to live in Warsaw like pre war family did, and when I did it I felt like in a real home. Loving so much city and its tuff, bloody history that its impossible to learn in a weak, month or an year. Warsaw is not so beatiful like Wroclaw, but it has hidden history that has any other city on a planet. Ruined many times, anihilated and stil getting stronger. Hopefully You guys will come one day to visit Warsaw and if u want I will take you at city tour. Cheers and thanks for beeing interested in our beloved country❤👏👏👏
Thank you for sharing this awesome story ❤️ Warsaw is definitely on our list of places to visit, we will keep you posted when we are visiting your beautiful city
Regarding victory parade in 1946. Polish pilots were allowed to take part but only under British flag, land forces and Polish Navy were not invited at all. So finally Polish pilots decided not to take part. Churchill was trying to appease Stalin as much as he could, however British historians are attempting to deny it. Most of Polish pilots decided to stay in UK or move to USA, Canada or elsewhere. Some of them returned home only to face criminal charges ( mostly for treason ) and martial courts. Best example is one of best Polish air aces Stanislaw Skalski, highest scorer during the war ( 18 confirmed kills ). He spent 3 years in prison with valid death sentence and was released in 1951.
All complete nonsense. With regard to the non-appearance of Polish forces during the "1946 Victory parade" the problem lay SQUARELY with POLAND. The first invites sent out by the UK Labour Govt of Clement Attlee to ALL the nations who had fought for the Allied cause during WW2 (INCLUDING Poland, USSR & Yugoslavia) were sent out weeks in advance of the parade. The Polish invite in particular was quite understandably delivered to the Polish "Provisional Government of National Unity" ( the "TRJN" or Tymczasowy Rząd Jedności Narodowej) based in Warsaw, which was the OFFICIAL Polish govt as recognised by the international community in the form of the "United Nations", and NOT just by Britain alone. The TRJN was the same govt that it was intended the London based Polish nationalist Govt in exile would become an intrinsic part of, as agreed to by ALL sides at the Yalta conference in Feb 1945.... (although the soviets subsequently saw to it that this never actually happened). This invite sent to Warsaw immediately raised a storm of protest from the Polish nationalist govt in exile based in London who, and with some justification, felt they had been sidelined in this matter, their anger was supported by many British MPs, senior ranks within the UK armed forces & members of the British public. With only days left before the parade was due to take place, and with no reply or even acknowledgement of the British invite from the OFFICIAL Polish TRJN govt in Warsaw, the British govt then hurriedly & belatedly sent out a SECOND INVITE to the Polish Govt in Exile in London, (as well as directly to many individual Polish service personnel), but as one united group they CHOSE to shun the invites to register their anger and disgust at being treated as "second fiddle" to the Warsaw govt. And the final Ignominy? The Warsaw TRJN govt never answered or even acknowledged the original invite from the UK (as neither did the USSR or Yugoslavia) and never attended the parade either. As you can see the Polish "non appearance" was solely down to a poisonous bitter mix of political hatred (from Warsaw) and hubris (from the London Poles), and NOTHING to do with this imaginary "Poles weren't invited to the parade" nonsense. As I've described above the Polish nation was actually the ONLY allied nation to receive TWO invites to the parade. Now please go and burn the communist schoolbooks your country was forced to read between 1945 and 1990.
No cóż. Polacy to dziwny naród. Mają wielkie serce, ale kto ma miekkie serce musi mieć twardą dupę. I taka jest historia Polski. Wielokrotnie byli zbyt dobrzy i na tym tracili. W obliczu zagrożenia są dolni do wielkich poświęceń, romantyczni, waleczni. Kiedy przychodzi bieda, wojna, wrogowie, potrafią się jednoczyć i być wspaniali. Jak przychodzi dobrobyt, spokój i marazm wychodzą na wierzch przywary.
" Oh well. We, The Polish People, are a strange nation. We have great hearts, but people with kind hearts must be prepared for a hard landing on their asses. And that is the essence of Polish history. On many occasions Poles were too kind and honorable, and lost a great deal because of it. In the event of great threat Poles are capable of selfless sacrifices because of romantic and brave character. When hardships, imminent war and enemies look to us eye to eye Poles are always able to unite and be above all internal divisions and above selfish interests. At the times of prosperity, peace and stagnation we keep forgetting of our great spirit and the ugly vices keep emerging. " Well said my friend. You are right on point. Trafiłeś w sedno. Mam nadzieję że nie gniewasz się za moje tłumaczenie.
Hi guys I’m from Poland ,now I’m living in California and want say thank you so much for showing my country, sad is how many polish people must emigrated to around the world for better life. Thank you so much again and next time go to my city Gdańsk, is actually one from 3 cities very close together all the time. Is Wrocław,Gdańsk and Kraków . All the best guys
One of the problems was also convincing the English that after lesson 1 of WW their air combat doctrine was perfect. And since the Poles had a weak one - they didn't have it. Polish aviation had outdated equipment, but the most modern training base in the world. At that time, they were the only ones who taught air combat at the stage of training flights - in England it was only done in target squadrons. In Poland, pilots "fought" under the supervision of instructors in training planes equipped with photo guns, while an English pilot learned to fight from his colleagues in the squadron already in the fighter, so without an instructor correcting mistakes. The number of flight hours during training was over 10 times lower in England, and this was even before the fighting began and pilots were trained even faster. But the English looked at the Poles as those who flew on scrap planes and lost. And the Poles, on the other hand, were angry at being forced to reject tactics that worked and adopt those that were wrong. The English formations were terrible at the beginning of the war, but then they took over better than the Poles and Germans. But at first they insisted on using them. This plus the language barrier caused a lot of tension and frustration.
Lots of nonsense there. 147 Polish Pilots (the remains of the former "Polish Air Force") who'd had their arses kicked in both Poland and France arrive at the shores of Britain in July 1940 desperate for refuge from that nazism thats conquered their country and chased them for over 1000 miles. The vast majority of them speak absolutely no English and have previously been flying the airborne equivalent of a bicycle. They have arrived at a country with the world's FIRST real time radar directed air defence command and control system that depends on radio direction of its aircraft via English speaking ground controllers, and which is currently fielding the airborne equivalent of 1000cc superbikes. The Poles were first taught literally on bicycles the discipline that Britain's air defence system required to operate, as "freelancing" pilots such as the Poles had TWICE proved themselves completely incapable of providing an effective air defence against the Luftwaffe, once in Poland and again in France. While they were learning that discipline, they also learned rudimentary English to be able to follow the orders of the British ground controllers, THEN they were sent through "operational conversion" training to learn how to pilot the far more powerful and complex Hurricanes that they were to fly in the battle ahead. Once they'd completed that they provided a small but valuable part of the defence of the refuge they'd been given. As for all the nonsense pretending the Poles were better than everyone else here are the facts. Top RAF Fighter Command "kill tallies" during the battle of Britain. Flt Lt Eric Stanley Lock (English) - 21½ confirmed kills (in Spitfires) Sgt James Harry Lacey (English) - 18 confirmed kills. (In Hurricanes) Flt Lt Archie Ashmore McKellar (Scottish) - 17½ confirmed kills. (In spitfires) Sgt Josef František (Czechoslovakian) - 17 confirmed kills. (In Hurricanes) Pilot Off Colin Falkland Gray (New Zealand) - 15½ confirmed kills. (In Spitfires) Fl Off Brian Carbury (New Zealand) - 15½ confirmed kills (In Spitifres) Flt Lt Witold Urbanowicz (Poland) - 15 confirmed kills. (In Hurricanes) Nuff said.
Sadly a lot of Polish pilots, navy and army couldn’t return home as the eastern region of Poland had its border changed and was given to the USSR. A lot didn’t return to Polands other regions as the Russian control meant they were then a threat to society as they could be seen as potential liberators to the Russian control. A lot went to live in the UK, Canada and Australia as their villages were now in Russia and if not they still ran the risk of being sent to Soviet prisons as they were a threat to civil obedience. My family were army personal and the eastern lands they inhabited were not longer in Poland after the amnesty. The settled in the UK and then immigrated to Australia.
This is so sad. They fought for freedom and won! But then couldn’t return home and live in their own country amongst their people and culture😔 they were robbed of so much
As a Pole I can only say people should do everything for peace in whole world.Every war is bad.I will always remember about history of my country, and 303 squadron,and other Polish pilots in RAF will be in my ❤ forever.
Thank you for this film and your comments. I have watched this film for many times, I shared it with my students some years ago and it is still hard to believe how people can behave... Leaving us, the Poles, after WW2 was a crime. I cried again at the end of the film. What did the pilots feel being left and betrayed?
😜 Glad you had a good time in Poland) I remember the "polish face" from twenty years ago. These days it's not really a thing anymore. It is still there, but much less than it used to be) I read in the autobiography of one of the pilots that their head instructor was able to fully undress in the cockpit while going through the full set of acrobatics up in the air. The pilots went through years of selection that left the best of the best to graduate the flight school. They also were already fighting in the modern way using two or three leader + wingman formations. Thanks to the experience from the September '39 campaign over Poland.
Next time You should definitely also visit Cracow. It's the old, historical, royal town (former capital), with historical royal castle Wawel etc. It's for sure a must-see in Poland. And very close to Cracow is also the famous Salt Mine in Wieliczka (UNESCO List of World's Cultural Heritage).
Thank you for your attention, time and trying to understand my beloved country's history. Try to find out about husaria and Polish engeneers scientists and others. Battle of Vizna and a lot more:-)
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I am a Pole The Legend of Piorun
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this is another stupid courage shown by Poles at the end of World War II, shown in a funny way
Thank you for being interested in my country and culture, because this is the only way to understand why Poles are the way they are. People perceive us as recalcitrant, sad and "those who always cause problems", but in reality many of us simply remember history and that is why we approach others with reserve. We are a great nation, full of pride, sense of humor and tolerant, but no one has the right to tell us how to live and this is probably the best definition of Polishness. By the way, I have the impression that Russia also remembers this and that's the only reason they haven't opened a war front with Poland yet. We have been the eastern wall of Europe for centuries, we stopped the march of the Ottoman Empire near Vienna in 1683, we stopped the Red Army near Warsaw in 1920, right after we were off the map for 123 years, and these are just two of the many battles we fought for our freedom and freedom of Europe. We do not need bows and applause, only understanding and listening to what we have to say. Listening to you and watching your reactions, I see that by learning about our history you are beginning to understand us and I am grateful for that.
When it comes to recommending another film, I wholeheartedly recommend the story of Witold Pilecki if you haven't seen it yet (and I don't think you have) th-cam.com/video/C0LuqcsEFiw/w-d-xo.html
@@realmrq5183 100x YES!
It's strange that someone outside of Poland is interested in us. Usually it doesn't end well. ;)
Watch about Wojtek - bear in polish army during WW2. Maybe some funny hits of polish internet too.
@@Swarzec_Swarzewski I have the impression that nowadays it is good that foreigners are interested in the history of Poland, because it is the history of the whole of Europe. The more aware people, the better :)
Here in Newark, UK we have a large Polish War Cemetary. It was also the original resting place of General Sikorski the comander of all Polish forces. His remains were then transfered to Krakow a few years ago. Last year a statue of the general was unvailed in the cemetary overlooking the gravestones.
Jesteście piękni, młodzi i mądrzy. Tym samym Wasza opinia o nas Polakach może być bardziej wiarygodna dla Waszych rówieśników na zachodzie. Dziękuję za miłe słowa o Polsce. Niestety znowu czujemy się pomijani, oszukani za serce i pomoc jaka okazaliśmy tym razem Ukrainie. Okazuje się, że czyjeś interesy/pieniądze są ważniejsze niż przyzwoitość.
Kasa zawsze rzadzila swiatem.
bo nie myslimy o sobie trzeba pomóc Polakom i tylko Polakom bo ini mają nas gdzieś za pomoc masz przyklad upadliny Polak to frajer
Wybrani też nam wystawili rachunek i skrupulatnie doliczają odsetki.
Obawiam się że robią to dla zasięgów i kasy z yt żerując na uczuciach Polaków.
Przyzwoitość przegrywa z desperacją. Nie róbmy z siebie ofiary bo tym razem Ukraińcy umierają. A gdyby nie uchodźcy to musielibyśmy więcej ciabatych przyjmować... I to też nie tak że Polska sama ich finansuje... Nawet na broni którą posłaliśmy "coś" wynegocjowaliśmy. Szczerze to przyzwoitości ja nigdzie nie widze. Wszystko to interesy.
Kochamy was! Dziękujemy!
Thank you 🙏🏻 ❤️
All these Polish pilots were graduates of the officers' "School of Eaglets" in Dęblin (Poland). They all held officer ranks. About 3,000 candidates applied to this school every year, but only a hundred could be accepted. Therefore, the best of the best were selected, both in terms of health and mental predispositions. I think this is the answer to the question why Polish pilots were so special.
Yes. They were already, before coming to the UK, outstanding, very well trained, experienced pilots. In Poland there was an outstanding specual schools for pilots, established in Dęblin, when the pilots studied and trained. It still exists.
Veteran pilots with vast flying experience all put together in 2 squadrons, 303 and 303, 392 gad 17 kills, 303 58.8 kills, of which 38.8 were by poles, most kills were light bombers and associated easy targets.
The raf had lost 500 pilots up to the b of b, having seen far more combat over a far longer time span.
303 kills by polish pilots averaged just over 1 kill per pilot.
The polish deliberately distorting and spinning statistics and lieing to make themselves look good.
Sames as they do with falaise, monte casino, enigma etc
@@planet_69 If you want to convey something, please learn a little better English first so that everyone knows what you mean.
@wladyslawbukowski third line down, 302 had 17 kills (predictive typing).
Lying not living. . . You don't have a problem with any of my exposure of the usual polish fake facts or statistics then ?
Predictive typing yet again, not lieing but lying.
I'm Polish, 41 and I cry every time when I think how we were left by the rest of the world. I know it is the past but that hurt still lives in our DNA.
So sad. We go on, but we will never forget!❤️
O tak nigdy nie zapomnimy!@@BB.Beyond.Borders
Mam tak samo....😢
Tak jak nam Anglicy podziękowali to szok, z rezerw złota które trzymaliśmy UK odliczyli za sprzęt wojenny którego Polacy używali do obrony UK np. dewizion 303 dziekuje brytole
.Sadly that after the war the UK charge Polish air force about £107 650 000.00 for the cost of using equipment ( petrol, plane and airports, bombs, ammunitions, energy, etc. ) 1939-1945. Everything was covered by Polish gold reserves deposited in Canada.
Dziękuję że przekazujecie te wydarzenia dalej 🇵🇱❤
I often see comments along the lines of "Poles, it was so long ago! Why talk about it? We need to look to the future, not the past. Let it go!"
We talk about it, we educate our children and others, we correct historical lies, because we owe it to our ancestors for the life we can have today, for our freedom.
As a Pole, I feel that my generation and the previous generation owe a debt that we can finally repay. For two generations, we were entrusted with history, real history, facts that the invaders tried to hide and their descendants are trying to silence. In the era of digitization, the Internet and global media, the voices of the fallen, their stories told through the mouths of their descendants and families can finally be heard.
I believe that history forgotten is history doomed to repeat itself. For me, this film is not a reason for bitterness or a source of regret or prejudice against other nations. It is a tribute to those who deserve it and at the same time an inspiration for us not to give up even in the darkest hour to do what is right.
"Because we don't beg for freedom, we fight for it."
We love this ❤️ so true ❤️
Czlowiek ktory nie zna swojej przeszlosci, nie zasluguje na terazniejszosc a tym bardziej na przyszlosc......
Nie ma dobrej przys,losci,jeżeli, zapomni się o przeszlosci(histori)
You won't have a future if you forgot the past
These stories do not have happy endings. 144 Polish pilots and several times more technical personnel fought in the Battle of Britain. Look for one very important story about the German Enigma. Poles broke it a few years before the war and passed it on to their allies just before it broke out. The English did not want to admit this fact, only in the 21st century they broke down and apologized for not inviting the Poles to the victory parade. 2. They thanked the Polish pilots for their contribution to the air battle for Britain and 3. Finally, they admitted that they received the entire Enigma solution and methods of breaking it from the Poles. Half a century after the war, they only admitted that without it they would not have won the war. But what did we lose in independence because of our Allies?
but they didnt returned the gold deposited by Poland in UK before ww2, which they took plenty for airplanes that they give to Polish pilots to fight in their defense !
The Enigma point is disingenuous. The Germans hardened Enigma and had to be broken again using different methods. That also happened a few times after it was broken at Bletchley Park. All the serious tellings of Enigma I've read mention the initial contribution of the Polish code breakers, but thier solution wasn't viable by the time of the Battle of Britain and the Battle of the Atlantic.
The absense of the Poles later was to placate the Soviets, in my view a serious mistake but there wasn't appetite to keep fighting to push them out of Europe. It's a stretch to say the Allies won the war with half of Europe occupied by one of the initators. But Britian did enter the war in response to the invasion of Poland and was all but bankrupted by it.
History is what it is, getting upset that 70 years ago strangers from another nation didn't do enough dying for your forefathers isn't a good look.
@@mostevil1082 I'm sorry, but you're talking terrible nonsense. First of all, Enigma. Marian Rejewski and two Polish cryptologists deciphered it in 1932, when England and the USA were helping Germany, hoping that they would clash with Russia in the future. The Poles opened the device itself and the device for breaking it, which Turing later transferred (copied) to the first computer solution. Without this, the English would never have realized that Enigma was a mechanical solution, even for the next 20 years. Two is the German attack on Poland. The Allies did not help Poland during the German attack in 1939. They only gathered for war when another part of Europe was occupied by them. Churchill himself did not know what to do next and Hess's landing in Scotland in 1941 confirms the German-English negotiations. You can tell such stories, but use facts. Poles paid with gold from the Bank of Poland for uniforms, weapons and maintenance while defending England, but after 1945 it was confiscated from them by their beloved Allies because they wanted to continue fighting against Russia. Come on, or I'll embarrass you even more.
No, that is not true. After America with its enormous production abilities, we were always going to win. Hitler was just mad, he was never going to win the war.
Why did Britain go to the trouble of developing the . Enigma machine then , employed dozens of intelligent people to break the code.what you claim,, doesn't make sense.
Dziękuję za szerzenie tej wiedzy. 😊
Paradoksalnie co do zdrady, sprawiła że staliśmy się silniejsi. Każda porażka daje nam jeszcze więcej siły do walki bo Polska musi być wolna i tak będzie do puki żyje choć 1 Polak ❤
AMEN I HALLELUJA 🇵🇱✝️✡🇮🇱☦🕎🇵🇱
*dopóki
@@dzejrid DUPKU
no i to jest kolejna nauczka, na brytoli nigdy nie można liczyć, jak zawsze trzeba liczyć tylko na siebie.
@@dzejrid no ja mam rację i ty masz rację. Tyle że ja w temacie...
Beautiful video. Thank you.
You are doing a great job on your channel. Not for us Poles, because each of us knows about hundreds of such stories, but for your peers and other English-speaking people. Thanks to your content, this channel also carries a mission and not just entertainment. Please more and do not stop.
Nie było dla nas miejsca na defiladzie zwycięstwa, bo Stalin chciał nam pokazać, że wszyscy nas opuścili i zdradzili od pierwszego, do ostatniego dnia wojny.
Przyczyny:
1. Byliśmy jedyni, którzy podboli Rosję, Moskwę i rządziliśmy na Kremlu (1610 r.)
2. Nie udało się zlikwidować polskości przez 123 lata zaborów i to pomimo wprowadzenia w urzędach i szkołach języka rosyjskiego, wysyłkom na Syberię, służby wojskowej trwającej 25 lat, rekwirowania majątków powstańcom, wszechobecnej cenzurze itd.
3. Wygraliśmy z ZSRR (zaraz po 123 latach okupacji) wojnę polsko-bolszewicką 1919-1921 roku - odpychając ich od naszej stolicy w 18 najważniejszej bitwie w historii świata.
4. Walczyliśmy 63 dni w Powstaniu Warszawskim w 1944 roku, które faktycznie było skierowane nie tylko przeciwko Niemcom, ale też było pokazem naszego tradycyjnego oporu, pokazem dla kolejnego okupanta po Niemcach, pokazem dla Rosjan.
Wybacz ale nalykales się propagandy która przedstawia fakty z naiwnego punktu widzenia. Tak jakbyśmy byli jakismis wybrańcami. Takie podejście szkodzi Polakom od kilkuset lat. Mniej mainstreamu więcej poszukiwań przyczyn życzę.
@@nuuskamuikkunen407Czego tu szukać tzw. sojusznicy sprzedali nas Stalinowi jak krowę na rynku.I dziś ci sami wpychają Polskę do wojny z Rosją na Ukrainie.
taa tylko pozniej nasza duma i pycha, wprowadzila nas znow w ciemne czasy..... lud nie do pokonania, znany z narzekania....
@@nuuskamuikkunen407KTO CIE PATOLE UCZYL HISTORIE , MOSKIWSKA CZY SZWABSKA SZKOLA TY SZMALCOWNIKU KACAPSKI . BOG HONOR OJCZYZNA 🇵🇱✝️✡🇮🇱☦🕎🇵🇱
@@nuuskamuikkunen407Nałykałeś się propagandy teutońskiej i sowieckiej.
Polecam historię Józefa Unruga, Niemca, który w jedną sekundę przestał być Niemcem, przestał mówić po niemiecku i został Polakiem.
To wyjaśnia kim dla nas są Polacy, czym jest polskość i jak powstał nasz kraj po 123 latach nieistnienia, czy dlaczego mówimy Karolina Woźniacka, a nie Carolin Wozniacki.
Podobnie Maurycy Beniowski jest ciekawą postacią, a zwłaszcza, że zbliżył się na wysokość RPA.
Miał być jednym z dowódców niemieckiej marynarki . To był gość.
Gdzieś to czytałem .
Trudny język to taki kod Polski nie do zdobycia. Garstka przeciw tysiącom. Polska przez 300 lat była wielokrotnie najeżdżana.
Wielu obcokrajowców dopiero poznają Polskę na youtube i spróbują szczęścia w Polsce. Mamy swoją tradycję, swoją historię, a Polska jest od początku do końca nasza. Polska jest przykładem dla Europy. Jesteśmy wzorem dla wszystkich chrześcijan i patriotów. Nie pozwolimy na zniesławienia Polski która nie istniała na mapie przez 123 lat. Tak nam dopomóż Bóg. Ja jestem Polak, a Polak jest wariat, a wariat to lepszy gość. Ojczyznę kocham za to przede wszystkim, że to kraj z którego pochodzę i właśnie tu są moje korzenie. Polskę kocham również za nasz piękny , ojczysty język, naszą kulturę i tradycję, ale też za naszą, niepowtarzalną i ciekawą historię. Polskę kocham przede wszystkim za to, że jest to moja Ojczyzna, bezpieczne rodzinne strony, do których zawsze mogę powrócić. Polskę kocham również za nasze unikalne tradycje, kulturę oraz bardzo trudną historię. Kochamy polskie miasta i miasteczka. Ich unikatowy klimat, architekturę i mieszkańców. Lubimy swoje rodzinne miasta, miejsca, w których spędziliśmy dzieciństwo. Kochamy miejsca, gdzie mamy przyjaciół i te, które rzuciły na nas swój czar.
Pozdrawia stary dziadek.
"Never was so much owed by so many to so few"[a] was a wartime speech delivered to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by British prime minister Winston Churchill on 20 August 1940.
Tak powiedział, ale akurat nie dotyczyło to stricte Polaków, a brytyjskich pilotów. Przeczytaj całą wypowiedź Churchilla. W Polsce mamy mit, że to o naszych bohaterach, ale chyba nie do końca tak było, bo inaczej na tą paradę by nas pewnie zaprosili.
@@00crush00 To dotyczylo wszystkich pilotow bioracych udzial w Bitwie o Anglie, niezaleznie od ich narodowosci.
Sometimes I have this feeling that, for some reason, Poland seems to be a "transparent country" for the rest of the world. Like we are not worthy of the attention or something. It's really nice to see that we have such nice ambassadors outside our borders. Thank you for your work and best wishes from Gdansk :)
Beautiful message
In Poland we have an old, historical, traditional motto: "For our freedom and yours" (it origins go back to 1831, the times of so-called November Uprising in Poland, against Russia). Meaning that Polish fought for the freedom of themselves as well the others.
No reason to boast. Anyone else is fighting for his own country only. That says something.
"Gotowi? Zaczynamy!" You've just made me subscribe to your channel. Thanks for your great reaction and inierest in the Polish history.
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Squadron 303 was a fighter squadron and had 20 aircraft and 30 pilots. Other sources say that the composition and number of full-time equivalents depended on the purpose and types of aircraft they were equipped with: day fighter squadron (24 pilots, 16-18 aircraft), night fighter squadron (48 pilots, 16 and then 21 aircraft). A total of 144 pilots served through the 303 Squadron throughout the entire period of World War II.
This british documentary a little bit explain poles complicated nature and shows small part of our hard history. Thanks 4 watching ❤
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Dobrze się Was ogląda, Lubię Wasz kanał :)
I can see the genuine joy and indescribable pleasure on your faces when you talk about food in Poland :D Love Your movies.
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That's true. Too many times we have fought for someone else's freedom and then been left to our own devices. Poles support large investments in armies because we know that, above all, we must count on ourselves and not on allies.
W dowód wdzięczności Brytyjczycy ze zdeponowanego w brytyjskich bankach polskiego złota ,potrącili sobie należność za sprzęt na którym walczyli Polscy Piloci w obronie Anglii
Czy aby na pewno?
Na pewno 😊
@@wiesawmirek8815 na pewno nie. Proszę doczytać.
Na pewno, kazali sobie też zapłacić za pogrzeby poległych w obronie Angli polskich pilotów.@@jarosawsobczyk5953
Wystawili nam rachunek za każdy karabin , nabój o mundur wydany dla polskiego żołnierza @@jarosawsobczyk5953
As a Polish American I have heard of the 303 since I was young and my friends father was part of the 303.
Thank You for reaction and Your kind words. Im very proud to be Pole whos family members fought in WW2. Lets not forget about brave South Africaners too. U helped in liberating Europe, fought in hardest battles like D-Day. U can be proud too. It was your victory too.
Thank YOU for this video
I just love you guys. ❤I can only hope that you'll visit Poland many times more and it will never disapoint you.
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I watch it with u guys and i have tears in my eyes😢
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Im so glad you've decided to watch this video even though it's so long❤ It's one of many examples that shows why you have to know our history to understand Polish mentality.
Polish fought alongside the British in operation market garden also a very brave nation and regardless how the media like to spin it for agendas say they are forgotten in British history is a massive lie we have plaques and memorials all over England and even in my local cemetery, It is also worth noting that even after the world war most of the Polish pilots continued to live here in the UK and became flight instructors, mechanics and a massive part in shaping the new generation of the RAF they deserve every ounce of respect true bravery is never forgotten and it has not been by the British peoples.
I live in Hull one of the heaviest bombed during the German bombing raids in the UK on one of the council estates here every street is named after the Airfields that defended us it is hard to believe only 5% of the RAF was Polish for the outstanding number of aircraft they took down they where superb.....great video.
Four Polish squadrons fought in Battle of Britain-two bombers;300 and 301,two fighters; 302 and 303,and 81 Polish pilots in British squadrons.A total of 144 Polish pilots whose attitude made their name famous all over the world .Of all the planes shot down over England, over 200 were shot down by Poles.
Very accurate info! Thanks for sharing
14, nie 4. Poszukaj lepiej. xD
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There was even a more significant assistance from Polish engineers and technicians. Polish army managed to transfer large amounts of light wood from stores in small town of Brody ( east of Brzesc ) to England. First de Havilland Mosquito bombers were constructed from this very wood with assistance of Polish engineers. Poles took also great part in design of famous AVRO Lancaster bombers in UK and Canada. Polish engineers and technicians ( including employed in fighter and bomber squadrons in England ) counted about 5000 men.
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Thank you for this video. You are both emotionally very mature human beings.
Sadly that after the war the UK charge Polish air force about £107 650 000.00 for the cost of using equipment ( petrol, plane and airports, bombs, ammunitions, energy, etc. ) 1939-1945. Everything was covered by Polish gold reserves deposited in Canada.
facus pl : "Warszawa już w 1946 roku podpisała porozumienie z Wlk. Brytanią, w wyniku którego cała należność za wyposażenie i zaopatrzenie Polskich Sił Zbrojnych za czas wojny, czyli przeszło 73 miliony funtów została anulowana. Co więcej, zgodzono się Warszawie zawiesić zwrot płatności za żołd wypłacany polskim żołnierzom przez Rząd Brytyjski. W praktyce, Brytyjczycy nigdy nawet nie próbowali się upomnieć o tę niebagatelną kwotę 47 milionów funtów. Tak samo wszystkie koszty działania Korpusu Przysposobienia i Rozmieszczenia, ... Jedyną płatność, którą chciano wyegzekwować od komunistycznego rządu, była kwota 33 milionów funtów za utrzymywaną na terenie Wielkiej Brytanii polską administrację cywilną, za koszty relokacji i utrzymanie cywilnych uchodźców w niemal każdym zakątku Imperium Brytyjskiego. W tym były zawarte również opłaty za polską opiekę społeczną oraz wydatki na polską oświatę. Najciekawsze jest to, że Brytyjczycy byli świadomi, że zniszczona w wyniku działań wojennych Polska może mieć trudności z realizowaniem swoich zobowiązań. Dlatego też szybko zredukowali swoje roszczenia do kwoty 13 milionów, z czego pobrano tak naprawdę tylko 3 miliony funtów, z rezerw złota wywiezionych w 1939 z Polski i składowanego dotąd w Banku Anglii. Pozostałe 10 mln funtów, miano spłacać w dogodnych ratach rocznych przez kolejne 15 lat. Prawdopodobnie, nigdy nie spłaciliśmy tej należności do końca, a i kolejnym rządom Wlk. Brytanii, pamiętających polski wysiłek wojenny u boku aliantów, jakoś nie na rękę było dopominać się o spłatę tego długu."
That is absolutely crazy that they had to pay to fight in the war. Why did they have to pay the country that they were protecting and sacrificing their lives for????? Makes no sense
Good point. Polish government should sent them invoice for teaching Brits how to fly... Or even better, how much dou you think entire island is worth?
@@BB.Beyond.Borders Great Britain has no friends but common interests.... And they continue this policy.
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React to "That time Poland saved the world...". This pretty amazing video about the battle is not well known, but its description tells that somehow Poland really saved the world. Worth watching. As a lover of history, I can only say that this video is 100% true.
Thanks for sharing! Maybe it’s our next video?🤔🤭😜
Dziękuję.
They fought in brilliant aircraft with the help of the greatest air defence system the world had ever seen.
I'm Polish,and I just want to say Thank you!South Africa Broders
My grandfather on my father's side was a Polish mechanic for the 303 and other Polish units.
The stories he used to tell me...
He lost his hearing in one of his ears (burst ear drum) as he was supporting the bombing of Hamburg in '43 on a bomber. His close friend was killed by flak on that very run, right in front of him.
To this day I regret not asking more questions, but I was a stupid teenager who had other priorities.
He was such a lovely man and such a gentleman.
He never talked about the war unless asked, it was really my grandmother who told many of the stories.
I miss them both greatly as they were amazing, resilient people who not only survived WW II, but contributed greatly to the defeat of Germany.
Thanks for this video. Actually, I've watched some other channels with such reactions about Poland and her history. But Your reactions here seem to be the most authentic and understanding, in a right way, how it really was, what was the situation of Poland and its people then. There was no stupid comment of Yours here. You are interested in what You watch, You want to understand and You are not ignorant, like unfortunately many people nowadays. Really good reaction. Thanks.
Many people I think just do it for the sake of watching the video, with no real attachment or desire to learn about the country
Before World War II, learning foreign languages in schools was not as common as it is today. If anything, it was rather French or German that was taught. German and Russian were quite widely known, especially by adults due to the country's historical past and 123 years of lack of independence, where it was necessary to use the languages of the invaders. French was quite a common language in intelligentsia and middle-class homes.
In Poland, there was and still is a pilot school in Dęblin, producing very well-trained fighter pilots. In general, Polish military education in terms of flying is considered very good. Pilots from 303 flew on planes much worse than German ones in September 1939, and then in England they switched to planes not inferior to German ones. Maybe even better - like Spitfire. But yes, they were elite.
Just made similar comment. There were British who knew English only when Polish spoķe at least French and German
@@dorotak377 Some British spoke decent French.
After the war, not only Poles were forgotten. Also about our own soldiers who were captured by the Japanese and went through hell on earth. My grandfather's brother, Szymon Adamowicz, flew in No. 306 Squadron RAF Service No. 704854 . In 1968 he returned to Poland when he was no longer in danger of death. He dedicated his life to helping the poorest. He did not want to be remembered in any way as an aviator. Today he lies in the cemetery among the homeless because that is what he wished and only my mother and I take care of his grave. Nobody knows who he really was.
What makes you think that "Poles were forgotten"? Go read about the UK "1947 Polish Resettlement Act" that granted FULL UK citienship and residency rights to over 250,000 Polish ex service personnel AND their families, thereby saving them from brutality and death at the hands of the postwar Polish communist regime.
Thank you for this reaction it means a lot for us
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Love Poland and the Polish people!!!❤❤❤
Hello! from Ireland!!!
I love you people for showing the truth about Poland!!
Thank you for all your words about Poland. As a nation, we have always been proud of our history. The saddest thing is that after so many years we are still a second-class country for Western European countries. But when war comes, we will have to defend them again. I don't understand this arrogance.
100% true
NOBODY EVEN CARES,LOL
In my opinion, not so much arrogance as ignorance. I speak from the point of view of a typical Britisher. Yes at the end of WW2 Poland, the country for who's freedom we supposedly went to war was left in the hands of the Soviets- a more fascist empire than the Nazis. The USA was uninterested in Poland's freedom and the UK had neither the strength nor the will to demand the freedom for which we ( and many thousands of Poles and Czechs) had fought. Now, Poland is a country on the other side of Europe from the UK as the UK is just a country on the other side of Europe from the Polish viewpoint. Perhaps we should be better friends. I hope we will be - after all the future is more important than the past, is it not?
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When has Poland ever defended us?
Thank you for this reaction. 303 SQ pilots are gone but memory stays. My wife's grandfather was the last commander of 303SQ until the formation was disbanded in 1946. Witold "Tolo" Łokuciewski - 1917-1990. 1969-1971 military attaché in Polish Embassy in London - I wish I met him, however I was too toooo young :) . In 2013 we visited Northolt airport where (to our surprise) Commanding Officer gave us a trip and lot of information about my wife's grandfather, including all documents copies (shot down, decorations etc) .Each year we are visiting Northolt's The Polish War Memorial and we were lucky (few times) to talk to Witold Urbanowicz's son (also Witold) who lives in the USA . This documentary movie shows the only one, small part about pilots and their lives.
My grand grand uncle was Zdzisław Krasnodębski alas “King”, founder and first commander of squadron 303. 🙌🏻 And I live in Northolt. 😊
@@kingdenis2002 We also live close to Northolt - in Chiswick. BW.
There is a very detailed book by Nina Britton Boyle "Blood on their Wing Tips: A Second World War Timeline for No. 303 Kosciuszko Polish Squadron at RAF Northolt". She was born and raised in Northolt and her knowledge of history and original documents is incredible.
Colonel Witold Lokuciewski relieved colonel Kaczorek as military attache in London in 1969. However he was largely ignored by his former colleagues from SQ 303 and treated almost as a traitor, collaborator of communist government in Poland.
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Thank you for watching this material, this is how we help each other. You are doing a wonderful job. Greetings from Poland.
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DZIEKUJEMY IS FOR BOTH OF YOU
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Dzięki and Salute!
Świetny film
wierze jej ma lzy w oczach. girl have cry in eyes when hear this film. exceliantos
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You should also watch the incerdible story of bear Wojtek in polish army, who carried boxes of artillery ammunitions in the fight for Monte Casino, after this fight he got promoted to corporal and, Wojtek with artillery shell has become Emblem of 22nd Artillery Supply Company.
The words you were quoting: "Because we do not beg for freedom, we fight for it" are actually from 303's squadron leader Witold Urbanowicz.
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Thank you for beautiful and emotional reaction❤Im from Legnica.Near to Wrocław. I live in London and work with lovely people from South Africa.
Really good document actually! I love it! Well chosen actors and generally well made! :) Good reaction video too :D
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You are truly an amazing couple, the way you feel and look at this world.
Poles remember their heroes. Also those from South Africa. You should read Neil Orpen's book "Airlift to Warsaw. The risking of 1944". 👍👍👍
South Africans from SAAF are well remembered in Warsaw. All crash sites are marked with huge memorial stones and inscriptions with names and plane descriptions. Most of killed pilots are buried at Krakow military section of Rakowice cemetery. Thanks, South Africa ❤
There are extraordinary memories of SAAF pilot on you tube: "Shot down over Warsaw 1944: Interview with Bryan Jones, SAAF B-24 Liberator navigator". I think it is the best film ever on 1944 airlift, really worth watching.
Thank you for your commitment and understanding us. There are many more such stories,
where Poles devoted themselves to supporting other countries.
"Supporting other countries"? It was BRITAIN that was continuing on the opposition to the conquerors of POLAND !!!
There were not only pilots . There was Polish navy , army that fought in north Africa, Italy and DDay and market garden , liberating the Netherlands, France and Belgium
Sune, because of how you said pilots attitude was against 150 Germans you are definitely a Polish hearted woman. Must have Polish blood in You. Hugs to you Guys
You have just earned a new subscriber with this video. Dziękujemy!
Pozdrowienia z Polski.. 😍😍
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Thanks to such films, when tourists from other countries visit Poland, we can also learn a lot about our country. As they say: A curious tourist will look into every corner 😂😂😂 When I'm in Wrocław, I constantly discover new gnomes, but thanks to videos like this, I find out that I haven't found them all yet. Greetings to you and I am very glad that you liked it in Poland.
You don't know history and Yalta well, but what adds spice is the fact that Churchill wanted different Polish borders, he wanted a smaller Poland than it is now. Wrocław and many western lands were to be incorporated into Germany (that's what Churchill wanted)
Wroclaw and Szczecin ( former Stettin ) are now in Poland only thanks to Stalin. Stalin decided to grab northern part of East Prussia with big city of Konigsberg ( Kaliningrad or Krolewiec ) and to compensate it to Poland by incorporating whole Lower Silesia with Breslau ( Wroclaw ) and Szczecin in Pomerania into Poland. Churchill was protesting but Roosevelt didn't care at all. This 'temporary' solution became finally permanent.
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Once again I make some comments, but I have to... "Jesteśmy otoczeni ?! Wspaniale! Teraz możemy atakować we wszystkich kierunkach !" = "We are surrounded?! Great! Now we can attack in all directions!" I don't know if it's true, but it's a great saying that reflects our military thought. This is something like Russian "rozpoznanie bojem" = "combat reconnaissance"
It was a great time to watch this with us together. Thank you so much for this full of emotional moments
My friends👋🏼 I am amazed that you understand every aspect of how we🇵🇱polish🇵🇱❤ people 🇵🇱❤🌍are and I really like to thank you for it. All best my friends. Enjoy your adventure with my beautiful and beloved country ❤🇵🇱🤩
Thank you for reacting to this story ❤
You're awesome ! :) Greets from Poland
Thank you! You’re awesome for watching!!!!❤️
My grandad was a man called Adam Rymarz. He was a fighter pilot in the PaF, when Warsaw fell, he was smuggled to here (the UK) and flew Lancaster and Halifax bombers. He met my nan in Scotland who was a polish refugee and she persuaded him not to go back to Poland as he;d have been shot . They had three sons and went to Singapore as Grandad was asked to look after the Lightenings. I'm sad my Grandad never went back but, wouldn't be typing this had he. So very proud of my Polish Grandad and Nan, so kind and loving to all.despite their families being murdered during the war. I love Polska. x
My uncle Wacslaw Wojtulewicz was a pilot in the 300 squadron in the Battle of Britain. He received the Victoria Cross for his participation. And yes, I never understood how the allies could turn their backs on Poland. Poles in general are very loyal and people of integrity. My son now has his great uncle's medals on display in his home. He was a highly decorated soldier.
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Hi guys :) You seem to be really touched. Polish history has a lots of sad moments so also, whats natural, mine family had. Part of them were took from nazi german occupied Warsaw to Treblinka death camp (about 80km from the city). Grandpa survived it, he had met grandma and stied to live in the village about 5km from the camp despite coming back to ruined Warsaw. I was also groving up in ruined post communistic Polish village in 90's. We had nothing. When I was about 15yo I ve decided to live in Warsaw like pre war family did, and when I did it I felt like in a real home. Loving so much city and its tuff, bloody history that its impossible to learn in a weak, month or an year. Warsaw is not so beatiful like Wroclaw, but it has hidden history that has any other city on a planet. Ruined many times, anihilated and stil getting stronger. Hopefully You guys will come one day to visit Warsaw and if u want I will take you at city tour. Cheers and thanks for beeing interested in our beloved country❤👏👏👏
Thank you for sharing this awesome story ❤️ Warsaw is definitely on our list of places to visit, we will keep you posted when we are visiting your beautiful city
Regarding victory parade in 1946. Polish pilots were allowed to take part but only under British flag, land forces and Polish Navy were not invited at all. So finally Polish pilots decided not to take part. Churchill was trying to appease Stalin as much as he could, however British historians are attempting to deny it. Most of Polish pilots decided to stay in UK or move to USA, Canada or elsewhere. Some of them returned home only to face criminal charges ( mostly for treason ) and martial courts. Best example is one of best Polish air aces Stanislaw Skalski, highest scorer during the war ( 18 confirmed kills ). He spent 3 years in prison with valid death sentence and was released in 1951.
All complete nonsense.
With regard to the non-appearance of Polish forces during the "1946 Victory parade" the problem lay SQUARELY with POLAND. The first invites sent out by the UK Labour Govt of Clement Attlee to ALL the nations who had fought for the Allied cause during WW2 (INCLUDING Poland, USSR & Yugoslavia) were sent out weeks in advance of the parade. The Polish invite in particular was quite understandably delivered to the Polish "Provisional Government of National Unity" ( the "TRJN" or Tymczasowy Rząd Jedności Narodowej) based in Warsaw, which was the OFFICIAL Polish govt as recognised by the international community in the form of the "United Nations", and NOT just by Britain alone. The TRJN was the same govt that it was intended the London based Polish nationalist Govt in exile would become an intrinsic part of, as agreed to by ALL sides at the Yalta conference in Feb 1945.... (although the soviets subsequently saw to it that this never actually happened).
This invite sent to Warsaw immediately raised a storm of protest from the Polish nationalist govt in exile based in London who, and with some justification, felt they had been sidelined in this matter, their anger was supported by many British MPs, senior ranks within the UK armed forces & members of the British public.
With only days left before the parade was due to take place, and with no reply or even acknowledgement of the British invite from the OFFICIAL Polish TRJN govt in Warsaw, the British govt then hurriedly & belatedly sent out a SECOND INVITE to the Polish Govt in Exile in London, (as well as directly to many individual Polish service personnel), but as one united group they CHOSE to shun the invites to register their anger and disgust at being treated as "second fiddle" to the Warsaw govt.
And the final Ignominy? The Warsaw TRJN govt never answered or even acknowledged the original invite from the UK (as neither did the USSR or Yugoslavia) and never attended the parade either.
As you can see the Polish "non appearance" was solely down to a poisonous bitter mix of political hatred (from Warsaw) and hubris (from the London Poles), and NOTHING to do with this imaginary "Poles weren't invited to the parade" nonsense. As I've described above the Polish nation was actually the ONLY allied nation to receive TWO invites to the parade.
Now please go and burn the communist schoolbooks your country was forced to read between 1945 and 1990.
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No cóż. Polacy to dziwny naród. Mają wielkie serce, ale kto ma miekkie serce musi mieć twardą dupę. I taka jest historia Polski. Wielokrotnie byli zbyt dobrzy i na tym tracili. W obliczu zagrożenia są dolni do wielkich poświęceń, romantyczni, waleczni. Kiedy przychodzi bieda, wojna, wrogowie, potrafią się jednoczyć i być wspaniali. Jak przychodzi dobrobyt, spokój i marazm wychodzą na wierzch przywary.
" Oh well. We, The Polish People, are a strange nation. We have great hearts, but people with kind hearts must be prepared for a hard landing on their asses. And that is the essence of Polish history. On many occasions Poles were too kind and honorable, and lost a great deal because of it. In the event of great threat Poles are capable of selfless sacrifices because of romantic and brave character. When hardships, imminent war and enemies look to us eye to eye Poles are always able to unite and be above all internal divisions and above selfish interests. At the times of prosperity, peace and stagnation we keep forgetting of our great spirit and the ugly vices keep emerging. "
Well said my friend. You are right on point.
Trafiłeś w sedno. Mam nadzieję że nie gniewasz się za moje tłumaczenie.
You must see the story about Wojtek the bear during World War II. Another amazing story.
i just realized i watch you sometimes and i was not a subscriber.. but you earned it ! here you go :)
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@@BB.Beyond.Borders Proszę bardzo :)
Hi guys I’m from Poland ,now I’m living in California and want say thank you so much for showing my country, sad is how many polish people must emigrated to around the world for better life. Thank you so much again and next time go to my city Gdańsk, is actually one from 3 cities very close together all the time. Is Wrocław,Gdańsk and Kraków . All the best guys
One of the problems was also convincing the English that after lesson 1 of WW their air combat doctrine was perfect. And since the Poles had a weak one - they didn't have it. Polish aviation had outdated equipment, but the most modern training base in the world. At that time, they were the only ones who taught air combat at the stage of training flights - in England it was only done in target squadrons. In Poland, pilots "fought" under the supervision of instructors in training planes equipped with photo guns, while an English pilot learned to fight from his colleagues in the squadron already in the fighter, so without an instructor correcting mistakes. The number of flight hours during training was over 10 times lower in England, and this was even before the fighting began and pilots were trained even faster. But the English looked at the Poles as those who flew on scrap planes and lost. And the Poles, on the other hand, were angry at being forced to reject tactics that worked and adopt those that were wrong. The English formations were terrible at the beginning of the war, but then they took over better than the Poles and Germans. But at first they insisted on using them. This plus the language barrier caused a lot of tension and frustration.
Lots of nonsense there.
147 Polish Pilots (the remains of the former "Polish Air Force") who'd had their arses kicked in both Poland and France arrive at the shores of Britain in July 1940 desperate for refuge from that nazism thats conquered their country and chased them for over 1000 miles.
The vast majority of them speak absolutely no English and have previously been flying the airborne equivalent of a bicycle.
They have arrived at a country with the world's FIRST real time radar directed air defence command and control system that depends on radio direction of its aircraft via English speaking ground controllers, and which is currently fielding the airborne equivalent of 1000cc superbikes.
The Poles were first taught literally on bicycles the discipline that Britain's air defence system required to operate, as "freelancing" pilots such as the Poles had TWICE proved themselves completely incapable of providing an effective air defence against the Luftwaffe, once in Poland and again in France.
While they were learning that discipline, they also learned rudimentary English to be able to follow the orders of the British ground controllers, THEN they were sent through "operational conversion" training to learn how to pilot the far more powerful and complex Hurricanes that they were to fly in the battle ahead.
Once they'd completed that they provided a small but valuable part of the defence of the refuge they'd been given.
As for all the nonsense pretending the Poles were better than everyone else here are the facts.
Top RAF Fighter Command "kill tallies" during the battle of Britain.
Flt Lt Eric Stanley Lock (English) - 21½ confirmed kills (in Spitfires)
Sgt James Harry Lacey (English) - 18 confirmed kills. (In Hurricanes)
Flt Lt Archie Ashmore McKellar (Scottish) - 17½ confirmed kills. (In spitfires)
Sgt Josef František (Czechoslovakian) - 17 confirmed kills. (In Hurricanes)
Pilot Off Colin Falkland Gray (New Zealand) - 15½ confirmed kills. (In Spitfires)
Fl Off Brian Carbury (New Zealand) - 15½ confirmed kills (In Spitifres)
Flt Lt Witold Urbanowicz (Poland) - 15 confirmed kills. (In Hurricanes)
Nuff said.
Sadly a lot of Polish pilots, navy and army couldn’t return home as the eastern region of Poland had its border changed and was given to the USSR. A lot didn’t return to Polands other regions as the Russian control meant they were then a threat to society as they could be seen as potential liberators to the Russian control.
A lot went to live in the UK, Canada and Australia as their villages were now in Russia and if not they still ran the risk of being sent to Soviet prisons as they were a threat to civil obedience.
My family were army personal and the eastern lands they inhabited were not longer in Poland after the amnesty. The settled in the UK and then immigrated to Australia.
This is so sad. They fought for freedom and won! But then couldn’t return home and live in their own country amongst their people and culture😔 they were robbed of so much
As a Pole I can only say people should do everything for peace in whole world.Every war is bad.I will always remember about history of my country, and 303 squadron,and other Polish pilots in RAF will be in my ❤ forever.
Well said ❤️
"Should do everything"? - 1938, Munich conference, - Chamberlain did
@@vlad1209palovic Everything to avoid war.
Thank you for this film and your comments. I have watched this film for many times, I shared it with my students some years ago and it is still hard to believe how people can behave... Leaving us, the Poles, after WW2 was a crime. I cried again at the end of the film. What did the pilots feel being left and betrayed?
😜 Glad you had a good time in Poland) I remember the "polish face" from twenty years ago. These days it's not really a thing anymore. It is still there, but much less than it used to be) I read in the autobiography of one of the pilots that their head instructor was able to fully undress in the cockpit while going through the full set of acrobatics up in the air. The pilots went through years of selection that left the best of the best to graduate the flight school. They also were already fighting in the modern way using two or three leader + wingman formations. Thanks to the experience from the September '39 campaign over Poland.
43:45 Zdzisław Henneberg was the pilot who saved few times Kent from being shot down during this dogfight.
That book is obligatory to read in high school to every Polish . It’s published and called 303 dyvision
Kudos to you to cover this topic. Thank you - Great coverage of travel in Poland. Good luck travelling.Cheers to SA.
Next time You should definitely also visit Cracow. It's the old, historical, royal town (former capital), with historical royal castle Wawel etc. It's for sure a must-see in Poland. And very close to Cracow is also the famous Salt Mine in Wieliczka (UNESCO List of World's Cultural Heritage).
And Krakow has THE best zapiekanki.
@@StanislawZolkiewski_II However slightly overpriced 😀
Thank you for your attention, time and trying to understand my beloved country's history. Try to find out about husaria and Polish engeneers scientists and others. Battle of Vizna and a lot more:-)
I know, I am so so so proud to be polish.
thank you for the material and showing the world how it was, my great-grandfather died in the Battle of Britain, he was a pilot of the 303 squadron
You amaze me greatly... Beautiful and interesting story. This rarely happens. Incredibly beautiful and smart. Dude, you won the lottery.
From past you Polish women tough and wise as hell . You pick good man🙃😙💞