Legendary Composer & Pianist Frédéric Chopin
Today is the anniversary of the birth of legendary piano virtuoso, leading Romanticism composer and Polish national hero Frédéric (Fryderyk) Chopin, on March 1, 1810.…
March 1, 2024
Aquila Polonica
Blog posts related to Aquila Polonica, its books, other products, news, reviews and events, authors and others involved with the company.
303 Squadron Fighter Pilot Michał Brzezowski
February 26, 1920: 303 Squadron pilot Michał Brzezowski was born in the town of Dawidgrodek. Brzezowski graduated from flight school in 1939 as a fighter…
February 26, 2024
Pilecki Institute Opens First US Location
The Pilecki Institute, based in Warsaw with outposts in Augustów, Poland, and in Berlin, recently signed a 15-year lease for 35,000 square feet at 88…
February 12, 2024
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27 was designated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day by the UN General Assembly in 2005. That date marks the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on January…
January 27, 2024
The Polish Wings Heritage Trail
Worth checking out: The Polish Wings Heritage Trail at https://polishwingstrail.com/ tells the virtually unknown story of the Polish Air Force units stationed in Northern Ireland,…
January 4, 2024
Marian Pisarek – 303 Squadron Fighter Ace
Marian Pisarek, 303 Squadron fighter ace, was born 3 January 1912 at Łosie near Radzymin, east of Warsaw. One of the original fighter pilots assigned…
January 3, 2024
Christmas Under Soviet Occupation – Stefan Waydenfeld
World War II broke out on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland from the west. On September 17, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Poland…
December 22, 2023
Christmas Under German Occupation – Witold Pilecki: Part 3
Continuing our series of blog posts about Christmas under German occupation— This is the third and final part of Pilecki’s descriptions of Christmas at Auschwitz.…
December 21, 2023
Christmas Under German Occupation – Witold Pilecki: Part 2
Continuing our series of blog posts about Christmas under German occupation— This is the second part of Pilecki’s descriptions of Christmas at Auschwitz. In September…
December 21, 2023
Christmas Under German Occupation – Witold Pilecki: Part 1
Continuing our series of blog posts about Christmas under German occupation— In September 1940, Polish Army officer Witold Pilecki walked into a German street round-up…
December 20, 2023
Christmas Under German Occupation – Julian Kulski: Part 3
Continuing our series of blog posts about Christmas under German occupation— This is the third and final part of Julian Kulski’s descriptions of Christmas under…
December 19, 2023
Christmas Under German Occupation – Julian Kulski: Part 2
Continuing our series of blog posts about Christmas under German occupation— This is the second part of Julian Kulski’s descriptions. Kulski is the author of…
December 19, 2023
