Poland in NATO – 25th Anniversary
“Today, a new chapter opens in the history of the Atlantic Alliance and Europe.” With these words, Poland joined NATO on 12 March 1999. NATO…
March 12, 2024
History
Blog posts related to Polish history from all eras.
The Counterfeit Countess – Janina Mehlberg
A new book, just out in January, tells the amazing true story of a brilliant Polish-Jewish woman mathematician who remade herself into a Polish Countess…
March 11, 2024
Polish Fighter Pilots – How They Fought
One of our bestselling books is the award-winning 303 Squadron: The Legendary Battle of Britain Fighter Squadron, by Arkady Fiedler, in an all-new English translation…
March 8, 2024
Fighter Ace Henryk Pietrzak
Today we honor the birthday of Henryk Pietrzak, Polish World War II fighter ace, born March 6, 1914. Pietrzak joined the Polish Air Force in…
March 6, 2024
The Little Insurgent Statue – Warsaw
The Little Insurgent statue stands on Podwale Street in Warsaw, just outside the Barbican walls that protect Warsaw Old Town. Designed and created by sculptor…
March 4, 2024
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
Polish Admiral Józef Unrug
“I forgot the German language on 1st September 1939.” — Admiral Józef Unrug Born on October 7, 1884 in Brandenburg an der Havel into a…
February 28, 2024
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
302 Squadron – Rare Film Footage
Thanks to R.G. Poulussen (@rgpoulussen) for posting this rare film footage from February 1944 of a Spitfire Mark IXC from Polish 302 Squadron in flight:…
February 23, 2024
February 19, 1473: Nicolaus Copernicus Is Born
Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer and mathematician, was born February 19, 1473 in Toruń. His greatest achievement was the formulation of the heliocentric theory, positing that…
February 19, 2024
February 14, 1942: Armia Krajowa Formed
February 14, 1942: The Armia Krajowa (AK or Home Army) was formed in German-occupied Poland. The Home Army was the military arm of the Polish…
February 14, 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
