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Jan III Sobieski
Matrix2225
Posted on 11/30/2003 7:03:36 PM PST by matrix2225
Jan III Sobieski.
It is 1683. Army of Ottoman Empire is at the gates of Vienna. Pleas by the Pope to Western Europe went answered. Then, from the hills of north comes a king with 20,000 strong man of husaria. Austrians, Italians, French, Spanish troops were put under command of Jan III Sobieski. A Polish king, who Turks knew well and never did they underestimate it him, understood that only way to win this, is not by reproach by sides but rather a straight forward assault in the middle of enemy army. And so the battle has begun. While Turks were digging tunnels and Mustafa was ready to charge on Vienna, the king made a decision: Charge. And on the wings of 20,000 they charged, husaria went in breaking the enemy strong hold. As soldiers from Westerplatte, Monte Casino, Warsaw, Great Britain, polish soldiers charged and charged. I am writing this in memory of my great uncle, who has served so long a side of Allies in WWII. And now, Grom is in Iraq. Once again, my country has been called for duty, to stand side by side by United States of America. Many will die, many will not even know what hits them, but they will surely be remember by this great country and others, and As United States remembers Kosciuszko and General Pulaski.
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'Polska Walczaca'
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posted on
11/30/2003 7:10:28 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(Dyslexics of the world untie!)
To: matrix2225
Throughout it's history, Poland was often called to save Europe from the savage invaders, whether it was the Mongols/Tartars/Russians from the East, the Turks from the South, the Teutonic Knights or Nazis from the West, or the Swedes from the North, Poland was the backbone of the armies that allowed Europe to prosper. It is shameful that more people don't know the story of how Poland stopped the Russians in 1922 and 1923, keeping Communism from rolling over the European continent. For me the most shameful moment in United States history was the betrayal of Eastern Europe by Roosevelt at Yalta.
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posted on
11/30/2003 10:25:07 PM PST
by
sharkhawk
(I want to go to St. Somewhere)
To: sharkhawk
You are talking about Miracle by Warsaw. And believe it was. My grandfather served under General Pilsudzki, and he witness what happened there. The Europe was saved by Most Holy Virgin Mary. On the eve of 1920, bolszewiks were at gates of Warsaw. They were ready to storm, and suddenly, on a blue sky there was lightning. Figure of Virgin Mary formed above the city. As in Chestochowa, when Swedish army tried to charge that city, so it happened in Warsaw. General Pilsudzki gave orders to attack. Communist army was in such a retreat, that not only they lost most of their equipment, but they lost a war. Unfortunately, 19 years later Poland was betrayed, then 6 years later, given under influence of Communist Russia, with most countries in Easter Europe.
To: matrix2225
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posted on
12/01/2003 1:21:48 AM PST
by
MayDay72
(Socialism enslaves. Free markets liberate.)
To: matrix2225
Welcome to FR! We have only a few other Polish Freepers, and it's great to get another one.
Communist army was in such a retreat, that not only they lost most of their equipment, but they lost a war.
Pilsudski did to the bolszewiks what Sobieski did to the Turkish hordes approximately 250 years before. What would Europe have done if the Poles had laid down like the French? But Poles never would. As we say in Texas, "You all would charge at hell with a bucket of water!" :D
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posted on
12/01/2003 7:53:36 AM PST
by
xJones
To: matrix2225
Dzien dobry, matrix2225! Witamy!
More of the world needs to know and be aware of the important contributions of Poland and her people including, for another example, that its Constitution was the first following that of the United States, this leading to its partitioning by neighboring countries and erasing from the world for more than one hundred years.
And even then Poland could not be defeated. The lamp of liberty could not be extinguished in the hearts and minds of the Poles.
To your Uncle and all Poles who valiantly defended freedom, dziekuje.
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posted on
12/01/2003 9:28:34 AM PST
by
Chummy
To: Chummy
Dziekuje serdecznie.
To: matrix2225
Witaj w FreeRepublic!
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posted on
12/02/2003 1:50:29 AM PST
by
Dajjal
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