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
World War II, 1939-1945
The Polish experience in World War II.
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 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
February 10, 1940: Soviet Deportations Begin
World War II began on September 1, 1939 when Germany invaded Poland from the west. Two weeks later, on September 17, 1939, the Soviet Union…
February 10, 2024
Witold ‘Tolo’ Łokuciewski: 303 Squadron Fighter Ace
February 2, 1917: 303 Squadron flying ace and commander Witold ‘Tolo’ Łokuciewski was born. Łokuciewski was posted to 303 Squadron as one of its initial…
February 2, 2024
Kutschera Execution
On February 1, 1944, the AK (Armia Krajowa, or Home Army), which was the military arm of the Polish Underground, mounted a successful operation to…
February 1, 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
Helena Marusarzówna – Polish Ski Champ & Underground Courier
Before World War II, Helena Marusarzówna was the leading Polish women’s ski champion. Born January 17, 1918 in Zakopane in the Tatra Mountains of southern…
January 23, 2024
The Polish Cipher Office & the Miracle on the Vistula
In late December 1932 Polish mathematician Marian Rejewski, working with pencil, paper and advanced mathematical theory, broke the Germans’ “unbreakable” Enigma code. One of the…
January 22, 2024
ORP Sokół Submarine – The “Terrible Twins”
On January 19, 1941, the Polish Navy welcomed into its fleet the submarine ORP Sokół (Falcon). Thus began the career of one of “the Terrible…
January 19, 2024
Sybir Memorial Museum – Named Best in Europe
The Sybir Memorial Museum in Białystok has been named the best in Europe after being awarded the prestigious pan-European museum prize by the Council of…
January 18, 2024
