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by Somosierra
Sun Mar 02, 2003 2:57 am
Forum: Soldatenheim
Topic: The Battle of Somosierra
Replies: 5
Views: 2029

Unfortunately, we fought for Napoleon – the butcher of Europe and the first Adolf… (He once stated: “I do not care – there are 100 000 dead more or less!”, when duke Wellington was crying before the battle of Waterloo and he said: today many of those gallant men - from both sides - will die”…). I ad...
by Somosierra
Sun Mar 02, 2003 2:49 am
Forum: Soldatenheim
Topic: THE BATLLE OF KIRCHOLM – September 27, 1605
Replies: 5
Views: 2033

THE BATLLE OF KIRCHOLM – September 27, 1605

THE BATLLE OF KIRCHOLM – September 27, 1605 http://www.husaria.jest.pl/rchor1.jpg http://www.jest.art.pl/kirch1.jpg The Swedish king Charles IX laid siege to the city of Riga on September 23, 1605 with an army of 14,000 men. The city controlled the trade routes of the region and was the base of pro...
by Somosierra
Sun Mar 02, 2003 2:47 am
Forum: Soldatenheim
Topic: The Battle of Somosierra
Replies: 5
Views: 2029

by Somosierra
Sun Mar 02, 2003 2:46 am
Forum: Soldatenheim
Topic: The Battle of Somosierra
Replies: 5
Views: 2029

The Battle of Somosierra

Somosierra 30 November, 1808 During his advance on Madrid, Napoleon Bonaparte found his progress blocked by General San Juan with 9000 troops and 16 cannon. An initial move against the Spaniards failed to clear them and so the emperor, impatient at the delay, ordered the Polish cavalry against the s...
by Somosierra
Sun Mar 02, 2003 2:19 am
Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
Topic: Ukrainian Insurgent Army - "UPA"
Replies: 18
Views: 9588

Where does this image come from? The source? Cal Udentz. -- http://www.genocide-pl.prv.pl -- From (in Polish) – Wladyslaw i Ewa Siemaszko, Ludobojstwo (Genocide), Warsaw 2000, vol. I-II. http://wysylkowa.pl/ks68630.html http://www.naszawitryna.pl/okladki/ludobojstwo_na_wolyniu.jpg “Fot. 12. Picture...
by Somosierra
Sat Mar 01, 2003 2:50 pm
Forum: Soldatenheim
Topic: What are the most common second languages spoken by Germans?
Replies: 17
Views: 6335

Unfortunately, Americans (most of them) are those without knowledge of any foreign language…
by Somosierra
Sat Mar 01, 2003 2:17 pm
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: German 5th Column – 1939
Replies: 11
Views: 5246

I have no anger and I do not blame all people but "Hist

I have no anger and I do not blame all people but "Historia est magistra vitae!". Here you are some very good infos (there are some minor mistakes). -- http://2ndww.tripod.com/Poland/vcolumn.htm The term "fifth column" was coined during the Spanish civil war (1936-1939). General ...
by Somosierra
Sat Mar 01, 2003 10:12 am
Forum: The Allies in WWII
Topic: A Forgotten Hero
Replies: 3
Views: 2507

A Forgotten Hero

I would like to memorize one of the biggest heroes of WWII. He is even known by Anglo-Saxon historians :-))), unfortunately they do know very little... Evan in Poland many people do not know the history of great live and tragic death a man who willingly (his capture by Germans was arranged by the Po...
by Somosierra
Sat Mar 01, 2003 10:02 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: Podgaje, 1945
Replies: 19
Views: 21474

Podgaje, 1945

Podgaje was a strong point of German defense on so-called the Pomeranian Wall (Die Pommernstellung). The town was defended by German military group Elster. There were also some other troops, among them German SS and Latvian SS. On January 31st 1945 German troops took 35 Polish POWs. In captivity thr...
by Somosierra
Sat Mar 01, 2003 9:55 am
Forum: Other Sites
Topic: Not quite related, but…:-)
Replies: 0
Views: 1423

Not quite related, but…:-)

Not quite related, but…:-)
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http://www.bundeswehr.de/
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Regards.
by Somosierra
Sat Mar 01, 2003 9:51 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battles
Topic: German 5th Column – 1939
Replies: 11
Views: 5246

German 5th Column – 1939

German 5th Column – 1939 Before the WWII, Germany started psychological war against Poland. Adolf Hitler had two main aims: 1] To prepare Germans for future war; 2] To find good reasons to start the war – of course there can be only Polish guilt (like “restrictions” according to Germans living in P...
by Somosierra
Fri Feb 28, 2003 5:25 pm
Forum: Other Sites
Topic: http://whatfor.prv.pl/
Replies: 0
Views: 1330

http://whatfor.prv.pl/

In Polish – but “readable”.

Regards.

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by Somosierra
Fri Feb 28, 2003 5:08 pm
Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
Topic: Ukrainian Insurgent Army - "UPA"
Replies: 18
Views: 9588

Excellent, more victimization nonsense to drive a wedge between Slavic peoples. Nothing better than rehashed Communist propaganda to exploit our people. Sure – the friendship is the most important… Just forget those communist lies… -- Polish children slaughtered by Ukrainians in a small village (di...
by Somosierra
Fri Feb 28, 2003 4:57 pm
Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
Topic: Ukrainian Insurgent Army - "UPA"
Replies: 18
Views: 9588

"If I forget Them, God forget me!”

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"If I forget Them, God forget me!”
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by Somosierra
Fri Feb 28, 2003 4:54 pm
Forum: Foreign Volunteers, Collaboration and Axis Allies
Topic: Ukrainian Insurgent Army - "UPA"
Replies: 18
Views: 9588

Ukrainian Insurgent Army - "UPA"

Ukrainian Insurgent Army - "UPA" -- Some remarks on UPA and others (only on activity in Polish Volyhnia) -- GENOCIDE COMMITTED BY UKRAINIAN NATIONALISTS ON THE POLISH POPULATION OF VOLHYNIA DURING WORLD WAR II (1939-1945) I. The monumental work of Wladyslaw Siemaszko and Ewa Siemaszko (fat...