The Miracle of the Vistula! Nice episode. This battle was extremely important to western history, and relatively few people are aware of it-particularly in the US. Thanks for doing it.
Poland also halted the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Europe when it defeated the Ottomans during the siege of Vienna in 1683. After that defeat, the Ottoman Empire entered a long, slow decline.
Wow! A piece of History I was unaware of! So many what-ifs, and this really answers so many questions as to why things happened between Poland, Russia and Germany in the 1930's and 40's. Thank you History Guy! I knew an American who lived in Poland recently and he told me that the Polish people were a proud people and rightfully so a nationalistic people. I've also known Someone who lived in Scotland, and there is a striking difference between those two countries, and I tell this as someone with lots of Scottish blood in me. As I talk to these people who lived in these countries, the one who lived in Scotland told me that " the Scottish people were a proud people with nothing to be proud of" thanks to living on the british dole. While the exact opposite is true of the Polish people, they are a proud people with much to be proud of! Long live Poland!
The Polish people are deserving of respect beyond what they get. In ww2 Polish mathematicians also began the important work of breaking the German codes, and later handed that important work to Britain to finish.
@Polish Hero Witold Pilecki See: War of Wits by Budiansky Bomba was British. Poles had "acquired" Enigma machine before WW2. Polish Army math students broke the code, & then shared machines & codes with British, French just before German invasion..... Enigma patent was in Holland, but those 3 Polish Soldiers did the impossible. They broke the Enigma code first.
The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered That would be great. A lot has come to light over the years that hasn't been put together very well. I thoroughly enjoy your work. Thanks.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel There's a Polish movie on DVD called "Katyn" about the partition and the aftermath under the Soviets.Very good.I know an old Polish lady and she remembers the Germans reading out the names of the dead in Warsaw after they discovered the graves.Good propaganda for them.
it’s arguably the most important battle in history. my existence is based on my family leaving poland 1918-1921, my grandfather was born in pontiac michigan, his father who had a good job (they said some type of engineer; my gp was good at building and fixing things, so not out of the realm of possibility) with ford. he died they returned. just missing this, but had the pleasure of being in eastern poland 1939-1946. mother was killed in a marsh-the house shot up-with her new husband and a kid as my gp and his brothers were out buying bread. he made it her had my matka and she met a german-croat, his father was 31! and landed first wave omaha survived had a daughter in france and came back and had my dad. now here i am with a screenplay i wrote and a comment on youtube. Happy Easter it’s a season not a day God Bless
Korean's understand exactly what poles went through, being smack between two super powers that hated each other is never easy. Comming out of it with your culture intact makes for hard people.
Another very important, forgotten battle of the "interwar years" was the battle of Khalkhin Gol, fought in 1939 between the Soviet Union and Japan (also involving Mongolia and Manchouko). An early tank battle, the Russian victory was led by Gen. Georgy Zhukoff - who later led the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany. Might be material for another of your excellent histories.
Thank you for making this video. Very important and little know event in history. There's a lot of Polish history that should be remembered. Witold Pilecki, the Ghetto Uprising, Warsaw Uprising 1944, The Cursed Soldiers, The Forrest Brothers (although that was mainly in the Baltic States), Polish hussars at the 1683 Battle of Vienna.
Please don't throw the "Cursed Soldiers" in with the rest. They (a) undertook a hopeless revolt, (b) were often murderous, since they killed many Poles suspected of collaboration with the Soviet imposed (but internationally recognised) government. They are a highly controversial bunch promoted by the present authoritarian populist government for their own political purposes. After PiS lose power, most of the "Cursed Soldiers" glorification will be dismantled. The Warsaw Uprising was certainly heroic and tragically hopeless. It should not have been ordered by the government in exile, but it may have dissuaded Stalin from later incorporating Poland into the Soviet Union.
The issue with the so called "Cursed Soldiers" is that it is a complicated subject (as history tends to be). Really every single little unit should be judged separately, with most of them probably not fitting either the "stainless heroes" or "murderous lunatics" extreme narratives. Sadly people tend to view history in black and white, and politicians are treating it instrumentally. That being said, I think that glorification of the "Cursed Soldiers" started before PiS come to power, and to some extent it's a natural reaction to decades of vilification or silence. Also, I would not go as far, as calling the current Polish government authoritarian, but I agree that they have increasingly troubling tendencies. The Warsaw Uprising was technically not ordered by the government in exile, as they ceded the authority (and tremendous responsibility) to make the final decision in this mater onto the Home Army command.
C. W. Johnson Jr This same struggle continues today. Poland was freed (as well as several other countries and former Soviet Republics) from Russian domination with the collapse of the Soviet Union, but Russian domination of Eastern Europe did not begin or end with the Soviets. We see now the taking of Crimea and eastern Ukraine and parts of Georgia, there being a clear design and entitlement in Russia for hegemony over eastern Europe. It is no accident that eastern Europe has sought protection in NATO from Russia, or Russian hatred for NATO and it's desire to see NATO broken up. It helps to have knowledge of and an appreciation for history as it enlightens the present, God save us from those who are heedless.
Sir , you've done it again. With the sheer amount of historical events, many get swept aside for easier telling of history. I would say this should rank among the top in forming the world we know today. There again it is the writers of history text books that inform us of "their" perspective. You show us events, people and inventions that history has forgotten or glossed over. Thank you so much!
I think of Lek Valenca (bad speller here) a the Gadansk ship yards. The Poles never give up and always have my admiration. This was a good video about a very important piece of history.
Thank you for this another episode of world history. This one I knew before but many others I listened with a lot of interest. Good channel. Lot of appreciation.
My Grandfather fought in Gen. Haller's Blue Army in France in WWI And Later at Owosso and "The Miracle at the Vistula". Thank You for bringing up these forgotten battles.
Once again I greatly appreciate another excellent informative video. Had all my history teachers, except two, had the excitement you portray for the topics you cover I would have certainly taken more history in collage.
Terry Grossmann i love history, but sadly the only history degree that allows you to make a real living is a law degree (the study of law is almost exclusively the study of history and its application to the present).
Poland detained the Turks in 1683, detained the Soviets in 1920, and lost in 1939 when it was attacked simultaneously by Germany and Russia. In 1945, Poland was sold to Stalin by President Roosevelt
It's funny to hear you refer to the Miracle on the Vistula as a forgotten battle. It's one of the major holidays in Poland. And you do pronounce Piłsudski very nicely, although in 1920 he wasn't president but head of state, which was not an elected office.
I cannot help but think about how Russia was supposed to run rampant over Ukraine last year. And it didn’t happen. Who knows how our grandchildren will view this?
I heard about this battle all of 2 days ago and cant get enough of it. How is a battle, so key to 20th century history so poorly remembered, especially from a strategic and tactical perspective(breaking of codes and grand flanking maneuvers)? I would imagine the reason for that is soviet domination of the region after the war perhaps combined with a lack of western appreciation for the polish identity. Its sad either way. Love it how youve got a relevant video whenever i fall down a history rabbit hole. A histrabbit hole if you will. Compliments on the dickie bow sir. Well tied; well tied indeed
Thank you for this video. My Dziadziu, (Grandfather), fought in this war. This war is called by many Poles, the Miracle at the Vistula. My Grandfather serveved in the 5th army under Gen. Władysław Sikorski, subordinate to Gen. Haller. They defended the northern area near the Modlin Fortress. Sikorski's Polish 5th Army counter-attacked on August 14, crossing the Wkra River. It faced the combined forces of the Soviet 3rd and 15th Armies (both numerically and technically superior). The battle at Nasielsk lasted for one day and resulted in the almost complete destruction of the town. However, the Soviet advance toward Warsaw and Modlin was halted at the end of August 15 and on that day Polish forces recaptured Radzymin. Would you please consider doing a video about MAD ANTHONY WAYNE? Thank you; good job.
Poland has played pivotal roles in many periods. I remember fondly watching the protests during "Solidarność" it was the first time I even thought that the USSR could be stood up to and not end in a massive bloodbath. At the time the USSR was THE boogeyman, and was utterly beyond being questioned or defied. My youthful, and I'll admit biased, mind saw it as something amazing when people waving flags and chanting slogans alone stood up to the USSR and by sheer force of will and determination gave the Soviet Union a major setback. Now with older eyes I can see it was even more impressive than I imagined. The Movement showed the first cracks in the USSR and in a matter of years it was gone....
Shame that "Solidarnosc" got hijacked by commie agents. May sound like sacrilege to you, but Walesa actively stopped getting the snitches exposed. Laughed about it. Went everywhere with an 'aide'. Yeah right. 1989 was an absolute masterpiece by the Polish communist spooks.
Even in the Communist Party, many of the youth were beginning to question the rigid orthodoxy of the Soviet regime. The accident at Chernobyl was the final nail in the coffin!
@@tonabaki > Shame that "Solidarnosc" got hijacked by commie agents. < ;) Solidarnosc was created, finacaed and supported from the beginning to its end by the CIA to make a breach into Eastern Europe and restore capitalism and right wing regimes here. Its activists were all CIA agents and collaborators. There are documents on how they were trained by the Agency. Nobody, alas, hijacked it even though attempts were made to stop this machine of lies, false promises and economic sabotage. Just imagine a trade union organization that after coming to power destroys trade unions to please the greedy capitalist class. and you cll it "commie" ? Imagine the working man from the Gdansk shipyard in office firing the workforce of the said shipyard and ruining it to please its competitors. Solidarnosc sold for pennies hat was worth billions of dollars. Its involvement in corruption scandals were endless. All the top leaders of Solidrnosc were richly rewarded afterwards with offices, palaces, Noble Prizes, hefty wages and other parapehrnalia well-known from recent Latin American history. Whereas common members and believers were betrayed and abandoned. My brother may serve as an example. He was a Soldiarnosc activist. He opposed communism, voted for Walensa. Later on he became unemployed. His factory was shut down and all the people were fired. When he got another job he tried to organize trade unions to resist the arbitrary boss (who used to invite workers to his office and offer them a pay reduction or being fired "because we are in crisis") and his underlings who were even worse. What happened to him? He was immediately fired on "disciplinarian grounds". Nobody helped him. Thousands have suffered like that and no Solidarinosc ever cared for them.
Someone below mentioned the pronunciation of a Polish name and that has been one of my thoughts as I watch these. It is one thing to write about history but quite another to narrate it and pronounce the names and places correctly. Not being a linguist myself, I never know if it is pronounced properly, but seeing other remark on the correctness pleases me and maintains my confidence in your presentation of these bits of history. Thank you for your research and presentation.
Just love this channel. I live in New Zealand, we are only 200 years old as a nation, although it was settled by the first inhabitants about 800 years before it became a nation. We have our own fascinating history, albeit not as comprehensive and as long as European History. Anyway a big thank you for producing such wonderful work and keeping history alive.
Love your channel learn more here than can from most youtube channels. Leads me to look deeper into tales you tell. Most time spot on sometimes find out even more than what you could include in your videos. So your not wrong just don't have time to include all facts pertaining to history. To much history not enough time.
An important fact omitted is that the Russian forces one the southern wing were commanded by Stalin. It was his failure to move quickly enough in concert with the northern wing is what led to the Polish counter attack in the north and their ability to throw back the attack from the South later. Stalin never forgot the humiliation of his defeat.
I love it...this channel is great!!!...I homeschool my 7yr old daughter and we watch a lot of the history guy. She loves his cat...I loved history in school. Had a teacher in H.S.,a history teacher... heck I knew more about history than he did. A+ in his class all the time. By the way the only A+'s I got in H.S....wait I got an A+ in Home eck. too, but is another story...
A fascinating insight into the events of the “inter-war years” helps place the context of Poland’s rise against communism in the 1980s in a richer context.
Thanks for your videos they are all awesome history was always one of my favorite subjects I wish they taught more world history in schools you should seriously think about making longer videos like documentaries or something because all you have to say is really interesting and the way you tell it is wonderful you would make a great teacher
History Guy I love the subjects you chose,.. you're like what the 90's History Channel was before it started selling cholesterol medication to hillbillies.
I enjoy your vids. I haven't caught you out even a single time. Here's a snipit of history for you perhaps. Marion Cooper, evenual writer of the movie King Kong (and he played one of the pilots in the movie attacking the Bit Guy at the end), was a pilot who fought with the Poles against Russia at this time. Take a look at featuring Pappy Gunn. He was a great pilot and redesigned the B-25 in such a way that they laid to waste a great deal of the Japenese navy in 42-43.
I believe we can see Merian C. Cooper and Cedric Fauntleroy in the photo at 3:36, and certainly the emblem of their unit, the 7th "Kościuszko" Air Escadrille, named after a Polish national hero, who also fought for American independence (so very similarly to how The Lafayette Escadrille was named). Interestingly that emblem was continued to be used by elite units of Polish air force, including the famous 303 squadron, which took part in the Battle of Britain.
Love your videos! Thanks for taking the time and effort to present events with no discernible bias. I have no idea what your political beliefs are. That’s rare these days. My new favorite channel.
Wow, this was an interesting episode. Especially contemplating how every aspect of society today would have been dramatically different had it not been for a cunning Polish general and the mighty Polish army.
*controversial view point* I feel the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-21 was one of the most important wars in world history... as it would begin the lead up to World War 2
They made a excellent movie about it , parts of it lays around here on YT . Btw Hermann Lindqvist published his new book about Mannerheim very recently now. And he has written very much about Mannerheims years in Poland and Warsaw prior to ww1.
This information is great. I live in Europe, but I did not know about this part of history, though I have a lot of European history in the 20th century!! Thanks a lot!
Stalin did not forget. Katyn proved that. And yes there is a statue of Lenin in California that is protected by law. For all of the Polish people that live here why not a few statues of their famous people also. Toss in one of a winged hussar for good measure.
A big part of why the Russians fled was they thought the Polish airforce attacking them was actually the Americans fighting on the side of the Poles. It was kinda true because a few Ace US fighter pilots came over to Poland and helped train up their new airforce. The Polish planes had a combination of US & Polish insignia painted on the side. These guys went on to fight the Nazis in WWII and KICKED ASS! Lenin was the Russian Leader at the time but he tasked Stalin to oversee a lot of this war. Stalin NEVER forgave the Polish for defeating him and took his revenge later on in WWII. There are several ways and several conflicts over the centuries that Poland was the saviour of europe and in my mind they do not get nearly enough recognition or respect for that. Kocham cie Polska!
The only WW1 vet I ever encountered served in the "Polar Bear Brigade" in Murmansk in the same period. Perhaps you do a session on that event, I have heard it produced a million casualties.
thanks History Guy! Truly a history to remember. I'm glad to see a word of unbiased truth being spoken west of Odra. Keep up the good work. I would love you to summarize polish - jewish and polish - ukrainian relations in similar period. #understandeurope
Tough Polish peoples to preserve their country after so many attacks on their borders. To Poland : We Salute You!
The Miracle of the Vistula! Nice episode. This battle was extremely important to western history, and relatively few people are aware of it-particularly in the US. Thanks for doing it.
My grand-grand father fought this battle... You prounance Józef Piłsudski nicely... good work.
Poland can be occupied, but it can't be destroyed or forgotten, this has been proven repeatedly.
Poland also halted the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Europe when it defeated the Ottomans during the siege of Vienna in 1683.
After that defeat, the Ottoman Empire entered a long, slow decline.
THE WINGED HUSSARS lead by King Jan III. Largest cavalry charge every in Europe, combined with Austrian forces.
Wow! A piece of History I was unaware of! So many what-ifs, and this really answers so many questions as to why things happened between Poland, Russia and Germany in the 1930's and 40's. Thank you History Guy! I knew an American who lived in Poland recently and he told me that the Polish people were a proud people and rightfully so a nationalistic people. I've also known Someone who lived in Scotland, and there is a striking difference between those two countries, and I tell this as someone with lots of Scottish blood in me. As I talk to these people who lived in these countries, the one who lived in Scotland told me that " the Scottish people were a proud people with nothing to be proud of" thanks to living on the british dole. While the exact opposite is true of the Polish people, they are a proud people with much to be proud of! Long live Poland!
The Polish people are deserving of respect beyond what they get. In ww2 Polish mathematicians also began the important work of breaking the German codes, and later handed that important work to Britain to finish.
Yep, and then British said is them who breaks the codes. Lovely Allies.
@@bullet1544 Because British did break the code. They didn't start it, but they *finished* it.
@Polish Hero Witold Pilecki See:
War of Wits by
Budiansky
Bomba was British.
Poles had "acquired" Enigma machine before WW2.
Polish Army math students broke the code, & then shared machines & codes with British, French just before German invasion.....
Enigma patent was in Holland, but those 3 Polish Soldiers did the impossible.
They broke the Enigma code first.
It was before ww2
@@0101-s7v You could say that the English wiped their ass when the Poles handed them toilet paper. Great achievement.
This opens my eyes to something I have always wondered. Why the Soviets massacred the polish officer corps so brutally in the Katyn Forest in WW2.
I may do an episode on the Katyn massacre.
The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered That would be great. A lot has come to light over the years that hasn't been put together very well. I thoroughly enjoy your work. Thanks.
Just wrote the same idea on my FB page re: Katyn wow!
The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered did you end up doing this episode?
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel There's a Polish movie on DVD called "Katyn" about the partition and the aftermath under the Soviets.Very good.I know an old Polish lady and she remembers the Germans reading out the names of the dead in Warsaw after they discovered the graves.Good propaganda for them.
it’s arguably the most important battle in history.
my existence is based on my family leaving poland 1918-1921, my grandfather was born in pontiac michigan, his father who had a good job (they said some type of engineer; my gp was good at building and fixing things, so not out of the realm of possibility) with ford. he died they returned. just missing this, but had the pleasure of being in eastern poland 1939-1946.
mother was killed in a marsh-the house shot up-with her new husband and a kid as my gp and his brothers were out buying bread. he made it her had my matka and she met a german-croat, his father was 31! and landed first wave omaha survived had a daughter in france and came back and had my dad.
now here i am with a screenplay i wrote and a comment on youtube.
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I had never heard of this battle before, respect to Poland.
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Good for Poland! They deserve their destiny as a culture after having fought the Western Empires and Russia for so long.
Korean's understand exactly what poles went through, being smack between two super powers that hated each other is never easy.
Comming out of it with your culture intact makes for hard people.
Another very important, forgotten battle of the "interwar years" was the battle of Khalkhin Gol, fought in 1939 between the Soviet Union and Japan (also involving Mongolia and Manchouko). An early tank battle, the Russian victory was led by Gen. Georgy Zhukoff - who later led the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany. Might be material for another of your excellent histories.
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Thank you for making this video. Very important and little know event in history. There's a lot of Polish history that should be remembered. Witold Pilecki, the Ghetto Uprising, Warsaw Uprising 1944, The Cursed Soldiers, The Forrest Brothers (although that was mainly in the Baltic States), Polish hussars at the 1683 Battle of Vienna.
Please don't throw the "Cursed Soldiers" in with the rest. They (a) undertook a hopeless revolt, (b) were often murderous, since they killed many Poles suspected of collaboration with the Soviet imposed (but internationally recognised) government. They are a highly controversial bunch promoted by the present authoritarian populist government for their own political purposes. After PiS lose power, most of the "Cursed Soldiers" glorification will be dismantled.
The Warsaw Uprising was certainly heroic and tragically hopeless. It should not have been ordered by the government in exile, but it may have dissuaded Stalin from later incorporating Poland into the Soviet Union.
The issue with the so called "Cursed Soldiers" is that it is a complicated subject (as history tends to be). Really every single little unit should be judged separately, with most of them probably not fitting either the "stainless heroes" or "murderous lunatics" extreme narratives. Sadly people tend to view history in black and white, and politicians are treating it instrumentally.
That being said, I think that glorification of the "Cursed Soldiers" started before PiS come to power, and to some extent it's a natural reaction to decades of vilification or silence. Also, I would not go as far, as calling the current Polish government authoritarian, but I agree that they have increasingly troubling tendencies.
The Warsaw Uprising was technically not ordered by the government in exile, as they ceded the authority (and tremendous responsibility) to make the final decision in this mater onto the Home Army command.
C. W. Johnson Jr
This same struggle continues today. Poland was freed (as well as several other countries and former Soviet Republics) from Russian domination with the collapse of the Soviet Union, but Russian domination of Eastern Europe did not begin or end with the Soviets. We see now the taking of Crimea and eastern Ukraine and parts of Georgia, there being a clear design and entitlement in Russia for hegemony over eastern Europe. It is no accident that eastern Europe has sought protection in NATO from Russia, or Russian hatred for NATO and it's desire to see NATO broken up.
It helps to have knowledge of and an appreciation for history as it enlightens the present, God save us from those who are heedless.
And thanks Poland for September 11, 1683! God Bless!
We don't teach history any more. So we will be doomed to repeat the bad.
Excellent video. Thank you for all you have done. May you continue to do so for years to come.
Sir , you've done it again. With the sheer amount of historical events, many get swept aside for easier telling of history. I would say this should rank among the top in forming the world we know today.
There again it is the writers of history text books that inform us of "their" perspective. You show us events, people and inventions that history has forgotten or glossed over.
Thank you so much!
A great story told very well. Thank you very much.
I think of Lek Valenca (bad speller here) a the Gadansk ship yards. The Poles never give up and always have my admiration. This was a good video about a very important piece of history.
*Lech Walesa.
Thank you for this another episode of world history. This one I knew before but many others I listened with a lot of interest. Good channel. Lot of appreciation.
Another great history lesson that deserves its time in the light. Thanks for bringing it to us HG
This is one of my favorite channels ever. Keep it up
i wrote a paper on this war last year...i wish i would have found this video sooner! i lover your videos!
My Grandfather fought in Gen. Haller's Blue Army in France in WWI And Later at Owosso and "The Miracle at the Vistula". Thank You for bringing up these forgotten battles.
Thanks for this clip History Guy.Regards from Poland 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱
Glad you are telling about this war. So many people do not know about it. Pilsudski was a great one.
Once again I greatly appreciate another excellent informative video. Had all my history teachers, except two, had the excitement you portray for the topics you cover I would have certainly taken more history in collage.
Terry Grossmann i love history, but sadly the only history degree that allows you to make a real living is a law degree (the study of law is almost exclusively the study of history and its application to the present).
Another reason to love Poland. Enigma broken seven years before the Allies, now I find out they kicked Russian zhopa. Beautiful.
Your episodes just keep getting better! Keep up the good work!
Excellent video and thank you Poland
Wow! I love how you describe what could have happened. I love learning these snippets of history.
Such an interesting take on something I knew nothing about! Thanks again!
Poland detained the Turks in 1683, detained the Soviets in 1920, and lost in 1939 when it was attacked simultaneously by Germany and Russia. In 1945, Poland was sold to Stalin by President Roosevelt
It's funny to hear you refer to the Miracle on the Vistula as a forgotten battle. It's one of the major holidays in Poland. And you do pronounce Piłsudski very nicely, although in 1920 he wasn't president but head of state, which was not an elected office.
I cannot help but think about how Russia was supposed to run rampant over Ukraine last year. And it didn’t happen. Who knows how our grandchildren will view this?
I really appreciate your presentations in more ways than I can list. Thank you for making the effort.
Thank you for a very nice video! Truly it is an underestimated battle... and a great Polish victory...
No mention of this in high school. I guess the whole event was air brushed.. it really makes me love the polish people. Bravery . Courage . Awesome.
I heard about this battle all of 2 days ago and cant get enough of it. How is a battle, so key to 20th century history so poorly remembered, especially from a strategic and tactical perspective(breaking of codes and grand flanking maneuvers)? I would imagine the reason for that is soviet domination of the region after the war perhaps combined with a lack of western appreciation for the polish identity. Its sad either way.
Love it how youve got a relevant video whenever i fall down a history rabbit hole. A histrabbit hole if you will.
Compliments on the dickie bow sir. Well tied; well tied indeed
Thank you for this video. My Dziadziu, (Grandfather), fought in this war. This war is called by many Poles, the Miracle at the Vistula. My Grandfather serveved in the 5th army under Gen. Władysław Sikorski, subordinate to Gen. Haller. They defended the northern area near the Modlin Fortress. Sikorski's Polish 5th Army counter-attacked on August 14, crossing the Wkra River. It faced the combined forces of the Soviet 3rd and 15th Armies (both numerically and technically superior). The battle at Nasielsk lasted for one day and resulted in the almost complete destruction of the town. However, the Soviet advance toward Warsaw and Modlin was halted at the end of August 15 and on that day Polish forces recaptured Radzymin.
Would you please consider doing a video about MAD ANTHONY WAYNE? Thank you; good job.
Poland has played pivotal roles in many periods. I remember fondly watching the protests during "Solidarność" it was the first time I even thought that the USSR could be stood up to and not end in a massive bloodbath. At the time the USSR was THE boogeyman, and was utterly beyond being questioned or defied.
My youthful, and I'll admit biased, mind saw it as something amazing when people waving flags and chanting slogans alone stood up to the USSR and by sheer force of will and determination gave the Soviet Union a major setback. Now with older eyes I can see it was even more impressive than I imagined. The Movement showed the first cracks in the USSR and in a matter of years it was gone....
Shame that "Solidarnosc" got hijacked by commie agents. May sound like sacrilege to you, but Walesa actively stopped getting the snitches exposed. Laughed about it. Went everywhere with an 'aide'. Yeah right.
1989 was an absolute masterpiece by the Polish communist spooks.
Even in the Communist Party, many of the youth were beginning to question the rigid orthodoxy of the Soviet regime. The accident at Chernobyl was the final nail in the coffin!
@@tonabaki > Shame that "Solidarnosc" got hijacked by commie agents. < ;) Solidarnosc was created, finacaed and supported from the beginning to its end by the CIA to make a breach into Eastern Europe and restore capitalism and right wing regimes here. Its activists were all CIA agents and collaborators. There are documents on how they were trained by the Agency. Nobody, alas, hijacked it even though attempts were made to stop this machine of lies, false promises and economic sabotage. Just imagine a trade union organization that after coming to power destroys trade unions to please the greedy capitalist class. and you cll it "commie" ? Imagine the working man from the Gdansk shipyard in office firing the workforce of the said shipyard and ruining it to please its competitors. Solidarnosc sold for pennies hat was worth billions of dollars. Its involvement in corruption scandals were endless.
All the top leaders of Solidrnosc were richly rewarded afterwards with offices, palaces, Noble Prizes, hefty wages and other parapehrnalia well-known from recent Latin American history. Whereas common members and believers were betrayed and abandoned. My brother may serve as an example. He was a Soldiarnosc activist. He opposed communism, voted for Walensa. Later on he became unemployed. His factory was shut down and all the people were fired. When he got another job he tried to organize trade unions to resist the arbitrary boss (who used to invite workers to his office and offer them a pay reduction or being fired "because we are in crisis") and his underlings who were even worse. What happened to him? He was immediately fired on "disciplinarian grounds". Nobody helped him. Thousands have suffered like that and no Solidarinosc ever cared for them.
"We know what is best for you workers of the world unite....or else " Lenin (paraphrased)
Someone below mentioned the pronunciation of a Polish name and that has been one of my thoughts as I watch these. It is one thing to write about history but quite another to narrate it and pronounce the names and places correctly. Not being a linguist myself, I never know if it is pronounced properly, but seeing other remark on the correctness pleases me and maintains my confidence in your presentation of these bits of history. Thank you for your research and presentation.
Just love this channel. I live in New Zealand, we are only 200 years old as a nation, although it was settled by the first inhabitants about 800 years before it became a nation. We have our own fascinating history, albeit not as comprehensive and as long as European History. Anyway a big thank you for producing such wonderful work and keeping history alive.
Thank you again Sir! Just awesome 👍
Thank you, History Guy for bringing to light significant historical events which might've otherwise be forgotten.
Fascinating stuff, as usual! I'm a WWII buff and this was a war I'd never heard of, with enormous implications for later events.
the Poles also defeated Stalin when he was the commander at Tsaritsyn. Stalin eventually got his revenge on the Poles with the Katyn massacre.
Brilliantly rendered, as always.
Love your channel learn more here than can from most youtube channels. Leads me to look deeper into tales you tell. Most time spot on sometimes find out even more than what you could include in your videos. So your not wrong just don't have time to include all facts pertaining to history. To much history not enough time.
I knew nothing about this. I'm quite a history fan too.
Thanks again History Guy.
Wow... I have been watching a plethora of these fantastic shorts - this one changed my world view...
You always do a top notch job! Thank you!
An important fact omitted is that the Russian forces one the southern wing were commanded by Stalin. It was his failure to move quickly enough in concert with the northern wing is what led to the Polish counter attack in the north and their ability to throw back the attack from the South later. Stalin never forgot the humiliation of his defeat.
Well researched and delivered.
Excellent work. Always informative.
I love it...this channel is great!!!...I homeschool my 7yr old daughter and we watch a lot of the history guy. She loves his cat...I loved history in school. Had a teacher in H.S.,a history teacher... heck I knew more about history than he did. A+ in his class all the time. By the way the only A+'s I got in H.S....wait I got an A+ in Home eck. too,
but is another story...
Pollock's don't take to communism very well
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Fantastic and captivating as always.
Wow ! Such a neat story! Thanks for sharing! 👍🏻😀
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According to the legend, Piłsudzki said: We are unable to defend, therefore we will attack.
Awesome video. Thanks history guy.
A fascinating insight into the events of the “inter-war years” helps place the context of Poland’s rise against communism in the 1980s in a richer context.
Thanks for your videos they are all awesome history was always one of my favorite subjects I wish they taught more world history in schools you should seriously think about making longer videos like documentaries or something because all you have to say is really interesting and the way you tell it is wonderful you would make a great teacher
Love how Poland never wants to surrender. Much respect to the Polish and everything they've endured.
thank you History guy, really appreciate your channel!
Waw! Thank you! You have my respect and dedicated attention. I am sending your movies to my friends. I am writing from Romania ;)
History Guy I love the subjects you chose,.. you're like what the 90's History Channel was before it started selling cholesterol medication to hillbillies.
This is a great video. Thank you for all your hard work!
Great episode.
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Excellent video!!
I enjoy your vids. I haven't caught you out even a single time.
Here's a snipit of history for you perhaps. Marion Cooper, evenual writer of the movie King Kong (and he played one of the pilots in the movie attacking the Bit Guy at the end), was a pilot who fought with the Poles against Russia at this time.
Take a look at featuring Pappy Gunn. He was a great pilot and redesigned the B-25 in such a way that they laid to waste a great deal of the Japenese navy in 42-43.
I believe we can see Merian C. Cooper and Cedric Fauntleroy in the photo at 3:36, and certainly the emblem of their unit, the 7th "Kościuszko" Air Escadrille, named after a Polish national hero, who also fought for American independence (so very similarly to how The Lafayette Escadrille was named).
Interestingly that emblem was continued to be used by elite units of Polish air force, including the famous 303 squadron, which took part in the Battle of Britain.
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Stalin purged Tukhachevsky in 37. Shot for "treason", followed by his wife and two brothers.
Stalin was Amazing :)
Joke
in this case served him right
Not to say Stalin misstrusted Mikhail becouse he became a figurehead both as a reformer of russian millitary doctrine and as a marshall
Thank you great info.
Your videos have been very interesting! I just discovered your channel recently and have been watching many of your videos. Good work!
Love your videos! Thanks for taking the time and effort to present events with no discernible bias. I have no idea what your political beliefs are. That’s rare these days. My new favorite channel.
Thank you Sir, this is one of videos that I really look froward to.
Fascinating. Thanks History Guy!
Vert interesting, I knew of the war but not of this battle. Great video!
Wow, this was an interesting episode. Especially contemplating how every aspect of society today would have been dramatically different had it not been for a cunning Polish general and the mighty Polish army.
*controversial view point*
I feel the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-21 was one of the most important wars in world history... as it would begin the lead up to World War 2
I love this series, THANK YOU.
A history buff.
Best episode. Best closing questions.
Thank you for this very informative pc of never talked about history. Where a nation fought for its very existence and won. Thank you
Stalin was also there.
He held a grudge against the Poland
James Ricker Stalin had a bigger grudge against Tuchayevsky. That’s how he blundered away that war.
Stalin held grudges against everybody.
Piłsudski was never a president of Poland. He had a large political power, but he was not a president.
Thank You!
They made a excellent movie about it , parts of it lays around here on YT . Btw Hermann Lindqvist published his new book about Mannerheim very recently now. And he has written very much about Mannerheims years in Poland and Warsaw prior to ww1.
whats it called? Is the a dubbed or subtitled version?
This information is great. I live in Europe, but I did not know about this part of history, though I have a lot of European history in the 20th century!! Thanks a lot!
Great collection of hats 👍
General Sikorski, especially events leading to his tragic death, may be a good topic for a review as well.
Yes it is very interesting, especially coz Poles think it can be a British
conspiracy thing.
Thank You 👌
Stalin did not forget. Katyn proved that. And yes there is a statue of Lenin in California that is protected by law. For all of the Polish people that live here why not a few statues of their famous people also. Toss in one of a winged
hussar for good measure.
Go to Hamtramck, Michigan. Or Cleveland, Ohio. You'll find them there.
A big part of why the Russians fled was they thought the Polish airforce attacking them was actually the Americans fighting on the side of the Poles. It was kinda true because a few Ace US fighter pilots came over to Poland and helped train up their new airforce. The Polish planes had a combination of US & Polish insignia painted on the side. These guys went on to fight the Nazis in WWII and KICKED ASS! Lenin was the Russian Leader at the time but he tasked Stalin to oversee a lot of this war. Stalin NEVER forgave the Polish for defeating him and took his revenge later on in WWII. There are several ways and several conflicts over the centuries that Poland was the saviour of europe and in my mind they do not get nearly enough recognition or respect for that. Kocham cie Polska!
The planes had Polish markings, I do not know how you can think that they are American?
Poland was always a battlefield. Stalin called it the gates of invasion.
The only WW1 vet I ever encountered served in the "Polar Bear Brigade" in Murmansk in the same period. Perhaps you do a session on that event, I have heard it produced a million casualties.
thanks History Guy! Truly a history to remember. I'm glad to see a word of unbiased truth being spoken west of Odra. Keep up the good work. I would love you to summarize polish - jewish and polish - ukrainian relations in similar period. #understandeurope
A war I never knew about Thanks again 😎
I never knew. Thanks
My grandfather as a young men fought in this war.