Polish civilians train for conflict | DW Documentary
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- Опубликовано: 25 мар 2024
- Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Poland has been massively upgrading its military. People are worried the war could spread to their country, and more and more civilians are training how to use weapons.
Poland sees itself as a frontline state on NATO’s eastern flank. As such, the country aims to become one of Europe’s strongest military powers and is mobilizing society to achieve that goal. Increasingly popular are military training programs for civilians, offered nationwide by both state and private organizations. Under the slogan ‘Train with the Army’, the Polish armed forces offer one-day taster courses everywhere from big cities to remote regional areas - and demand has been huge. Agnieszka Wojas and Magda Radomska, two friends from Warsaw, have also taken part. Their training included learning to shoot an AK47 assault rifle. Meanwhile, paramilitary groups are also booming. Kamil Mazur is part of Strzelec, one of the largest such groups in the country. It primarily aims to prepare young people for military service. Mazur comes from Rzeszów, a city in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains in Poland’s south-east. With the Ukrainian border around 90 kilometers away, the town and its airport have become one of the most important frontline hubs for aid being sent to Ukraine. Every day, military aircraft land here, bringing air defense systems, ammunition and armored vehicles.
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My father was an Irishman who served in Italy with the British Army during WW2. He called the Poles "The bravest of the brave."
The Anders army its veterans went onto form 7 Regiment RLC.
Irishman fighting for the British warmongers?
@@user-xw8rl5em3f He was among 65,000 other Irishmen who joined up to fight the Nazis. The ones who invaded Poland. Have you heard of them?
Life is not a simple tiktok story, dont judge if you dont have knowledge@@user-xw8rl5em3f
Thank u my friend.
I'm an old British army veteran of the Cold War. My respect for the Polish people. Live long and prosper.
how many innocent you have killed?
Serdecznie pozdrawiam i życzę zdrowia. Pozdrawiam z Polski 🖐️
Thank You.
@@itsmejoe1401Uhhm I’m pretty sure he said the Cold War lol
@@itsmejoe1401none
Poland is one of the few places I really want to visit. Beautiful place, rich history, strong supporters of their neighboring countries. Go Poland :)
Serdecznie zapraszamy ! Nie będziesz żałował dużo zabytków, ciekawi ludzie, smaczna kuchnia. Pozdrawiam 🖐️
Come and see for yourself. There are plenty of wonderful places, both popular tourist spots and hidden gems waiting to be discovered on your own...
Go forward my friend. It’s a beautiful country. I have a daughter in Poland and I’m American father and I’m very proud of her as a very beautiful country. Go for it dude don’t wait buy a ticket just don’t go there in the winter time it’s too cold.
No no don't go Poland. Don't be stupid. This is not our war.
@@marczuczyn1984 where do you live in Poland?
Im from Poland, and today i made the decision to join the Territorial Defence Forces. I am waiting to get drafted. Im 36 years old. Sure i have a nice job and a nice salary, but i want to be there and prepared... just in case. Im tired of the polish saying that "A polish guy gets smart, but only after disaster already struck"
God bless you.
May God bless Poland and bring peace all over the world.
Так пишешь , как будто Польша воюет с кем то !?))
@@MKUltra-ti8ts no that's not what i meant. i'm sorry you misunderstood me.
@@wamytree8944 а как мне ещё тебя понять ??! , Если твой сосед воюет с нами , а Польша готова вступить в войну , непонятно с кем!!.. и так ясно что с Россией, мне бы этого не хотелось !!! Мне нравятся поляки , люди , страна, и женщины очень красивые у вас !!! , Я не хочу убивать вас , если вы нападете на нас!! Я из России , я люблю славян !!!
God lives there
American here. The Polish people are some of my favorite in Europe. I hope to visit someday. Your people are so smart and practical. You understand this time now is when you prepare. All of Europe should be doing this. If every country in Europe did this type of preparation, and spent as much on defense as Poland then think of the support that Ukraine could receive. I wish you could count on the USA’s support for Ukraine but you can’t. The silver lining is that Europe is starting to imagine a world where it doesn’t need American protection. This is great. A strong European NATO will allow the USA to focus on China. If authoritarianism spreads. Democracy loses. Every few years we see China updates its map to claim new territory it sees are its territory. We can see where this is going. Take care all. Best wishes.
The polish have always proven themselves as tough fighters but history has been unfair with them.
Hope there will be no need for these youngsters to prove themselves.
Greetings from Albania!
Obyś miał rację. Pozdrawiam 🖐️
I hope they don't see any horrible war this year or the next.
God save our children, our young people who still have so much life to live 🕊️
Thanks for this very informative and uplifting video! I am a Swiss soldier like most male citizens, and was very impressed with the dedication and professionalism of the young Polish people, especially Kamil Mazur! I wish you courage and fortitude in the defense of Poland! Thanks! 🌿
Pozdrawiam i życzę Szwajcarom pokoju 🖐️
Hey Gano! Thanks for the good wishes! Let's hope we can all live in peace! But I guess for now we have to be prepared for tough times! Have a great day!
Poland knows what it is like to rely on bigger nations for support that never comes. Sure, the British and French declared war for Poland, but they did NOTHING further. After the declaration it was sitzkrieg. I have mad respect for the nation who took it from both the Germans and Russians. They fought gallantly while waiting for support that never came. I can't wait to visit next year.
HUH? What were they supposed to do? You aware of the concept of Geography?
To prawda historia obeszła się z nami brutalnie ale dzięki temu wiemy czym jest wolność 8 jak jest cenna. Pozdrawiam 🖐️
The French missed the chance to end WW2 before it really begun by a massive offensive in 1939 when most parts of the german army were in Poland. 1940 it was to late.
The lesson for today is:Don`t give Putler time to swallow one after the other. I think mostly Trump and Scholz are in need of a history-lesson.
@@hansulrichboning8551 totally agree. I just hope the history lesson will not repeat itself again. I really dont want to see another First To Fight Poster in the year 202X in Poland.
@@WinnasSure, you can always find an excuse for cowardice. Poland was not once but many times betrayed during WWII, also during peace talks after and during the war. It is worth reading about the history of the conflict. Poles were fighting on all fronts, fighting for independence of other nations.
Awesome to watch the people of Poland take pride in their national sovereignty
No doubt, Poland will soon rise to the top spot in military power in Europe. Military strength dictates nation's power in the world.
Nah, our gov will just again give away all the tanks, birthrate sux, new generations only know how to finger smarthopnes.
Tak zbroimy się ale robimy to w celu obrony naszej suwerenności . Pozdrawiam 🖐️
I spent some time with Polish soldiers in Iraq. As some general said during a battle ages ago : "leave it to Poles".
Tak na nas można zawsze liczy , pozdrawiam 🖐️
You mean in illegal unprovoked genocidal war against a country thousands of km from your borders, with 0 of your minority there?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Poland and France understand a country must be able to defend itself first and foremost. Without a commitment to defense planning a long term economic plan for the future is pointless.
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Always respected polish, very brave in battle.
And always lose😅
@@nvx78Always? Dude, get some history lessons.
@@nvx78no need to project your miserable status in life to us all.
They not lose when it happens again..
Those people build up the country for what is is today because of them working abroad for the kids edducation..
These people deserve respect..
Allot of Dutch civillians see that as a boarder not to cross..
It will bring hell to Russia..
like your life@@nvx78
Go Poland!
Давай ты вперёд , а мы посмотрим!!)
Warmonger
@@marczuczyn1984Peacenik
Poland❤🇵🇱👍
I love these presentations, and I am even more endeared to Poles as a result of watching this.
Special mention to Agnieszka, she has a very likeable personality because she is always smiling and presents herself as a humble and genuine character. I'm sure she is perfect for her job as a primary school principal with such a personality!
I hope Poland will qualify for the Euro 2024 football tournament!
I pray for peace and so that our young, the future of Poland doesn't have to die in trenches...
Si vis pacem para bellum
These people are trained to never let that happen again. As I train all of my children. No one has to bend a knee to a Tyrant.
What tyrant who is the tyrant
Great to see Poland preparing for the worst. We Finns have been doing this since ww2. I have visited Poland few times, always meeting very friendly people. Big respect to you polish people. We are brothers in arms.
salut and love from romania
I'm so proud of Poland. They are doing society right. A healthy understanding and respect for firearms is beneficial to any country.
Always love the dual discourse between these two narrators,why i enjoy watching these DW news mini docos.
Poland seems to be the only western country taking the current geopolitical situation seriously. Our politicians never seem to learn that appeasement just means your not ready for the fight that's eventually coming.
Yeah never seen a country so eager to become a cannonfodder wasteland and probably even nuclear wasteland. Aside from estonia. The ukrainians also barked a lot and had a gigantic military. Now look at them with even western media and politicians saying they are losing and begging daily for foreign help
Well geographically is east European country. Ex soviet satellite as all of Eastern Europe
geografically is a Central Europe ,same like Germany - but culturally is a Western Civilization ,not like Byzantine Culture on the East @@haggishaggis6195
but mentally and culturally Western@@haggishaggis6195
@@haggishaggis6195 geographically its middle Europe ^^
Other European countries have to follow the Polish awareness and defence preparations it will come in handy during critical moments if it will come to that.
I hope a peaceful future for Polish people's...a truthful introduction by (DW ) documentary channel .
Thanks for watching and for the feedback!
@@DWDocumentary
This is your third time posting this video and second time with a different name. stop. Its original name is A Call to arms
Big respect to Poland, from the UK, the UK should follow suit like Poland but there will not
Poles just don’t have the luxury to play dumb…
Dear God, how I envy Westerners that they do not border this horde from the East.
Be safe, my beloved Poland. ❤️🇵🇱
Generalization - admits immaturity.
@@schramkoivan
You don't even know Ivan how much I would like to be perceived as immature on this particular topic...but unfortunately history has taught us that Russia cannot be believed, and what is worse, even though we are in the 21st century your country has not evolved and still perceives its , "imperial greatness" by annexing the territories of other countries, as it was in the world until the 20th century.
The size of a country is not measured by its area but by its economy and human potential.
You have the largest country in the world with a huge untapped economic and tourism potential. Sometimes I feel sorry for you...a nation of 140 million people working for the prosperity of a handful of corrupt oligarchs and psychopaths....
Anyway, maybe I am naive, but I wish you a nationwide awakening for the sake of yourselves and your neighbours.
Greetings from Пшек 😉
@@schramkoivan Truth trumps lies. Putler is the aggressor, or are you on planet Putler?
@@agaw225👍
@@derwolfpack3599👍
Historia kołem się toczy.
Dokładnie. Znowu nas poklepują po plecach i wpychają w okopy.
The most level-headed people in Europe atm
Of all the NATO eastern flank alliance member. Poland 🇵🇱 has been the most military force of all..
Better safe than sorry. If Putin has his way, Ukraine will turn out to be a disastrous training excercise for similar invasions of other European nations. 😳
are you afraid, soon the hammer and sickle flag will be on the Reichstag once more?
So what's the point of Russia attacking Poland? Why should Poland defend itself from Russia?! For example, only one region of Russia (Tyumen region) can accommodate 4 Poland, 11 Greece and 35 Holland! There are 4 France, 6 Japan, 9 Great Britain and 34 Georgians in the Krasnoyarsk Territory alone! Get away from us, from Russia, from Putin! We have something to do! Putin needs to develop our country!
If only we had this kind of common sense and patriotism in the United States!
As someone who was born in Poland but moved abroad at a young age. I feel compelled to come home and defend Poland if a war ever broke out.
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You're crazy. i would leave
@@mickpeterson3722patriot does not mean crazy
@@mickpeterson3722 Cowards always do.
@@grzyb11 patriota czego? łolstreetu?
Peace to Ukraine!
Pięknie.
Poland is now a major military power in Europe.
Good.
I trust their judgement more than I trust America's judgement on matters of war right now. (I'm American)
We western europeans are proud of poland! You guys have been warning us about russia for ages and are military preparing yourselves while we can barely hit 2% gdp of military spending....
Yeah, such a great polish success - debt in forgein currency and giving free money to american military complex🤡
@@nvx78 commie
@@nvx78What is the alternative?
@@marhap Invest money to own military complex (except maybe airplanes because they're hardest to build) than give a free money for forgein country.
@nvx78 that take a lot of time, money and risk. They would be committing a lot of money into unproven systems vs buying systems that are more reliable and tested. In a war scenario I would rather have vetted American systems than new untested ones.
Poles always survive and rise up again
Like a phenix
Why always the innocent needs to go to war why not the heads of the countries 😢
Zniewala się narody, wiec bronią się narody. Wszyscy musza być przygotowani...
The innocents have elected those heads...
We say in Poland - if you don't want to maintain your own army, you will feed a foreign one. We experienced this in the past, when the powerful Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth maintained a relatively small, yet elite and well-trained army. The nobility repeatedly refused to increase taxes for the army, this only happened when a conflict broke out. This was not enough in the 17th century, which for the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was one great series of wars with all its neighbors. By the 18th century it was too late. And for over a hundred years we had to do just that - maintain the armies of the three powers and fight in their ranks, often against each other. We don't want this to happen again.
Peace
Freedom
"There can be no peace without a victory", v. Clausewitz. "War can not be avoided, just postponed for the benefit of strangers", N. Machiavelli.
and just think. It was only 3 god damned years ago that I was watching videos about Ukrainian civilians training for war. Now we are watching Polish. Im glad I live only 10,000 miles from Russia.
The distance between Russia and the U.S is just a few miles lol
@@nastybeats
You know americans cant even point of russia on a map?
As a Polish gun instructor and member of military:
1) no - there are age restrictions for gun ownership. At least 18 and sometimes 21 years.
2) no - 8th grade students dont learn guns at school. They dont learn guns through entire school at all.
3) no - plans to build shooting ranges are there from many years - its jut on paper
4) no - Territorial Defence Force does NOT offer logistical support for other branches of the military. It is a seperate, independent military branch like the US National Guard or US Coast Guard. Those are seperate armed organizations gathered in one military.
How many polish have joined the Army (not just paramilitary) since this started?
I can tell you not many, this is only propaganda, young generation do not want to die even in poland, like everywhere in the world now they only interested tic toc and comfortable live. Most of young generation voted for leftist lgbt politicians so who would expected from them to die for their country
When they say civilians they mean ordinary men. Women are free to flee the country just like it happened in Ukraine
Plenty of ukrainian women are fighting tho. Their army is more than 10% women already.
@@Soff1859yeah they running out of men lmao
@@AbuHajarAlBugatti Why do you believe that comment? I've seen hundreds of front line combat videos and all of them have exclusively male soldiers. I recommend you also watch them, no point trusting when you can verify
@@herekitty791 yes and they are running out of people on the frontline as I said
WOW 😮
Whatever happens in these dark times ..Please never let History repeat itself !!! I am 63 wasn't born but I know what happened in WWII. Slava Ukraine & Poland be Safe so glad you are in NATO. 21st century & this is still going on.. I think we have other issues to address on Our Planet. Stay Safe Everyone & Thanx DW
My beloved Poland.
Very excellent a country that is not as ridiculous as australia 🇦🇺
Australia is a joke mate
Too right. Gone Left.
Lessons of history.
This is unfortunate situation. What is the world coming to? So sad!
europe, not world
I would too if i had borders with countries that have a history of invading them!
That would be nearly every country.
Let's always do alot of good ❤️
It's like summer 1914.... I'm glad they are on our side...
I like the gun range owner. Although I do think he is overestimating the usefulness of simply knowing how to shoot alone. It's all well and good to have those skills, but if a person is not conditioned and trained for battle, knowing how to shoot isn't going to mean much when that person is completely gassed from running for 30 seconds lol. If people plan on being useful in combat, they really need to focus on fitness, especially cardio. Like the dude with the big beard and his son. If that dude has to actually run a long distance, he would be so winded that trying to think clearly, take steady aim, and not cough up his lungs would be near impossible. People severely underestimate the importance of fitness. It cracks me up when I hear people on youtube talk a bunch of tough guy stuff about combat, but they probably can't even do one pull-up or jog for a quarter mile without being winded. I'm sure you all know the type. I'm 36, and my cardio is horrible. I'd be a huge liability to any functioning unit since I couldn't keep up. I used to be amazingly fast and could run for days in my teens and early 20s. I started getting lazy around 27 or 28 years old. I'm not overweight, and I look to be in good shape. I need to build cardio back up and do some strength training to get cut again. I'm about 176 pounds and 5'9 1/2. I guess my point is if anyone out there thinks they may have to fight, which I truly hope you don't, however if you do make sure you are working out as well as learning to shoot!
I agree 100%, there is a reason why you need to pass cardio and strenght test to join army. No one wants someone who will be needed to be carried and slow down the rest of group.
I agree 100%, there is a reason why you need to pass cardio and strenght test to join army. No one wants someone who will be needed to be carried and slow down the rest of group.
You are 100% correct. However, those people dont have to be on the front lines in infantry or armor or other combat arms units. It takes about 9 soldiers to support 1 combat soldier. So Territorial Defense with people who might be unfit for straight combat can serve as support to combat soldiers. You need electricians, mechanics, convoy guards, supply etc. They can serve in that role if war comes. And if worst comes they at least have know how to fight. But yeah, for actual combat soldiers you need to be fit. I am like you. Served 8 years in the Army in combat arms. Now I am in my 40s and there is no way I could do job I did in the army. But other stuff, non combat tasks that support soldiers on front lines, absolutely.
Generally, I'm not sure if there's anything like this in the West, but in Poland, there is something called "Civil Defense." It's a formation that deals with: preparing buildings in case of bombings, helps with decontamination, evacuating the population, and most importantly, it focuses on protecting civilians. It seems to me that the man in the movie is referring to civil defense because many shooting clubs cooperate with it.
Oh boy......
2:00 As opposed to? Dead ammunition? How else are you going to fucking train your marksman skills?!
The main task of the territorial defence in the first days of war is not to shoot each other) It is from my experience in the first days of war in the Ukrainian territorial defence) I hope they take Ukrainian experience into account, both good and bad.
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Polish people knows best
Polish civilians train to avoid conflict.
If russia will see that whole country is prepared for war they will think twice before attack.
or the Russkies will think: "check", it is good that people think ahead, it is bad that this is presented on German TV
Curious to know whether German civilians receive similar military training?
in germany you have more turkish and african imigrants than germans, and they won't fight for the germany
No we are not even allowed to get weapon.
And now our naziminister wants to make crossbows illegal too. They even restricted the length of my pocketknife
Germany unfortunately is one of the worst offenders when it comes to NATO members who spend at least 2% of their GDP on military. They currently spend only 1.4% of their GDP (almost as bad as Canada, who are among the worst offenders, much to my shame). Although they have committed to spending 2%... by 2030. Their military has been cut down by 70% just in the past 25 years, they are in effect today a mostly useless military considering their size and economic strength and have admitted that their stockpiles are so poor, they would run out of artillery munitions in less than 1 month of the kind of warfare Ukraine is currently fighting today.. and keep in mind, they would need about 10 years of straight nonstop manufacturing of munitions to perform the amount of artillery shelling Russia did in just 1 year of war on Ukraine. Russia was manufacturing munitions for decades and still is today, while German munitions factories sat idle and cold (and still do today, most are still not operational).
@@Hathur Really? Pretty surprised to know this fact. Most non-German people always think Germany is one of the most powerful military countries in the world.
@@AlfredJPLin They were, 20+ years ago. But since then they gradually and completely gutted their military after the fall the Soviet Union, both in manpower and especially in munitions stockpiles (again, literally only has enough heavy munitions to do 1 month of the kind of war happening in Ukraine, Russia can currently manufacture almost as much munitions as they use per day.. Germany can't even come close, they need 10 days of manufacturing to get 1 day of warfare.. Russia is roughly 1 to 1).
Torniquet! Not bandage! (For translator)
Tell him to wear safety glasses
It's foolish to think of Russia attacking a nato country without nukes
This is the mistake NATO nations make.. and the more sensible Poles understand due to history. Putin (assuming he takes Ukraine successfully at some point), will look at Poland and call America's bluff. He will say: "I'm going to test Article 5 of the NATO Charter... I don't believe you will start a nuclear war with us and end all life on Earth, just to save Poland." .. and he will attack. Or have we all forgotten already that both the US and UK betrayed Poland after WWII? They both promised Poland to protect it from Soviet Russia... and when Stalin invaded it, they turned their backs on Poland because they deemed a war with Russia was too costly.
Putin will make the same gamble. He doesn't think the rest of the world will risk the end of humanity with a nuclear war just to save Poland... and he might very well be right... at the end of the day, I think the rest of the world turns their back on Poland if it means betraying Poland to avoid nuclear war.
This is why Poland is so determined to create a powerful army, they KNOW they cannot trust NATO to guarantee protection, they know they can be betrayed like they were after WWII.. so they have to be strong enough to fight alone if needed.
If Russia can attack smaller countries (Baltic countries) without nuclear weapons, why would you do it? Besides, when they use the atomic bomb it will be the end of them, they will have broken the main rule. The West will thus destroy them. It's stupid the way you think about war
I thought Poland had national service? Its good to see how the Polish military has progressed over the last few years. Give it a few more years, and I reckon Poland will have one best militaries in NATO 🙂
We had that until January 2010. It's been suspended since then. Instead of providing basic military training for all young men, Poland decided to invest more heavily into professionalising the army.
Good to see that Europe is stepping up, though in the medium and long term more cooperation across Europe to ensure some expensive capabilities would be beneficial.
How many times do you show this??? This is the third different video with the same
Homie drank the koolaid. Loyal in service Independent in thought
Preparedness establishes peace
Poland has been invaded and partitioned by other countries in history, and the current war in Ukraine has awakened Polish people's memories of the past.
LOL, these Polish civilians trained for combat in the 1930s as well but the mighty Germans crushed them in less than two weeks. The German Armed Forces under the leadership of then Chancellor Sir Adolf Hitler had a policy to NOT target civilians but these Polish civilians had trained for conflict and continuously fired at the brave German soldiers fighting for our freedom and so, the German Armed Forces had no choice but to retaliate. This is a nice comedy documentary.
You are very mistaken my friend. The resistance was going on for weeks. Uprises and other things. Remember one thing: We will fight because we love what's behind our back (land and the people) with any intruder foreign or domestic. Mr India man.
The people who charged panzers on horseback and fought fiercely for their country in WW2 should not be ignored or ridiculed, the Polish people are very brave like the Fins.
the part of charging tanks on horseback is actually german propaganda that was proven false many times, but with the rest you are right ;)
@@Mszaanisko Yes, the horses were there to offer high mobility in difficult terrain.
@@PaweKabanski Yeah I know that but there was no "charges" like medieval style on horseback to attack tanks and that's what the bot above wrote. It was more like mechanized infantry, but mote "horseized" infantry :)
More than half the german army used horses and bicycles. Only a few divisions were mechanized
It's shameful that countries like Poland in NATO are forced to shoulder the first line defence against the unpleasant neighbor in the east while richer countries still refuse even to spend 2% of the GDP.
I’ve seen this video already is this a reupload?
Oj, się “kurwa” wymsknęła panu w 22:52 😂
Tak, wygląda na to, źe młody pan Kamil ma niezdrowy zapęd do władzy. Sporo niuansów umyka w tłumaczeniu. 2 lata temu był tylko nowym rekrutem. Dzisiaj prowadzi treningi w lokalnym liceum. Sam by wiele skorzystał z treningu na “temper management”.
that was the diplomatic version. not anymore.
Poland is not playing around🤣
Мировая политика: о старом, полезном для понимания нового -политика это супер
Why no low crawling?
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Ukranian citizens and even volunteers from other nation does this kind of preparations before the Russian Invasion. They were highly motivated back then.
Now that they see the actual brutality of fighting an army with a modern equipment those eagerness to defend Ukraine their own country are now waning. Today able bodied young Ukranian men are doing their best to simply avoid defending their own Country.
On May 3 2023. in Belgrade, Serbia, 13y old student did massive murder by shooting 9 students and security gard. Curently it is a trial for his parents and the owner of a shooting range where he allegedly went and practise shootings. Are the laws in Poland different about that subject? How come it is legal for minors to use weapons?
they can only use them at shooting ranges under supervision. In contrast to Serbia there are way less guns in circulation among the civilian population so its way harder for anyone to obtain one. Many Serbians still own guns from the Yugoslav civil wars while Poland hasnt had any major conflict since 1945.
Who needs aliens from outside our solar system, we humans are our own worst enemies & threat !!
I thought jacki could only protest, not fight.😂
Having rusia and germany as neighbors Poland needs to be prepared and armed to the teeth.
I don't know about things in the far future, but I believe they are unlikely to be conquered again in the following 100 years.
12:16 I'm curious to know why the yanks don't socialise with the Poles in Poland. Any ideas?
Language barrier
@@arbaz79bullshit, Poland profficiency in english is better than spain, italy. It's worse than scandinavian countries but its not that far of from germany. Obviously if you go to small town and you speak with elders they probably won't speak however soldiers are usually in mid 20s and people in that age group have aprox 8-9 years of lerning english in schools. If you graduate from uni you need to know at least one languege at B2 lvl and most of time its english
soldiers are not sent to socialize
I would wish that adults know how to negotiate first and do everything to avoid conflict, and then teach themselves how to use guns and defend themselves. After that kids can do that by learning from them. Kids need to be raised with respect, then they will respect themselves and their neighbours and fight for their country and these values volountarily.
The training will do nothing without the above. Nothing compares to parental abuse in todays world. You can have rambo kids, but if parents and society is abusive also, then what to fight for? And child abuse and neglect(which is abuse) is common in all of the world today - propably more in the more authoritarian countries like Russia or China, but its still common everywhere.
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@@DWDocumentary Sure, will do :)
Buddy negotiations only work if both sides want to negotiate. The Russians do not. And when you’re faced with a neighbor on the war path who as historically invaded and annexed your country multiple times it’s better to be prepared. And frankly putting the onus on Poland is victim blaming.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
@@baneofbanes You have it backwards. Russians want and wanted to negotiate. It was Zelensky advised by Boris Johnson who broke the negotiations and never looked back. Read about it. Johnson said that if Zelensky would negotiate, the help from Britain and NATO would end. So now they have help, but the situation is how it is. Half the country in ruins and 100s of thousands more people dead. More guns and bombs would not solve it, becouse its not like Russians are short of people or artilery. The conflict would just escalate and drag on and on, potentially bringing more countries into it.
And in regards to Poland. I dont think we are responsible for this in any way, but our policy for the last 10 years was heading towards more NATO bases, more militarism and more conflict with Russia(Smolensk catastrophy was blamed on Russians). I never thought that mutual blaming and trade war, while building military was a good idea. We also help to open the way for USA to mingle in Ukraine and expanding NATO east. I dont think that all of that made us safer. Becouse it just brought more tensions with Russia and made us into future potential target.
When you stop trade and diplomacy, you start posturing and bombs are starting to fly.
@@michasosnowski5918 Putin wanst Ukraine to be a part of Russia and there is nothing to talk about to a guy like him. Russia should have stayed inside its own borders.
its good to be prepared, but knocking someones knife from his hand is a circus act and dosnt work in the real world. looks like a BS training to me, all that hand to hand they showed is a waste of time.
german deutsche welle shows polish civilians preparing for armed conflict, has the decision already been made?
Yes as seen by all the provocations and active war participation by natocountries for two years now. The western politicians want war to save their debt ridden economies and their political power from the masses who start hating them
I support their will to be prepared but the guy keeping a gas mask in his bedroom is creepy
The way I see it, it is a failure of government and society when the community increases its desire for self-defence skills. This is a sign that things are moving in the wrong direction. Poland is not Ukraine, it should not dream about ending up like it.
Good luck Kamil. Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna
Honor Ojczyzna, bóg to doklejka z lat 90 do przedwojennej dewizy, gdy rządzili nami radykałowie z ZChN.
I am duchs i hef e lod of respect tho the Pools
As a historian I gotta admit you Poles learned your lesson 500 years ago : always be prepared incase if Russia does invade you
Clever to build a civilian army, the Polish have had experience of living within a Soviet state, great country bad neighbours!
Unfathomably based.
When Japan was contemplating a mainland invasion of the US it was said “behind every blade of grass would be a rifle” or some variation. It says something about a civilian population that is “gun crazy” vs some euro nation with no firearm liberty’s
DO NOT GO TO WAR.....ONLY POOR PEOPLE GOES....RICH GET RICHER
We have no choice. We will not live under Putin. Maybe this is for you?
To quote a German i served with in Afghanistan - who was railing against American gun rights: “vee vould never allow zis in Germany…” Indeed. Good for Poland - a free people should be allowed to own arms and ammunition.
I mean there is reasons half the germans now feel unsafe, jails are full and violent crime by foreigners on germans is around 80% and rising. They cant and dont want to defend themselves and just like to bend over and cry for daddy government. I live here its really that case