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23 hours ago · There they joined with the Independent Polish Carpathian Brigade which had been fighting with British since 1940 to form the Polish Second Corps under the command of Gen. Władysław Anders. Because many of the Poles were ill-nourished and sick, it would take many months until the Corps was ready for combat. Italy
23 hours ago · The Polish People's Republic [a] was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1947 to 1989 as the predecessor of the modern-day Republic of Poland. From 1947 to 1952 it was known as the Republic of Poland, [b] and it was also often simply known as Poland. [c] With a population of approximately 37.9 million near the end of its existence, it ...
23 hours ago · In 1320, Władysław I the Short became the first king of a reunified Poland since Przemysł II in 1296, and the first to be crowned at Wawel Cathedral in Kraków. Beginning in 1333, the reign of Casimir III the Great was marked by developments in castle infrastructure, army, judiciary and diplomacy.
1 day ago · White Croats. European territory inhabited by West Slavs and East Slavs circa 700–850 AD. The White Croats ( Croatian: Bijeli Hrvati; Polish: Biali Chorwaci; Czech: Bílí Chorvati; Ukrainian: Білі хорвати, romanized : Bili khorvaty ), also known simply as Croats, were a group of Early Slavic tribes that lived between East Slavic ...
