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2 days ago · The Battle of Legnica (Polish: bitwa pod Legnicą), also known as the Battle of Liegnitz (German: Schlacht von Liegnitz) or Battle of Wahlstatt (German: Schlacht bei Wahlstatt), was a battle between the Mongol Empire and the combined defending forces of European fighters that took place at Legnickie Pole (Wahlstatt) near the city of Legnica in the Silesia province of the Kingdom of Poland on 9 ...
5 days ago · The entire Ulma family will be beatified on Sept. 10 in a ceremony in Markowa, the village in southeast Poland where the Ulmas were executed. Courtney Mares/CNA, March 24, 2023 The anniversary of the martyrdom of the first unborn child on the way to sainthood marks a moment to pray for the protection of every human life, according to the ...
1 day ago · Henry II the Pious, senior duke of Poland, commander of Polish forces in the Battle of Legnica (1241) Przemysł II, King of Poland; Władysław I the Elbow-high, king of Poland; Louis I of Hungary, king of Poland; Elizabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Regent in Poland; Casimir III the Great, Piast Dynasty last King of Poland
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3 days ago · Władysław Sikorski (born May 20, 1881, Tuszów Narodowy, Poland, Austria-Hungary—died July 4, 1943, Gibraltar) was a Polish soldier and statesman who led Poland ’s government in exile during World War II. Born and educated in Austrian Poland, Sikorski served in the Austrian army. In 1908 he founded a secret Polish military organization ...
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5 days ago · On December 25, 2013, the St. Hyacinth’s Shrine in Legnica, Poland celebrated Christmas Mass. During communion, a host fell to the floor. Following the Church’s instructions to respect sacred species, the priest placed the Eucharist in a container of holy water and kept it in the tabernacle.
1 day ago · Atrocities. Attacks on Poles during the massacres in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia were marked with extreme sadism and brutality. Rape, torture and mutilation were commonplace, with entire villages wiped out as a result. Poles were burned alive, flayed, impaled, crucified, disembowelled, dismembered and beheaded.
23 hours ago · The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, or simply Poland–Lithuania, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch in real union, who was both King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.
