Poland timeline
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Battle of Arnhem, Day 7
Spindler was ordered to switch his attacks further south and try to force the British away from the river, thus isolating the British from any hope... Read more
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Battle of Arnhem, Day 8
In the morning Horrocks visited the Polish positions at Driel to see the front for himself. Later he hosted a conference attended by Browning,... Read more
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Battle of Arnhem, Day 9 (Operation Berlin or Arnhem Rescue)
Overnight a copy of the withdrawal plan was sent across the river for Urquhart's consideration. Despite the obviously frustrating content, Urquhart... Read more
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Capitulation of Remaining Polish Forces in Warsaw
On October 2 General Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski signed the capitulation of the remaining Polish forces (Warszawski Korpus Armii Krajowej or Home Army... Read more
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Polish 1st Armored Division Captures German Port of Wilhelmshaven
Towards the end of July 1944 the Polish 1st Armored Division was transferred to Normandy, where it was to prove its worth during the 1944 invasion... Read more
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Warsaw Pact is Signed
The Warsaw Pact (see Nomenclature) was a group of Communist states in Central and Eastern Europe. It was the military equivalent of CoMEcon (the... Read more
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Lech Walesa is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Lech Walesa has made the name "Solidarity" more than an expression of the unity of a group campaigning for special interests. Solidarity has come... Read more
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Operation Uphold Democracy
Operation Uphold Democracy (September 19, 1994 – March 31, 1995) was a response to the overthrow and expulsion of the duly elected government of... Read more
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Sir Joseph Rotblat and Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs are Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is an international organization that brings together scholars and public figures to work... Read more
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Opening of Auschwitz Jewish Center
The main exhibition presents the nearly 500 years of Jewish history, tradition, and culture in Oswiecim. Visitors to the Center have the... Read more
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Katowice Trade Hall Roof Collapse
Rescue teams searched in bitter cold Sunday for victims buried when the roof of an exhibition hall in the southern Polish town of Katowice... Read more
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Leszek Kolakowski Dies
A modern philosopher who has never once suspected himself of being a charlatan must be such a shallow mind that his work is probably not worth... Read more
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President Barack Obama Announces Plans to Overhaul the US European Missile Defense Shield
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States is overhauling Bush-era plans for a missile defense shield in Europe, based partly on the latest analysis of... Read more
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Scores of Polish Civic, Religious, Military, and Government Leaders, Including President Lech Kaczyński, Die in Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 Crash
On 10 April 2010, a Polish Air Force Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft crashed near Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 passengers and crew. Those killed... Read more
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Crash of Polish Air Force Tu-154M Kills 96 Including Polish President Lech Kaczyński.
A plane carrying the Polish president and dozens of the country’s top political and military leaders to the site of a Soviet massacre of Polish... Read more
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Multiple Heads of State to Attend Funeral for Polish President Set for April 18th
President Obama will join the leaders of Russia, France and other nations at the state funeral Sunday of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who was... Read more
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Thousands of Polish Mourners Pay Respects to Bodies of President and First Lady Kaczynski at Presidential Palace
Thousands of grieving mourners tossed flowers at a slow-moving hearse or joined an enormous viewing line at the presidential palace to pay their... Read more
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Black Box Analysis from Polish Plane Crash Determines that Pilots were not Pressured to Land
Russian investigators said today the black box retrieved from Saturday's devastating plane crash that killed Poland's president, Lech Kaczynski,... Read more
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Benoit Mandelbrot Dies
Benoît B. Mandelbrot, a maverick mathematician who developed the field of fractal geometry and applied it to physics, biology, finance and many... Read more
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