OTD 1683 the Holy Roman Empire and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, both under the command of King John III Sobieski, defeated the Ottoman army at the Battle of Vienna. My 7th great grandfather, Jan Franciszek Ignacy Tuchołka, was one of the famed ‘Winged Hussars’.

Here's the challenge - so much to cover Hereford Military History Festival the UK's first dedicated military history festival. Book early: geni.us/DamienLewis_Ev…

Just noticed that the wonderful Ognisko Polskie in London is hosting an evening with Charlie English on 24 September to discuss his fascinating book "The CIA Book Club". Great book, great subject, great venue. I would urge you to attend. Link 👇 for tickets.

During WWII, Germany murdered approximately six million Poles. They destroyed 90% of Warsaw’s buildings. They looted 516,000 cultural artefacts. They kidnapped 200,000 children from Polish families. They deported three million Poles to Germany as slave labour. They razed

So true.

On this day in 1959, Dave Brubeck Quartet released the single “Take Five”

The 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade, formed #OTD in 1941 by Gen. Sosabowski, fought heroically in the Battle of Arnhem — the key part of Operation Market Garden. Their courage is remembered every year on 23 September, their official day.

Very much looking forward to this.

It was a great event and every talk I attended was excellent. Well done Hereford Military History Festival

SAS servicemen may face prosecution for the killing of 4 IRA Terrorists on 16 Feb 1992, which attacked the Royal Ulster Constabulary security base in the village of Coalisland, Co Tyrone. It's called the Clonoe ambush. They went armed with Soviet-made DShK heavy machine-gun & 3

Magic. The joy of Morse.

Traffic, Blind Faith, the Spencer Davis Group and then he played all of the instruments on his solo debut album Arc of a Diver, and sold millions with Talking Back to the Night, Back in the High Life, and Roll with It, and Steve Winwood is still underrated.

OnThisDay in 1974, the IRA murdered 5 people & injured 65+ by a hidden bomb, without warning, at the Horse & Groom Public House, Guildford, Surrey at 8:50pm: Ann Ray Hamilton, Caroline Jean Slater, John Hunter, Paul Craig, William Forsythe, 65+ injured. Lest we Forget.

Hereford Times: 'Notable moments included sold-out events for Patrick Baty, who delved into the history of The Artists Rifles, and Ben Macintyre, who captivated audiences at Hereford Cathedral with his latest book on the Iranian Embassy Siege.' tinyurl.com/2xfz8end

#OTD in 1992, Russian President Boris Yeltsin gave Poland Kremlin documents proving that Stalin and the Politburo were behind the #KatyńMassacre. The truth about this crime had been forbidden throughout the entire communist period.

Few realize Jimmy Page first unleashed ‘Dazed and Confused’ with The Yardbirds in 1968. The seed of Zeppelin’s thunder started here.

OTD 1939 - a cousin, Count Stanisław Karłowski, was amongst 30 Polish men murdered by the Nazis in Gostyń, in west central Poland. They were on a list of the Polish elite prepared with the help of some members of the German minority living in Poland.

I teach history in Australia. We teach WW2 but mostly focus on ourselves. I used to think some silly things about Poland in the war, like: -They used cavalry against tanks. -They lost easily. -After 1939 they're out of the war. Now I know: -They lost because the Soviets also

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