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The Best Pole
« on: August 26, 2018, 12:59:22 am »
Those of Polish heritage have done many great things for humanity.  There are many, many more than those listed, so if you choose "Other", please post your choice's name.
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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2018, 01:02:04 am »
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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2018, 01:04:04 am »
Irena Sendler  - Who was beaten out for the Nobel Peace Prize by Algore.
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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2018, 01:07:07 am »
Hands down it is Thaddeus Kosciuszko.


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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2018, 01:07:18 am »
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“In the outside world, I'm a simple geologist. But in here .... I am Falcor, Defender of the Alliance” --Randy Marsh

“The most effectual means of being secure against pain is to retire within ourselves, and to suffice for our own happiness.” -- Thomas Jefferson

“He's so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent.” --Foghorn Leghorn

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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2018, 01:12:53 am »
Quote from: The Ghost on August 26, 2018, 01:07:07 am
Hands down it is Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

And the men of the 303rd RAF Kosciuszko Squadron

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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2018, 01:13:43 am »
While he's probably not on the same level as others here, I'm saddened by the thought of good men like Stanisław Skalski fighting hard for Poland during WWII, only to become enemies of the State under Stalinism.
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“The most effectual means of being secure against pain is to retire within ourselves, and to suffice for our own happiness.” -- Thomas Jefferson

“He's so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent.” --Foghorn Leghorn

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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2018, 01:15:01 am »
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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2018, 01:17:51 am »


Jozef Piłsudski - Hero of the "Miracle on the Vistula" (1920)




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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2018, 02:46:08 am »
Lech Wałęsa followed by Chopin.

Some very admirable men on that list.
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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2018, 02:56:36 am »
Quote from: dfwgator on August 26, 2018, 01:12:53 am
And the men of the 303rd RAF Kosciuszko Squadron

If you're interested in the 303rd, you might be interested in its predecessor, the Polish 7th Air Escadrille -- aka, "the KoÅ›ciuszko Squadron" -- during the Polish–Soviet War.  This was a squadron of American volunteers who fought for Poland.  The 303rd used the same honor badge design as the original KoÅ›ciuszko Squadron.

The Polish 7th Air Escadrille was founded by an American admirer of Tadeusz Kościuszko named Merian C. Cooper, a WWI pilot who later was the producer of King Kong (and many other Hollywood roles).

When WWII came, Cooper was back into service with the U.S. Army Air Forces as a colonel, eventually being promoted to brigadier general.

Here's a page I found with info on him...
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-i/extraordinary-life-merian-c-cooper.html
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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2018, 03:03:01 am »
I encourage everyone to follow that link to wiki about witold pilecki. What can you say about a war hero who agrees to get captured to go into auschwitz to gather intel then manages to escape to get the intel out. In doing so, saves the lives of many who then go on to have him killed when they become part of the polish communist regime.  He was also the leader of the warsaw ghetto uprising.

And if you happen to like heavy metal, the Swedish band Sabaton told his story beautifully:

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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2018, 03:27:46 am »
Quote from: dfwgator on August 26, 2018, 01:02:04 am
Witold Pilecki



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Pilecki
@dfwgator  Bruh, you win.  Outstanding choice...A true war hero against Fascism and Communism.
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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2018, 04:02:12 am »
Quote from: Axeslinger on August 26, 2018, 03:03:01 am
And if you happen to like heavy metal, the Swedish band Sabaton told his story beautifully:

Sabaton has some really great topics.  I particularly like how they told the story of John III Sobieski's Winged Hussars in the victory over the Turks at the Battle of Vienna.

Hmmm... I should have listed John III Sobieski, even though he was born in what is now Ukraine.

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And (also from Austria, not Poland), they tell the story of "The Last Battle"...where a few days after Hitler committed suicide, Wehrmacht Heer soldiers fought alongside American GIs highly outnumbered against a company of Waffen-SS.

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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #15 on: August 26, 2018, 07:25:31 pm »
I love how 95% of their stuff are little mini history lessons.

To Hell and Back
The price of a mile
No bullets fly
Sparta
Resist and bite (probably my favorite)
Lost battalion


So many good songs, so many good stories
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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #16 on: August 26, 2018, 07:34:25 pm »
Quote from: Axeslinger on August 26, 2018, 07:25:31 pm
I love how 95% of their stuff are little mini history lessons.

To Hell and Back
The price of a mile
No bullets fly
Sparta
Resist and bite (probably my favorite)
Lost battalion


So many good songs, so many good stories

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“The most effectual means of being secure against pain is to retire within ourselves, and to suffice for our own happiness.” -- Thomas Jefferson

“He's so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent.” --Foghorn Leghorn

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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #17 on: August 26, 2018, 07:35:56 pm »
Quote from: Axeslinger on August 26, 2018, 07:25:31 pm
I love how 95% of their stuff are little mini history lessons.

To Hell and Back
The price of a mile
No bullets fly
Sparta
Resist and bite (probably my favorite)
Lost battalion


So many good songs, so many good stories

My personal favorite

Talvisota (about the Winter War)
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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #18 on: August 26, 2018, 07:45:59 pm »
Jan Sobieski

Some good youtube videos out there.
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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #19 on: August 26, 2018, 07:57:12 pm »
The guy who invented the bagel, the pierogi, etc....

Seriously, some good choices here.  I could have voted for three actually.

Michael Stivic?  :beer:
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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #20 on: August 26, 2018, 09:02:06 pm »
Quote from: Freya on August 26, 2018, 07:57:12 pm
Seriously, some good choices here.  I could have voted for three actually.

I originally had it set to allow three, but that contradicted my request for the favorite.
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“The most effectual means of being secure against pain is to retire within ourselves, and to suffice for our own happiness.” -- Thomas Jefferson

“He's so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent.” --Foghorn Leghorn

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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #21 on: August 26, 2018, 09:12:55 pm »
Czesław Niemen

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This song caused quite a stir in 1967 when he first performed it.   Niemen is considered as the Beatles and Dylan of Polish music.

 
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Re: The Best Pole
« Reply #24 on: August 26, 2018, 09:34:59 pm »
Quote from: Suppressed on August 26, 2018, 09:02:06 pm
I originally had it set to allow three, but that contradicted my request for the favorite.
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Personally, I think you need to add pilecki as a choice
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