I am an 82 year old Brit brought up in Cranleigh, Surrey, underneath the sound of “dogfights”. I was only 4 to 9, then. As I grown older, my understanding of the Poles has grown year by year. I am ashamed of the way my country treated them, but they were not alone. UK should be a land fit for heroes, but sadly, it is not. For a time I lived at Ruislip, near Northolt. Today, whenever I meet Poles, I tell them how much we owe to them and, if possible, they should visit the Polish war memorial at Northolt. John Nolan

@jacekwaasiewicz716

4 жыл бұрын

respect to you sir

@adrianrokosz1054

3 жыл бұрын

Thank You. Simple"thank you'' from British citizen is more important for us than official thanks from UK as the state.

@vinyltapelover

3 жыл бұрын

Much respect to a man of great heart and great conscience.

@AmerginMacEccit

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words John, I hope to visit it one day. I am Polish myself but I'm fascinated by Celtic and British culture.

@andrzejabramczyk3600

3 жыл бұрын

Lot of love from Poland ❤

My grandfather was one of the Polish pilots in Britain, flying bombers for most of the war. 86 missions. If he was around today, I would tell him how proud I am to be his granddaughter.

@dougkos2574

Жыл бұрын

💕💕

@peterj5083

Жыл бұрын

We are all proud of him!!!

@jesuschrist2284

Жыл бұрын

86 missions. What an absolute hero.

@p.s.anders

9 ай бұрын

Most likely 304 squadron. Some were sub hunters along the coast as well.

My father was Polish and fought at Monte Cassino With General Anders army, he lived in England longer than in Poland he refused British nationality, he said i was born a Pole i will die a Pole, God bless Ojciec. Long live Poland.

@aa-fh1bg

3 жыл бұрын

Dobry Ojciec

@joolspirog

3 жыл бұрын

God bless him and tbe 2 Corps. My parents were both polish and dad was in the first Polish armoured division. Heroes, one and all

@ryansta

3 жыл бұрын

Salutes to your fathers courage.

@DWGibek

3 жыл бұрын

My grandmother and my grandfather also fought at Monte Cassino with Anders and The Polish II Corps. Grandmother was a driver at 316 Transport Company and grandfather was at Machine Gun Company. Later grandfather was a shooter and meteorological observer at 318 squadrons. After the war, both returned to Poland, which with time turned out to be not the best decision in their life. And my grand uncle was a mechanic at 304 bomber squadron but he chose to live in Great Britain after the war.

@yakeosicki8965

3 жыл бұрын

My great-grandfather was one of them. I'm the coat of arms of Lubicz

My father was a Canadian Spitfire pilot, a squadron leader, who fought in the Battle of Britain. He was reluctant to talk about it. I learned only a few things from him about the horrific experience. He talked about the camaraderie of his fellow pilots. He talked about how fast he pulled the rip cord on his parachute when he was shot down and then landed on the British beach. And he talked how much he liked and respected these Polish pilots.

We must not forget the Czech pilots as well, all these people were extremely Brave and Heroic and I at 104 who served in WW2 in the SOE salute them.

@deabajo

2 жыл бұрын

Josef Frantisek, mentioned few times in the documentary was actually Czech :). That is why he got that "guest" status to allow him free hunting...

@peterp5669

Жыл бұрын

We love Josef Frantisek.... the best RAF pilot !!!

@petersimek3623

Жыл бұрын

Respect from Slovakia.

@peace-now

Жыл бұрын

If you mention the Czechs, you have to include the New Zealanders. Remember that a New Zealander was in charge of 303 Squadron. His name was Keith Park.

@bknight882

Жыл бұрын

@@piecka2308 squadron leader Ronald Keller lead the brave poles of 303. Johnny Kent and Athol Forbes were the flight commanders, don't forget 302 polish squadron who drew first blood against the Luftwaffe. There are many of us younger Brits who are awhere of the debt we owe to the poles.

My teacher at primary school was Mrs Olenski. She was married to Zbigniew Olenski, a Polish fighter pilot who flew with 234, 609 and 316 squadrons. After the war he was involved in aerodynamics research including work at Avro on the Vulcan bomber. I still have my school report from 1968 signed by Anne Olenski!

To my Polish warrior friends - thank you. I am British. What the 303 did was nothing less than heroic. We honour you and we will never forget you.

@adrianrokosz1054

3 жыл бұрын

Thank You for kind words for Poles.

@sswswswswsws4334

3 жыл бұрын

As a former soldier it touched me. God bless you

@peterp5669

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brit...better later then never...

@joller805

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir.

@Evilroco

Жыл бұрын

I've never heard anyone say anything but good things about the Free polish forces during WW2 they are not forgotten But I've never heard a Pole even acknowledge that Britain went to war over the invasion of Poland .........

As my dad always used to say, "Mad bastards. Very brave. Bloody good shots." Dad was in RAF Bomber Command aircrew.

My Polish hubby is a patriotic man, how he’s always so proudly sharing about his country’s history to me and about his granddad who also fought in the war. Highly respect for Poland and all the Poles!❤️

A Polish pilot sees a German airplane and a Russian airplane. Which one does he shoot down first? The German. Business before pleasure.

@ignazszlacheta5392

9 жыл бұрын

Kurczę balde You made my day :D

@jimdecamp7204

9 жыл бұрын

Alojzy Ptyś Let me compliment you on your subtle and insightful mastery of the English idiom! Just so you know, I'm American, not English. Cheers!

@mirekpilsudski

9 жыл бұрын

Always lmao

@DMSBrian24

8 жыл бұрын

Alojzy Ptyś obvious troll is obvious, sorry for this guy...

@monsterinsideofme2952

8 жыл бұрын

Jim DeCamp The best joke ever! xD Dziękuję :D

This is 11 years old now. The film moved me, but I am easily impressed by the Polish. My Troop Sgt was a Pole who escaped from the nazis at the age of 15 in 1939, made his way to England, lied about his age and joined the 7th Armoured Brigade and fought right throughout the North African Campaign. Then Korea, and he was MY Troop Sgt ! Talk about luck !! Without doubt the best man I have ever known, am 73 now and feel that as passionately as when I decided he was, which was not long after I left the Army. Sgt Dick Stawicki of the Royal Tank Regiment. Ty Sarge ! :)

@georgielancaster1356

Жыл бұрын

You might like the autobiography of Australian comedian, Magda Szubanski. She discovered her Polish dad was in the Resistance in Poland in his mid teens - and became the go to man for executing informers, etc. It was an extraordinary discovery for her.

@dareklenovo8883

Ай бұрын

Jesteś kurwa polski. Nie ścigali cię naziści tylko Niemcy.

I was a kid during the war and didn’t understand that Northolt airfield a mile down the road was home to 303 Polish sqdn. Watched them take off in groups and return singly and sometimes damaged. I’m a Brit and I owe them respect.

I AM ENGLISH ANGLO SAXON : MY WIFE WAS POLISH HER UNCLE A PILOT IN THE POLISH A.F HE AND HIS SON VANISHED DURING THE OCCUPATION IN POLAND . I MARRIED HER IN CANADA, I MISS HER, MY WIFE FOR 56 YEARS. I DID MY TIME FOR KING AND COUNTRY, MOSQUITO PILOT ' I HAVE NOTHING BUT ADMIRATION AND PRIDE FOR MY FELLOW AIRMAN AND FRIENDS IN THE POLISH AIR FORCE. MAY GOD REST THEIR BRAVE SOULS, AND MAY THEY BE FOREVER REMEMBERED.

@dwainemayovsky9050

5 жыл бұрын

TheRAFfc was g42d

@wc8689

5 жыл бұрын

Bravo Sir and thank you for your service.

@ther6989

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, but why the caps lock?

@andrewwatkins5133

5 жыл бұрын

I salute you! RAF Regiment gunner!

@DieFlabbergast

5 жыл бұрын

You may be English, but you are no Anglo-Saxon, unless you are over 1,400 years old! The Angles and the Saxons (and the Jutes) had long ceased to think of themselves as either Angles or Saxons (nobody referred to themselves as Anglo-Saxons) centuries before the Norman Conquest. You are ENGLISH, which means you have not only Angle/Saxon/Jute DNA, but also Ancient British (i.e. Welsh), Danish, and Norman DNA. That mongrel mixture is what makes the English what they are.

I knew about the Polish contribution to the Battle of Britain since the 70s, my Aunts neighbours were Polish WWII ex-pats and lived in Cheetham Hill, Manchester close to a small Ukrainian community. The old boy was ex-RAF, and never spoke about the horrors, but he had a stack of medals. He would sit there in his Polo neck sweater, patting the tobacco down in his pipe demanding to know how I was doing at school, and what was my batting average in cricket! His wife, a lovely lady, very humble and hard working. She'd be up at 6am to clean the steps of the terraced house, and my aunts steps, every day! For years my aunt didnt know she was doing that, and was moved when she found out. They were an impeccable calibre of people, from a bygone age and more English than the natives in my experience.

When only a teenager, I read my father's copy of "I Saw Poland Betrayed: An American Ambassador Reports To The American People" by Ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane, describing the Katyn Forest Massacres and other horrors. This was written after WWII. So there were some people who tried to help the Poles. We sometimes had Polish refugees in our home after WWII. In order to to take over Poland, the Russians had to kill off a third of the population. They are a tough people with a remarkable history. The book is available for $.99 in the Kindle edition.

@Feargal011

11 ай бұрын

Hans Frank, the Nazi military governor of Poland once said "If I had to hang a poster for every 10 Poles I have had killed, there would not be enough forests in Poland to supply the paper." Between two warring powers run by two despotic dictators. The Poles would suffer again and again.

I just finished reading "A Question of Honor". It not only covers 303 Squadron and all other Polish fighter and bomber squadrons flying for the RAF, but also the Polish ground, armored and airborne units that fought so gallantly and effectively for the allies throughout the war. (The II Polish Corps, for example, was described by General Patton as "The best turned out fighting formation I have ever seen" and successfully took Monte Casino in Italy when all other units had failed.) The book also deals with the politics of the time. As an American and Marine Corps veteran, I am ashamed to say that it wasn't just Britain that sold out the Poles but the United States as well. FDR, for all of his blustering about the Atlantic Charter and guaranteeing the rights of all nations to self determination after the war, still sold out Poland to Stalin just as Churchill did because they were afraid of offending "Uncle Joe". And despite what this film said about the Yalta Conference, the sell out had occurred at the Tehran Conference several months earlier when FDR and Churchill agreed to allow Stalin to take Poland. (Hypocritically, FDR asked the other two not to publicize that fact because he was running for reelection and was worried about losing the Polish-American vote.) Poland, by the way, was the ONLY country conquered by the Germans which did NOT have Quisling type collaborators to form a pro-Nazi government. Poland began the war in 1939 when they were invaded and didn't quit fighting until the defeat of the Third Reich in 1945. They deserved far better than the betrayal their British and American "allies" gave them.

@megantopolski6999

3 жыл бұрын

Is this in English?

@tomjustis7237

3 жыл бұрын

@@megantopolski6999 Yes it is, and more than worth reading.

@megantopolski6999

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomjustis7237 Thanks pal.

@supreme3376

3 жыл бұрын

One of the best forigner author about 303 squadron

@supreme3376

3 жыл бұрын

@@megantopolski6999 both Polish and English

Polish Air Force. I salute you.

@MegaBoilermaker

5 жыл бұрын

As do most British people.

@wojtek5596

4 жыл бұрын

@@MegaBoilermaker Thank you guyz, but we only helped in the most critical part of Battle. Dowding made first modern air defense system that worked just perfect. Germans never have any chance to win this battle. But in 1940 nobody knew how efficient your air defense is, all numbers were secret and our pilots did really amazing things to help you win this battle. Their heroism, and maybe even more proffesionalism makes me proud, that we were important part of your victory Anyway BoB was the end of saying 'stupid things' about Polish resist in 1939 and RAF stayed our the best ally in ww2. Long live Poland, long live England. Don't forget we were allies in the the darkest time in history.

"Because we (Poles) do not beg for freedom, we fight for it" - Gen. Witold Urbanowicz 303 squadron commander.

@gillesguillaumin6603

2 жыл бұрын

It was the difference, Poles fought to kill, English made war. The goal was not the same, vengeance for Poles, survival for English.

@MrKopylowicz

2 жыл бұрын

@@gillesguillaumin6603 wielokrotnie agentura i pieniądze z Anglii doprowadziły do krwawych przelewów krwi w Polsce, niestety Polaków uczciwość graniczyła z naiwnością ... dziś choć parę procent społeczeństwa już rozumie że głośno nawołujący "do broni" przywódcy to najczęściej obca agentura wpływu

@woodb51

2 жыл бұрын

Another time when Poland helped to save Europe.

@zoobins3163

2 жыл бұрын

@@woodb51 😂😂🤣

@zoobins3163

2 жыл бұрын

@@woodb51 do you even believe such a BS?! Pols could save their own ass for even a month. Being small part of British air force and got couple of lucky shots makes you so fucking kucky? Why you pols are so rude and stupid. Germans and Russians didn’t give you enough lesson. I guess not.

My father volunteered for service into the RAF from America (USAAF) prior to the US entering the war. In 1942 he was assigned to Colern RAF Station in Wiltshire, England (the Polish Air Field) near Bath England with the Polish Night Fighters. He told me they were the bravest pilots he ever flew with and they knew no fear. I'm writing this on June 5th, 2019 on the eve of the 75th D-Day anniversary and thinking about all of the brave men that stood up and defeated the Nazi regime. Someday soon I wish to visit Poland on a trip to Europe.

@ghua

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for you testimony, come visit us in Poland :)

@tadeuszbrt

4 жыл бұрын

come visit us

@77mako77ful

4 жыл бұрын

come visit poland, you see for what we fight !!!

@samrodian919

Жыл бұрын

I think you might find that's Calne, Wiltshire near where the RAF station was. There was another RAF base at Yatesbury also, there was a hospital there and my father who was a trained Nurse in the RAF medical branch was stationed there for some time before he was transferred to number 50 MFH RAF (mobile field hospital) that unit was the first RAF field hospital in France after D-Day ( D+7 ) dad took us to around Yatesbury, Calne and Devizes on the way back from our Devon holidays several times, and he took us to a small churchyard where there were a lot of graves of Polish aircrew. My dad said they were very brave people. I was only nine or ten then. I think the churchyard was at Yatesbury but I can't be sure. I've now looked it up, and yes it was in the churchyard of All Saints Yatesbury. There are 19 WW2 graves, plus 3 polish airmen buried there.

@georgielancaster1356

Жыл бұрын

@@samrodian919 great info to share. The things your dad must have seen!

R.I.P to Canadian Squadron Leader John Stewart Hart (1916-2019), the last surviving Canadian #BattleofBritain pilot who flew a Spitfire with the Royal Air Force. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

@adamsteele6148

Жыл бұрын

Aces in exile

@leslieshand4509

Жыл бұрын

My grandfather, who fought in the RAF in WW1 and fought with the RCAF in WW2. My Dad remembered stories about how many pilots came from all over. Men from invaded and occupied countries. My grandfather still remembered a little Spanish, Polish and French as he told stories. He didn’t talk about the actual brutality of war,or the death and destruction, but about the friendships and comrades. My father was “left behind”, as the baby of the family, he was only 5 in 1938. He lost his brother. Both aunts also enlisted and I can’t remember what their designation was. My father served our country for 32 years. I am immensely proud of them all.

@marcinpietrzak1824

Жыл бұрын

@@leslieshand4509 woww impressive life of your grandfather. Tell him thank you from me. Best regards from Poland.

@leslieshand4509

Жыл бұрын

@@marcinpietrzak1824 my grandfather is long past, and it’s been 9 years since my Pops left me. I still miss him everyday. He was an amazing man, and I was blessed. And Polish pilots who fought in WW2 and died flying have never been properly remembered

Frantisek was a Czech brother in Polish crew, hero and though crazy warrior.

@jamesbonde4470

2 жыл бұрын

YES, I am Polish and recognize his valour and bravery with little recognition by "historians".

@es8428

2 жыл бұрын

When brothers fight together to face the enemy, nobody stands a chance.

@czciboridobromila4092

2 жыл бұрын

@@es8428 True. Slava. :)

@prezesfirmy9317

2 жыл бұрын

I think he was one of the greatest from the greatest!

For my part as a child during that dreadful period, I salute the Polish People and their flying ability to fight against the enemy, especially in the Battle of Britain. As a Welshman I am disgusted by the British Government attitude towards their bravery and courage, for not recognizing them as a major part of the destruction of the Luftwaffe . My thanks to Poland and the men that fought and flew in that holocaust.

@czciboridobromila4092

6 жыл бұрын

Thank You.

@azong98

5 жыл бұрын

A few good men

@radoslawkujawski3064

5 жыл бұрын

Thank You Sir !

@flybobbie1449

5 жыл бұрын

There were lots of pilots from all over the world. Poles did their bit. Look at the roll call at the end of the Battle of Britain film.

@TheSteve8rox

5 жыл бұрын

Clive, well said.

We should never forget the bravery of our Polish brothers. Heroes all.

I have read both For Your Freedom and Ours, and A Question of Honor. These men were heroes! The way they were treated at the end of the war was disgusting! I live in Paphos, Cyprus now and have had the pleasure to meet one of the pilots grandsons!

as an american I can say that the poles were never given the respect they deserved, now that you have the freedom you deserve I hope we do not abandon you.

@mitchhamilton3291

5 жыл бұрын

Im about to write this. after they risked their lives,

@zbigniewbiernacki3682

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrHoojaszczyk Even today, most Poles don't trust anyone to be an ally. Given the sorry performance of French (Promises not kept) and British ("Not One Grenadier for Danzig"). Despite this, Polish Soldiers, Airmen and Sailors died serving under overall British Command. Poles are loyal to a fault but are despised for it.

@wekapeka3493

3 жыл бұрын

Zbigniew Biernacki Some of my New Zealand relatives fought alongside Polish forces at Monte Cassino and had the highest respect for them. From 303 squadron to remnants of Polish naval and army forces I have only heard the most admirable comments and deep regret that more could not have been done for them. They were difficult times.

@danielnowakowski601

2 жыл бұрын

our rules is ...Respect and Freedom

@captainhindsight8779

2 жыл бұрын

We’ve sent troops to the polish border lately to support them as a NATO member state. What happened in 1939 will not happen easily again.

thank you brothers from Poland-Moravia -Czechoslovakia. Díky bratři Poláci-pozdrav z Moravy.

@maciejkwiatkowski7558

6 жыл бұрын

Diki bratře z Moravy....I was riding by KOLO across your beautiful Morava one week ago....great country, great people. Greetings from Poland.

@polak1982

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother! Greetings from Poland!

@SamanthaGuttesen

4 жыл бұрын

Greetings from England. Moravian Slivovica is very nice 👌

@hellraiderpl559

4 жыл бұрын

I'm reading a compulsory book by Arkady Fiedler about Squadron 303 and there's a chapter about your pilot Jozef František. He was a hero! Zdravím, čeští bratři! 🇨🇿🇵🇱

@tomaszpernak3131

3 жыл бұрын

@Piotr Stowski Moraviany ])

Before watching this film i had no idea of the great talent and sacrifice that the polish airmen have to the British people. I am a British national and think that it is disgraceful that we were never taught about this in history lessons at school. There is a Polish memorial to a fighter plane that crashed not to far from where I live and I have often wondered about the part the Polish player in the great war. I will think about what I have learned from watching this film whenever I visit there in the future. Thanks to all the Polish who helped us Brits in the war effort, you certainly deserve to be remembered better that you have in the past.

An excellent educational documentary. many thanks for sharing it. My Aunty married a Polish soldier who was badly wounded and somehow made it to England. He like the others of his generation was a polite hard working gentleman who made his life over here after the war. The people did not let the Poles down it was the damn politicians as usual playing their stupid games. To this day I have great respect for the Polish people and their sad history of that time. My hope and I and I am sure, that this and other documentaries will educate our nation and give them gratitude as to the great contribution of courage and sacrifice that these brave men gave to our country. "We will remember them".

Poland never dies.

,,Everybody won, except us."

@VersusARCH

4 жыл бұрын

Poland lived on as people's republic. The Soviet-organized Polish People's Army fought just as hard as the Polish formations organized by the Brirish...

@PyzaBezFarszu

4 жыл бұрын

@@VersusARCH Where they fighting ? Fighting for Russians ? They mordered too many Polish soldiers after World War II... 1945-1955. Russish propagand in Polish TV talking about "Terrorists in forests", that were soldiers from west frontline World War 2 !!! No mercy for communists SHITS.

@mymodels1317

3 жыл бұрын

@@VersusARCH they invaded poland and took it for another 44 years

@supreme3376

3 жыл бұрын

@@mymodels1317 44

@danielnowakowski601

3 жыл бұрын

We love freedom. Fighting against imperial

i've got johnny kentowski's autobiography; he was not a great writer, but his testimony to the poles is sincere and remarkable. so many people live their lives today unknowingly owing thanks to those fighters.

hats off polish pilots, may u rest in the squadron of heaven,

@maryc4732

7 жыл бұрын

and to all "the few" as Churchill called them. they all did there part

Bless you, sons of Poland. We will never forget.

@lanablaha2080

8 жыл бұрын

+Jan Kowalski Actually true .__.

@wropet

8 жыл бұрын

+thelongslowgoodby Ilove you...

@chorusetcantus5109

8 жыл бұрын

+Jan Kowalski Actually, much earlier: in July 1941, a few weeks after Germans launched 'operation Barbarossa' - although the RAF witnessing the courage and commitment of the Poles finally did change their attitude toward them and at least acknowledged the injustice being done to them as the "strongest, the most loyal and faithful, and the most persistent European ally of all" (Air Ministry memo, Jan. 17, 1946, FO 371/115. PRO), which was after the British government decided at the end of the war that "everything should be done to ensure that as few Poles as possible remain in this country [Britain]" ("Forgotten Few", by Adam Zamoyski, p. 203). The British media helped to propagate this idea so well that Count Raczyński observed that "the common view is that the Poles have outlived their usefulness and deserve to be kicked from time to time, or at least given cold douches" ("In Allied London", Count E. Raczyński, p. 217). The Polish pilots who defended Britain after being made into celebrities and revered just a few short years back started hearing things like "Go home you dirty [?!] Pole!", yelled on a streetcar in Blackpool by several passengers to a Polish pilot and his wife ("Forgotten Few" A. Zamoyski, p. 193, similar situations described by many others).

@chorusetcantus5109

8 жыл бұрын

+Chorus et Cantus This was also after the Poles who fought with the Allies were unceremoniously being sent (many back, as they had been survivors of the Katyn massacre or the Gulag) into the clutches of the communist regime that the Soviets, with full acceptance from the Western allies and against all the promises that had been made to the Poles when they were needed to help in the war effort against Germans, installed in post-war Poland. While Germans had been conducting what Labour MP Seymour Cocks described as follows, "We are witnessing in Poland a cold-blooded and deliberate murder of a nation." ("Poland in the British Parliament 1939-1945", Volume II, Wacław Jędrzejewicz, (ed.), p. 3), the Soviet rule over Poland since their treacherous invasion on Sept. 17, 1939 (today being its 76th anniversary), 17 days after Germans, was 'little short of genocide', as described by the American diplomat and historian George Kennan ("George F. Kennan and the Origin of Containment, 1944-1946", p. 28). The two (Germans and the Soviets) had a joint goal: "the Polish nation, as a nation, was to be destroyed once and for all [...] by the selective murder of all its potential leaders. [...] Poland, one of the great historic nation states of Europe, was to be so destroyed that it could never rise again", as noted by the British writer Louis FitzGibbon ("Katyń Massacre", 1977, p.14).

@esclarmonde1156

8 жыл бұрын

+Chorus et Cantus Yes, this is very true how English people treated this Polish Pilots.

I am reminded of the comments of a WWI pilot who said that (to paraphrase) it was the hunters who lived; those checking their armourments, whereas those who were concerned with their safety never lasted. The Poles clearly had the grim determination of vengeance in their hearts that perhaps surpassed our comparatively shallow aspirations of valour. On January 25th 2022, I raise a glass to those who fought for me, an unknown boy who would be born some 25-30 years following their sacrifices that allowed me to become the 50 year old man that I am today. I hope that my life, those of my parents and those who follow can do justice to these incredibly gifted and amazing men.

The Poles are rarely given the respect they deserve but I respect them and give huge thanks for what they did for my country.

@enochpowel4580

2 жыл бұрын

which was.....?

@ihs51

2 жыл бұрын

When we had a month stay at Chelsea service apartment near Kensington ,there were some Polish ladies working in house keeping and I noticed that they are hard working people.

@enochpowel4580

2 жыл бұрын

@@ihs51 so are many others.

I had the honour of caring for one of the polish fighter pilots in his later years as he succumbed to dementia. He had settled in Australia post war years and led a good life here before illness set in.

@m4rt1nDRK

8 жыл бұрын

+mirimar69 Thank you very much for taking care of our countrymen, our heroes.

@mirimar69

8 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

@krzysztofnalepa2425

5 жыл бұрын

God bless you

@piotrd.4850

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your work!

@RyszardSaktura

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, You are right, You had the honor. God bless You

Go Poland!!!! Respect!

When I was about 10 - 14 years old a Polish man lived across the street. He was a wonderfully kind, gentle man. I had absolutely no concept of how he came there or what his story might have been. I suspect now it might have been similar to these. I regret the missed opportunity of learning more.

@georgielancaster1356

Жыл бұрын

He could have also been a Polish Jew. He might have had no family left to return to Poland, so wanted to avoid reminders of all the people he lost.

They did more this. They helped Britain break the enigma code of the Germans as they were some of the best cryptographers. They understood the German mindset as well. They fleed with all this knowledge back to England. Without their help the war would have dragged on and cost more lives. They deserve to be treated with respect. They earned it!

@75YBA

9 жыл бұрын

Big ups! Never underestimate a people that have been invaded. The Polish were a great asset to the whole word during WW II!

@75YBA

9 жыл бұрын

Yes 27th, Poles did "brake" (break) the Enigma Cod. The caught it in the Baltic, cleaned it, put it in a frying pan w/ a little butter, and then broke bread with it. It was delicious. I love Cod. Great fish.

@th-uh2oo

9 жыл бұрын

Poles didn't help, Poles did break the enigma code.

@THEfatGAMER1011

9 жыл бұрын

1973saoirse Arogant moron.Poles did break the Enigma cod in 1932

@zoc4786

9 жыл бұрын

Jacob Jackiewicz code* Cod is a fish.

I grew up during the Cold War, in an area of the State of New York with a very large ethnic Polish population. Many of my friends had last names ending in "ski" or "czyk". In all the 20th century, I can't think of another country that got such a raw deal as Poland, without the Polish people doing anything to deserve it. They were cursed by geography. Those Poles and their descendants that came to the United States were fine friends, neighbors, and fellow citizens. The volunteer fire department in my town was dominated by men of Polish extraction. Perhaps it served as an outlet for the natural bravery represented in this video.

@chuckabbate5924

5 жыл бұрын

Fucked from the east and the west.

@touristguy87

2 жыл бұрын

"n all the 20th century, I can't think of another country that got such a raw deal as Poland, without the Polish people doing anything to deserve it. ...except...be Polish.. "They were cursed by geography." ...you dumb fuck, by that logic so was every country in Europe. How stupid can you fucking be to not understand that if you have a list of 50 countries that have a long history of taking part in wars against each other, forming various alliances for mutual defense and then getting into wars anyway, that some of these countries are going to benefit from this and some are going to hate life really badly? That is what they get for being Polish and being proud of being Polish and refusing to consider themselves German or Austrian and being proud Germans or Austrians, or even Swiss. Seriously do you not understand that in life you don't have to be extremely stupid to be extremely unhappy? Just stupid enough! Germany overwhelmingly dominated Europe in the first stage of WW2. Most sensible non-German Europeans accepted this and to a degree they collaborated with the Nazis. Most, who did not, were either shot or sent to the death camps or enslaved by the Nazis. The ones who decided to actively take-up arms against the Nazis, well after the Nazis had overrun their own countries? Tell me this: how were they ever going to be seen by the British as anything other than charity-cases with the British suffering to protect, house and feed them? The mistake the foreigners make when they move to a foreign country is to mistake the charity of some as charity from the whole. For every "good person" that you meet who is happy to help you? There are 20 people who would be even more happy if you'd leave their fucking country and get the hell back to your own country.

@philiphawley2915

2 жыл бұрын

@@touristguy87 Stuck for all it’s history between Fritz and Ivan. Poles are great people but victims of geography.

@paulpski9855

2 жыл бұрын

Are you from Riverhead, by chance?

@philiphawley2915

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulpski9855 Sorry, I’ve never heard of Riverhead.

This is an amazing story. It should be mandatory for all British school children to see.

@anthonyrmay1502

10 ай бұрын

It should be mandatory for all those so-called leaders in London to take to heart what happened at the end with the apeasement to that Russia. Nothing changes, does it? And where does it leave us? With weak leaders from Attlee onwards.

At the end it broke my heart to learn that all other allies including Chinese and the Iranians took part in the marching pass celebration except the polish,who were integral part of the allies forces.

As the Grandson of a British airman (LAC Joseph Gilman)who served as ground crew for 300/301 at RAF Bramcote and briefly 303 I salute the polish airmen. My grandad said they were the bravest and best the RAF had, and he went on to serve with 229 in North Africa.

@gubaification

8 жыл бұрын

+Dave The Bass And I salute you, Sir! Thank you for your account.

@quintquint5946

7 жыл бұрын

As ground crew did grandpappy use lots of polish? #ChromeBits Salutes are not hereditary. You have no authority.

@forest751027

6 жыл бұрын

i salute you. My grandfather he fought in a squad 305 as a navigator. He died in battle.

@plsniper

5 жыл бұрын

Thank You Sir!

@adrianrokosz1054

3 жыл бұрын

Thank You very much. We remember Polish fighters as well as Your granddad.

The end of the movie broke my heart. People who gave so much, who risked their lives were treated so badly and betrayed at the end. Shame on Britain ....

@depotcat1763

5 жыл бұрын

The USA made the decisions at the end of the war. The fact that Britain declared war on Germany because they refused to leave Poland was neither here nor there to them. That was not the reason they came into the war in Europe.

@supersmudge12

5 жыл бұрын

I'm English and the way we treated the polish pilot's and people incenses me

@burger5082

5 жыл бұрын

Robert Bryant The Socialists didn’t work for Stalin, Churchill worked with Stalin to preserve British influence. Don’t kid yourself, Britain wasn’t hijacked by a leftist ideology, it turned its back on Eastern Europe for its own gain.

@flybobbie1449

5 жыл бұрын

Neutral but blockading Japan, no wonder a war started.

@tracybeme1597

5 жыл бұрын

At the end of the war, all nations were impoverished from funding wwII. There was no money left to fight against communism. That's the facts, Jack.

respect and love from Pakistan to brave polish pilots. they not only help UK in war but After war some of them came Pakistan and Help us to build our Air force

I was at school with a grandson of one of those many brave Poles who stood up and were counted amongst our strongest friends, this was commonly known in my generation and I find it sad that such an important part of our history is not being passed on by our schools.

@arekbiernat9172

Жыл бұрын

Exactly ... did you ask someone why? Ask if you are not afraid ...

Very well done film, and should be watched by all who are not thoroughly familiar with the history of WWII. The lessons of Poland's betrayal should not be forgotten.

Poland always have God, Honor and Country. God Bless Poland.

@zbigniewbiernacki3682

5 жыл бұрын

Sadly that's all they have.

@VoidCosmonaut

2 жыл бұрын

@@zbigniewbiernacki3682 Sadly Zbysiu, you have none.

"...We don´t ask for freedom. We fight for it!" (Witold Urbanowicz)

You may also find on YT first ever spitfire flying in Poland in this or in 2017 year. It was borrowed from english gent ,owner of that spitfire ,to the son of the one of that polish pilots from the Battle of Britain. There was interview with that guy who brought that first ever spitfire to Poland. And he said something shocking at least for me, that every spitfire and hurricane planes used by those polish squadrons fighters in Britain was actually bought and paid off in gold evacuated just before WWII to Britain , by polish government in exile. So they not only fought and died for Her Majesty but also used equipment and airplanes officially belonging to Poland and polish forces in exile. Btw no one of spits or hurricanes ever come back to Poland after the war.

From other hand :) Polish squadrons in Britain: (not only 303) 300 Dywizjon Bombowy ("Ziemi Mazowieckiej") 301 Dywizjon Bombowy ("Ziemi Pomorskiej") 302 Dywizjon Myśliwski ("Poznański") 303 Dywizjon Myśliwski ("Warszawski im. Tadeusza Kościuszki") 304 Dywizjon Bombowy ("Ziemi Śląskiej im. Ks. Józefa Poniatowskiego") 305 Dywizjon Bombowy ("Ziemi Wielkopolskiej im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego") 306 Dywizjon Myśliwski ("Toruński") 307 Dywizjon Myśliwski Nocny ("Lwowskich Puchaczy") 308 Dywizjon Myśliwski ("Krakowski") 309 Dywizjon Współpracy ("Ziemi Czerwieńskiej") 315 Dywizjon Myśliwski ("Dębliński") 316 Dywizjon Myśliwski ("Warszawski") 317 Dywizjon Myśliwski ("Wileński") 318 Dywizjon Myśliwsko-Rozpoznawczy ("Gdański") 663 Dywizjon Samolotów Artylerii Polski Zespół Myśliwski (Polish Fighting Team)

@bbzzykkuu

8 жыл бұрын

***** Yes. There was more polish squadrons. Second thing is that only half of polish pilots fougt in polish squadrons. Second half was spread among english squadrons.

@jerzykowalczyk1966

8 жыл бұрын

+Jacek Placek The 4th air power in allied countries after US, UK and USSR.

@barrierodliffe4155

8 жыл бұрын

+Jacek Placek 145 Polish pilots in the Battle of Britain out of around 3,000.

@birkensafttt

8 жыл бұрын

My uncle was a CO of No. 309 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron from 3 April 1944 to 9 September 1944 :)

@jacekplacek8274

7 жыл бұрын

+Emil Wolf :)

The Poles have been soldiers all over Europe.The Germans,Austro-Hungarian Empire,Russians,etc have served in their armies for centuries.They are a martial race like many in the history of the world.Luckily for us Americans we had a Polish General named Pulaski and a few others fight in our army during the Revolution.WWI and WWII thank god we had thousands of Poles and Polish Americans fighting for America.They are indeed fine warriors!!

@skippy5712

6 жыл бұрын

reddevilparatrooper You just explained something for me. I am Australian but our surname was originally Polish. There has been something military about the entire family for Generations. My Grandfather was an Australian Champion rifle shooter. Now I know where it comes from. The Polish culture coming down the male line. When I remember my Grandfather I could see him in the manner of those few old Polish pilots. The look also. Pity but it is very close to the Russian Cossack tradition. Men's men, fierce honorable warriors when necessary. Charrming as the British ladies said. I am 68 but it brings memories of my Grandfather back.

@swetoniuszkorda5737

Жыл бұрын

Kościuszko!

@swetoniuszkorda5737

Жыл бұрын

For centuries? How many? 😂

I rarely comment on this website. But I want to say this: as a British citizen I have always been proud of the fact that Britain entered WW2 to honour a defence agreement with Poland, not because it was attacked. I am also ashamed that so little is known in the UK about Squadron 303 and the contribution of other Polish fighting forces. Now, post-Brexit when Polish people are vilified as "foreigners", I want to say, thank you.

@enochpowel4580

2 жыл бұрын

because they are. the same as an american would be...

@alawesy

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t say calling someone a foreigner is vilifying them. It’s just a statement of fact.

@enochpowel4580

2 жыл бұрын

they are foreigners, and you are to them.. polish airmen dead ww2 1900.. raf 70 thousand... who should be thanking who.

@AndrzejKam

Жыл бұрын

@@alawesy So you don't know the postwar history of your own country, especially the exploits of Athlee and alike ones towards those brave heroes left alone with nothing for their sacrifice, no thanks and, what most important, no way back to their promised free homeland. You can't imagine this drama. But life can teach such as you other way.

I will NEVER forget those brave pilots , our country owes a great debt of gratitude ……… I visit Raf Culmhead on a regular basis....The airfield was occupied by No. 2 Polish Wing of the Polish Air Force.[2] The first squadrons to arrive were No. 316 (Warsaw) and No. 302 (Poznań) equipped with Hawker Hurricane Mk.Is. No. 302 soon left to be replaced with No. 306 (Torun) who operated Spitfires. In the summer of 1942 the polish squadrons were replaced by No. 313 and No. 312 Squadrons which were Czechoslovak-manned. (taken from Wikipedia) Shame on us for betraying Poland at Yalta , a dark stain on my countrys history.

Very impressive . I knew that the Polish were one those who liberate us (The Netherlands) during WWII. There are several places that will remind you and honoured the Polish people. In my neighbourhood there is a "General Maczek Square' or 'The Polish Liberatorlane'.

@radoslawderkus8925

6 жыл бұрын

thank you for that Theo. General Maczek is our great hero; and after the war, he ended in England as a fucking bartender when everyone should bow to him.

@01LadyAnna

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Theo. Arnhem, Breda... Yet I met people in my life who made fun of it 😔

@fenderek666

4 жыл бұрын

I have always been impressed by Dutch remembering General Maczek.

@xXTheoLinuxXx

4 жыл бұрын

@@01LadyAnna in Breda there is even a museum called after him. In my birthplace (Stadskanaal) there is a General Maczek Square and at the border of the square there is a war monument with the logo of the Polish 1st Panzer Division and contains sand from the birthplace of General Mazcek and sand from the Polish Fields of Honour (Breda). If some people make fun of it, well they don't know anything about history.

@01LadyAnna

4 жыл бұрын

@@xXTheoLinuxXx Thank You. Those heroes shall never be forgotten and knowing the history is the key to our future ❤

3 Polish mathematicians were also instrumental in setting the path for the breaking of the Enigma code; Turing may have improved on the theory and on building a more sophisticated "bomba" or calculating machine, but all of the Brit codebreakers stood on the Pole's shoulders.

@raymondj8768

8 жыл бұрын

+pepe cohetes i dont think so there were all nationalitys involved there buddy noone was above the rest many of them did not even speak to eachother they werent allowd to so it was nothing but a team effort thats what wins all wars !!!

@jamesrather7170

8 жыл бұрын

+Raymond Jordan although it is true that all nationalities/ethnicities were involved in the intelligence sections of the Allie's war efforts. The Poles smuggled out to England their deciphered enigma messages and the keys to decoding them. The development of an English copy of the enigma machine was largely due to their efforts.

@raymondj8768

8 жыл бұрын

James Rather first of all they were not mostly polish most of them were british and a few americans and a few polish dude there were all kindsa people in there but they were all seperated buy them little huts and for the most part they couldent even speak with eachother unless it was important i seen a great doc. about it it was really good wish i could remember were i seen it maby history channel but it was a good one take care dude

@chrisgryckiewicz1664

8 жыл бұрын

+Raymond J educate yourself dude... "British codebreakers had enjoyed a few successes against early Enigma machines in the mid-1930s but as war approached they had hit a cul-de-sac. The Poles were far ahead thanks to some remarkable breakthroughs (successes that so infuriated Knox he threw a tantrum). Whereas Britain still used linguists to break codes, the Poles had understood that it was necessary to use mathematics to look for patterns. They had then taken a further step by building electro-mechanical machines to search for solutions (known as "bombas", perhaps because of the ticking noise they made)." www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28167071

@raymondj8768

8 жыл бұрын

Chris Gryckiewicz one tiny peice of help from the polocks and suddenly they won the war hahahahhahahahhahhahahhahah NOT

I am so proud to be Polish living in USA!!!!

@Al1en_boy_USA

Жыл бұрын

@AM well, you know that in the end Polish f*** by British!!

Polish pilots were excellent. Not only in the RAF squadron 303 but also in other parts of the RAF. Polish pilots carried out very many difficult and dangerous transport flights where resistance fighters in the occupied countries received weapons and other supplies, delivered by air drop from RAF aircrafts piloted by polish airmen. According to statements from Danish resistance fighters, the Polish pilots were very good at finding the drop points, thereby considerably reducing the risk of being detected by the Germans. - Also to be remembered are the Polish contributions to breaking the German Enigma code.

@tomaszser470

Жыл бұрын

"Polish contributions to breaking the German Enigma code."-> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_contribution_to_World_War_II and in between mine detector, which help to win in El Alamain/ Africa/ and remove millions of mines after the war or find some silver, gold coins also

Thanks Poland, and we will not forget the help we got from Poles in Norway when the Germans came. Poles, Brits, French and Norwegians fighting together on the mountain tops, that must have been some sight!

@juliadziuba9836

5 жыл бұрын

PhantomTD Yeah but nobody helped Poland when they were supposed to be working together

@imedi

5 жыл бұрын

you did forget them when you voted brexit

@twardowsky196

5 жыл бұрын

@@imedi why you mix brexit for this. I am Polish and to me is disgusting, how the left discovered and began to use Poles after the referendum. To the referendum, the media demonized Poles, as was the problem with emigrants, it was always pointed out to the Poles. A mass of hate, lies and blunt propaganda. Political correctness did not allow pointing to other minorities, that's why Poles were blamed. For me, brexit is an obstacle, I would prefer him not to be, but it is the British decision that I am a guest here. For this I am impatient with those socialist parasites who have such an influence on Politics in the UK and EU. You do not understand, the Poles were betrayed by the Allies - because they let Poland be taken over by these Soviet socialist bandits. Poles are in the UK, because these idiots ruled in Poland for 50 years, the war and communist governments caused a huge crisis in Poland. THESE SOCIETICS caused mass emigration of Poles. So now how socialists pretend to be friends and take care of brexit is just rude. It was socialists who caused mass emigration of Poles. So now the socialists pretend to be friends and are concerned about brexit is the meanness, that is ridiculous.

@MrStanislav

5 жыл бұрын

...at the same time a polish submarine ORP Orzeł sank german vessel with 400 soldiers onboard aiming towards Norway

@MichalkemarSpanboob-sx9rz

4 жыл бұрын

Podziękowali nam w jałcie

Growing up in a town in southern England, I knew of two Poles/Polish families and both were not only liked but venerated for reasons I never understood at the time. One was even our MP for several years. The Polish had 'funny names' but were fun and respected.

@Brian-om2hh

Жыл бұрын

My father once told me that if a Polish airman walked into a bar or pub anywhere, rarely did he have to buy his own beer..... It isn't often mentioned, but Czech pilots were also revered similarly......

Where has this been? And why did it take me so long to find it. Awesome. I had a Polish friend who flew in France , and later in England in 315 Sq. Everything in this echos the stories he told me. Two big thumbs up!👍👍

Poland is one of the unsung heroes of Europe. But, my grandparents and mother, like most Poles, rarely 'toot their horns' over accomplishments. They just do what needs to be done. No complaining. It is a cultural thing. A true 'can do' attitude. It is the way I was brought up. I can not help but be very proud of my Polish heritage when I see things like this video. The USA's top Fighter Ace Francis Gabreski was of Polish heritage.

@jakubtrelinski8109

8 ай бұрын

he was trained by polish pilots in britan, he learned polish tactics there.

I am a 62 year old American, I have read and watched many stories about WW2, first I have heard of these Great Polish Fighters. Thank You ! And I had a Polish Step Father from 1970 to 1973, Ed Orkowski, He never talked about War.

@georgielancaster1356

Жыл бұрын

You should see if he has war record with Americans, Australians, Canadians or Brits. Did he say A, N, AF? Was he Resistance? Check their records?

I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR MAKING THIS AND SHOWING WHAT THE POLES DONE , my grandfather and great uncle were polish navy and fought and survived this war but all I hear is how we won the war with no mention of the bravest people in the war along with the freanch and all occupied countries as they had so much more to fight for. They defended us and wanted to get back to their country so made sure they stayed alive, as much as possible to fight the next day. RIP all that died in this war. I am proud of my polish family they done their job for 5 years and never gave up. But they were told to go home at the end of the war by high up government folk as the war was over but people who fought with these people knew better and welcomend them into their community, I have the letter my grandfather sent to my grandmother in polish asking if he should stay as he was in love with her and did she feel the same, this is the start of my family and I will never forget.

olish pilots were among the most experienced in the battle, most of them having already fought in the 1939 September Campaign in Poland and the 1940 Battle of France. Additionally, prewar Poland had set a very high standard of pilot training. No. 303 Squadron, named after the Polish-American hero, General Tadeusz Kościuszko, achieved the highest number of kills (126) of all fighter squadrons engaged in the Battle of Britain, even though it only joined the combat on 30 August 1940. These Polish pilots, representing about 5% of total Allied pilots in the Battle, were responsible for 12% of total victories (203) in the Battle and achieved the highest number of kills of any Allied squadron.

@nickjupp6868

2 жыл бұрын

using whose equipment.

polish paratroopers saved my fathers life when they got in between a ambulance with a red cross on it being machine gunned by drunk Russian troops. would not be here today if it was not for polish soldiers...( bless them all )

Watching this moves me as an Australian. Officially we are of German Heritage but our surname is of Polish origin. Looking at some of those now very old Poles brings back memories of my Grandfather. It makes me realise he still carried a lot of his Polish heritage. Honorable. Cheeky. Arrogant if necessary. Humble when it was necessary. Never backed away from a worthwhile fight and most of all the dignity and character and the physical characteristics. A man's man but very charming with the ladies. That really got at Grandma sometimes. Yes he was just like them. That is culture.

@touristguy87

2 жыл бұрын

sounds like the kind of man who would start a war and then lose it

@bertperello5454

2 жыл бұрын

I had no idea about the snub given the Polish veterans at the end of the war, scandalous to say the least .

@saintsone7877

2 жыл бұрын

@@touristguy87 Reading your comments reminded me of a famous quote that applies to you. "I judged the Poles by their enemies. And I found it was an almost unfailing truth that their enemies were the enemies of magnanimity and manhood. If a man loved slavery, if he loved usury, if he loved terrorism and all the trampled mire of materialistic politics, I have always found that he added to these affections the passion of a hatred of Poland. She could be judged in the light of that hatred; and the judgment has proved to be right." - Gilbert Keith Chesterton

@touristguy87

2 жыл бұрын

@@saintsone7877 well, I'm sure that their enemies were, um, their enemies. what you think of the Poles is another thing entirely

I'm a 73-year-old​ American I never realized the contributions the Poles made to the Battle of Britian. Thank you for enlightening MEeee. Such a sad ending.

@ru.kiddingme

3 жыл бұрын

Poland was betrayed by the WW II allies multiple times. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_betrayal It is shameful that Poland and other freedom loving eastern European countries were treated as bargaining chips to avoid aggravating Stalin at Yalta.

@azclaimjumper

3 жыл бұрын

@@ru.kiddingme Thank you, I read that Wikipedia link you included in your reply.

@peter2346

3 жыл бұрын

Franciszek Gabryszewski (Francis Gabreski) born in the USA from Polish family... ace in WW2 and Korean War

@azclaimjumper

3 жыл бұрын

@@peter2346 Thank you.

@philiphawley2915

2 жыл бұрын

@@ru.kiddingme Britain and USA for geographical and tactical reasons had no chance against USSR . The Western alliance had no perfected the atom bomb by then.

I'm Polish and I'd like to thank you very much for so much appreciation, when I'm talking with my English colleagues about WWII, they don't know this "Polish" part of story which for me is a bit sad, it's not their fault but would be nice if these soldiers are remembered in our hearts.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

2 жыл бұрын

Rest assured Wojciech, there are PLENTY of people I know who value the Polish contribution to the allied cause of WW2. The people you describe will also know next to nothing of their OWN countries contribution in WW2. Such is the nature of "mouthbreathers".

@Evilroco

Жыл бұрын

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Just a pity the Polish forget we went to war over the invasion of their country !

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

Жыл бұрын

@@Evilroco Its a question I often ask commenting Poles in these threads..... "450,000 British citizens died opposing and overthrowing the brutal conquerors of the Polish nation, are their efforts and sacrifice specifically remembered EVERY year in Poland in the same manner as the efforts and sacrifice of the Polish service personnel who fought alongside the western allies are commemorated in the UK EVERY year on remembrance day?" Never had a reply to that question yet.

@djagiello

Жыл бұрын

​@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 , @Evilroco We learn about that France and Germany joined the war in September'39 - at Polish primary schools already. But not much (excluding this declaration) happened after. Have you studied this dissapointment in Polish newspapers from September '39 where they were expecting support but nothing more than words came from the West? Could you point out how many French and British soldiers died before France and UK were dirrectly attacked by Germans? Do you want to say that 450K who died were fighting with Germans shouting "for Poland!"? AT this point of history it was already obvious that war between Germany and France & Uk is about to happen anyway later. By the way there were 6+ millions of Polish who died during 2nd WW (in Europe, Asia and Africa). The highest percentage of whole population over the world. And we remember that UK joined the war, we remember the support we got (especially drops of supply! - nobody else bothered). But very few British died on our land and where it happened it was always recognised (but communists tried to erase it - it is true). And finally our gold reserves stored in UK were taken later as a "payment for war support". Are you aware of it naturally?

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

Жыл бұрын

​@@djagiello "We learn about that France and Germany joined the war in September'39" That's good, because its true, NOBODY else in the world made ANY move to show solidarity with the Poles, or take up arms to defeat her oppressors, but what direct support did Poland expect from Britain in the 5 weeks it took nazi Germany and the USSR to dismember their country, Seeing as neither the UK nor France was anywhere near being fully mobilised on 3rd Sept 1939? The French army carried out the admittedly pathetic & half hearted "Saar offensive", but face facts looking back its obvious in hindsight that the French army was a beaten force before WW2 began, and performed little better in the defence of its own country in 1940 !!! Its NOT what was expected from France prewar... as Winston Churchill said himself in 1933 "Thank God for the French army!!!" such was the British belief in the strength and resilience of the French army, misplaced though it was. The 6 million Poles who died during WW2 were less to do with Poland's military commitments & losses, and EVERYTHING to do with her being sandwiched between two murderous despotic psychopathic regimes that had to destroy Poland in a bid to get at each other's throats, and then fought backwards and forwards across her territory, during which time the nazi regime was also busy wiping out European Jewry on Polish lands. Britain's loss of life was 85% down to its military actions during the war, with "only" 55,000 of the 460,000 of her citizens lost being murdered by luftwaffe bombing. THAT is the difference between the two country's respective death tolls. You could also ask whether Polish Pilots in the battle of Britain tore into nazi bomber formations shouting "For Winston and the British Empire !!! " down their intercoms, seeing as we constantly hear how they "fought for Britain".... Its obvious that few British died on Polish soil, though MANY thousands of British did die fighting nazism in western Europe, North Africa & the Atlantic. You are aware that is simply a matter of geography? Nazi Germany lay on "our" side of Poland, hence why we never had to fight on Polish soil, its the very same reason why the USSR ended up having to cross Poland to finish of the nazis who had previously tried to destroy her over the previous 4 years. Just imagine, If Poland had lay to the WEST of Germany, we could have ALL just sat back and watched as both nazi Germany and the USSR murdered one another, (Which btw is exactly what the USA was happy to do anyway until the German declaration of war on the US). I'm fully aware of Polish payments for the equipment and services they were provided with by the United Kingdom during WW2 to continue THEIR part of the joint struggle to free their country from nazi tyranny. The Polish government in exile when establishing itself in London in june 1940 had signed agreements with the UK govt promising exactly that. Do YOU realise that the United Kingdom had to repay the USA over 100 BILLION dollars after WW2 for the same reason? We only made our final repayment to the US in 2006, such was the level of debt that Britain found itself in in 1945, did you expect us to pay for YOUR weapons as well? Britain had TWICE in 30 years fought to prevent German expansionism in Europe, and as a result of the cost of those two wars had been turned from the world's largest financial power in 1900 to being the world's LARGEST debtor in 1945. With that in mind why would you expect the UK to bank roll the Polish war effort? Don't get me wrong I have no hatred or disrespect for Poland, I actually admire her national pride, but I DO hate uninformed modern day Poles pissing over the sacrifices of the UK and other western countries when they talk about the tragedy of their own country.

I love the POLISH PEOPLE!!! Bless your pilots who gave their all for another country who didn't reciprocate. A country who let them down in the end. To my friend Gregory....A gentleman and a true Patriot.

Excellent British film on the 303 squadron........finally.

Kozacki dokument, świetnie zrobiony. Zważając, iż jest to brytyjska produkcja szacunek za nie zatajoną końcówkę.

met a few of these guys over the years as there was a number of them that settled in my home town after WW2 . unfortunately they are all gone now and their old ex servicemen's club has been turned into a small housing estate which at least has been named after Wladyslaw Sikorski. my strongest memory of one of them i never knew his name was when he sat next to me on the bus and started to tell me how he killed his first Nazi with a shovel (he was a tad drunk) a bit odd for 12 year old me to hear but i congratulated him and thanked him for his service

Thank you.... my Dad and my Grandad both fought in the British Armed Forces and I am a bloody foreigner

Fabulous pilots great people! My uncle served with some of the Polish pilots. We must never forget their bravery and full commitment to fight the hun. Thank you Poland!

@britnic5394

2 жыл бұрын

for what? wasnt it polands war in the first place?

@mercedes2164

9 ай бұрын

​@@britnic5394k

Wow!! Brings tears to my eyes... Im very humbled... Bless you sons of Poland... And May you all RIP.

My uncle Edward Kazimierz Pleban , my grandma's brother was mechanic and armourer Division 309, he met my auntie Sarah Jones at RAF Acklington, she worked as ambulance/MT driver :)

The Poles and South Africans were some of the highest scoring pilots in the RAF.

Back in 1995 i studied ww2 as part of my uk GCSE`s We learnt about the battle of Britain and about the brave actions of the poles..My history teacher was friends with a ex fighter pilot so we had some first hand accounts of their proficiency. Much respect

If nobody else has said it, Poland- thank you for your help and sevice.

In memory of of the forgotten pilots who helped win a War & then forgotten by the ones they helped to achieve the task of winning.

@enochpowel4580

2 жыл бұрын

rubbish

I have just finished reading "Hurricane" by Adrian Stewart - a book that tells the story of the British fighter plane that did more to help win the war that any other. I used to think the Hurricane was second best to the Spitfire, but Stewart's book turns that around and explains why the Hawker plane was a far better machine and far more capable of taking care of an enemy and taking care of it's pilot. He also refers to the actions of the Polish, Czech and other nation's pilots who helped the RAF out in the dark years.

Dziękuję Ci z głębi serca za odwagę.

I’m ashamed of that period. My wife is polish and I’m so glad she is young enough not to have seen communism. 303 your awesome

My mother's family survived the war thanks to the bravery of these young men. For them to have been denied their due until now is an everlasting shame on Britain . Za wolność naszą i Waszą

@adrianrokosz1054

3 жыл бұрын

Thank You. Greetings from Poland.

@miger38

4 ай бұрын

Thats all are slogans, we are simple Pagans, no mercy for fckng christians and muslim, when they treat our land, hahahaha.. Peruuun rullls!!!!

Yeah I didn't know about the Polish and the great achievements that they did to the persecution because of their race but it gives me a little satisfaction that black Americans weren't the only ones that were persecuted during World War II in the service of their countries

The German army took a terrible beating on invading Poland. They lost a lot of tanks to polish antitank guns and lots of dead soldiers the poles had obsolete biplanes but shot down 109 German aircraft. The Germans covered it up not letting their people know about the losses it took over 6 weeks to take Poland. Many poles went to Russia another polish army went to England The 12th polish lancers took monte casino They stopped the German army at the falaise gap. 303 squadron was the top scoring squadron in the Battle of Britain. 140 polish pilots fought in the Battle of Britain. They were highly experienced having fought in Poland and France in combat. France's gabreski was top scoring ace in the American airforce flying the p47. With 32 victories in Europe 357th fighter wing. He was top top ace in Europe. Also 5 victories in Korean was. Retired a full colonel from the usaf.

My father was Polish and here as a member of the air force in WWII. I never fail to be amazed at the hypocrisy of the allies supposedly winning the war when a lot of Europe including Poland whose invasion by Germany was the reason for declaring war on Germany were still invaded after the war. In other words a lot of them were worse off than before the war began. Yet everybody just sat back and let those 3 old men divide up Europe nobody else had a say except the U.S., the U.K. and Russia. The whole war seemed to have been for nothing ending in a collusion in swopping of one tyrannical regime for another? All that slaughter for what ? There were an awful lot of suspicious goings on to allow the Russians the control they got. For want of a better word I'm British.

@bartb2026

8 жыл бұрын

+jack freeman I'm sorry but you dont' understand a bit of WWII history. Hitler planned to strike Soviets with Poland as an ally. Then, he planned to strike France and Britain leaving Poland controling the situation on East. It was obvious for British politics so they cheated Poland giving false guarantees, which converted Beck (Polish PM) to reject Hitler's offer. That unleached his furry on Poland, because it destroyed his plan. When Hitler turned his death machinerry to Polish soil Britain was doing everything which was possible to postpone Britains engagement. Polish nation was bleeding to death while Churhil was drinking his whisky. Britain didn't give a shit to fulfill guarantees given to Poland, that thrown Poland to battle vs Hitler. Hitler never ment to attack Poland. He needed Poland to realise his plan. It was you as a target. It was France, it was Soviets. I'm god damn sorry that history turned so awfull for us Poles. I'd rather se Britain to suffer and us drinking whisky.

@2011littlejohn1

8 жыл бұрын

+Bart B No disrespect but I was aware of this beginning which led to the so called phoney war whilst the allies did nothing but wait in France. My main point was pointing out the compounded hypocrisy at the end of the war when not just Poland got sold out but a huge part of Europe too. Also the strange very questionable death of Sikorsky who wouldn't have just accepted the division of Europe had he still been alive. No doubt other nasty things went on related to other countries ending up behind the iron curtain.

@ddoumeche

8 жыл бұрын

+jack freeman did we need another 5 millions deads to have the soviets at the Manche, just to prove your point ? Read about General Plan Ost and operation unthinkable. Then you'll understand than those old men weren't that idiots.

@2011littlejohn1

8 жыл бұрын

Millions died because of Stalin anyway and the Russians would have backed down if the allies had been united. I feel your statement is an exaggeration.

@ddoumeche

8 жыл бұрын

Exaggeration ??? the soviets destroyed 80 german divisions and had ten of thousands of tanks, artillery and mecanized trucks, the westerners had get rid of 20 of those divisions only. They were never a threat for the Red Army and everyone knew that. Did you never heard of operation unthinkable ? And nobody was going to have a sequel of ww2 for the polish.

I'm glad Polish fighters fought with our Czechoslovak fighters. In one battle. In one big battle about the future of the world.

@felonykwazimodo8437

6 жыл бұрын

Pozdrawiam Ciebie Bracie

@moravianmargrave6509

6 жыл бұрын

Felony Kwazimodo Tebe taky, bratře. C:

GhostDog thank you for putting this out.People need to know about these heroes!

My dad was in 50 squadron, 5 group and there was quite a few Polish airmen and my dad respected them. He admired the Polish long after the war, right until his death, in 1990.

Josef František was a Czech pilot. I bless Polish co-fighters, but there was also 4 Czech Squadrons 310, 311, 312 and 313 :-)

@adan2336

7 жыл бұрын

Nobody said he didn't

@Touma1985

7 жыл бұрын

Josef František was a Czech pilot.you're right

@MoeSzyslak2001

7 жыл бұрын

+Adam Potoczny Když jsme tedy takoví, jak nás popisuješ, proč jsme vůbec šli bojovat za Británii, když jsme takoví zbabělci? Mohli jsme zůstat sedět doma a nic nedělat. Měl bys vystrčit hlavu z písku a něco si přečíst, než vypustíš takovou lež.

@szymonbergelson5547

7 жыл бұрын

MoeSzyslak2001 W 1938 jak broniliście Pragi?, i jak długo sie broniliście?

@szymonbergelson5547

7 жыл бұрын

Niemcy wjechali czołgami do Pragi bez walki, do Warszawy nie wjechali wcale, Warszawy nigdy nie zdobyli militarnymi działaniami, tylko zbrodniczymi bombardowaniami, dlatego poddano Warszawe, bo cierpiała ludnośc cywilna.

Pragnę podziękować moim polskim i słowackim braciom za ich odwagę thank you

@Eggmanjames

Жыл бұрын

This translates to: I want to thank my Polish and Slovak brothers for their courage

303 as long as I live I will honour these guys.......thank you we better never forget, my granddad and brothers flew with the raf I grew up with the stories. If the 303 came up my family talked about them with a deep respect..

Thank you Poland... I am sorry that our government, and to some extent our people, deserted you in the rebuilding of your nation when you had given so much for ours.

These Bloody foreigners, are my Polish brothers!!! Because I am a Hungarian American.

@BlueWhiteKnight

2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Poland hungarian brother!!

Thank you very much and my respect to all those Polish people (and all nationalities) who sacrificed and suffered so much. As I am British, I am appalled by the ignorance of our government. You all deserve to be greatly honoured and remembered

wow, i had no idea. so what churchill was saying :"never been so much owed, by so many, to so few " was actually, never was Britain owed so much by so to so few poles". now i have a new perspective. thank you for this video!

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

2 жыл бұрын

Yes we thank the 158 Polish pilots amongst the 2900 pilots who served in fighter command during 1940.

The one who had parachute was my great uncle Eddie

Some quotes about 303 from Americans: Later on, the 303 received a copy of Collier's from the United States, where Capt. Newell O. Roberts recalled: "They sent us to train with the hottest combat squadron in Britain, the 303rd Polish Pursuit Group. They were flying Spitfires. Those Polish kids taught us everything they had learned in combat over Europe. Then we went along on seven combat operations over France. On none of these were we jumped by the Jerries. By the time we reached Africa, we knew how to sweep the sky of Jerries and Eyties. The Poles are the best sky fighters I saw anywhere." August 1943 was even busier. Many "Ramrod" missions were flown. On several occasions, Poles also escorted American B-17s. On August 17, while escorting some 60 B-17s, the 303 led by F/Lt Arct surprised a group of FW190s sending down four of them without losses, with F/Sgt Chudek scoring twice. Escorting the Fortresses sometimes meant air-sea rescue. John Keema recalls: "On August 24, 1943 a flight of fighters from the 303 and 316 squadrons came to our assistance as we were trying to return to base from a bombing mission over France. Our B-17 had a couple of engines shot out and as we headed home alone, we were attacked by German fighters. S/Ldr Falkowski 303 CO (leading the Wing. WR) ordered some pilots to escort us back. We were attacked by FW-190's, and one of them was shot down by F/Lt Longin Majewski and F/Sgt Tadeusz Szymkowiak. We ditched in the English Channel and the Polish pilots radioed our position to Air-Sea Rescue. They stayed with us until we were rescued. A few days later we were to visit the 303 but weather prevented our doing so."

@TheSteve8rox

5 жыл бұрын

Katarzyna, thank you for your factual teaching. God bless America and President Trump and Trump family.