Poland

At one point in history, though a rather short point, Poland used to stretch from the Baltic Sea in the North to the Black Sea in the South.

Russia is the country, along with Nazi Germany, that invaded their country in WWII and Russia is being held suspect as one of the countries that brang down the plane that killed their president, head of bank and many other influiencial Polish leaders.

The Vistula(Wisla)is the longest rive in Poland at 1,047 km(678 miles)

Łódź - however the textile industry is not so important for Łódź anymore after the transformation in 1989, and due to the negative population growth it's not the second largest city anymore - it is now the third, with population 740.000 (Krakow - 755.000).

Christianity came to Poland in 956. Mieszko I had married the daughter of Boleslav I and was baptised before the wedding. He began baptising many people in his then pagan country. He did this to decrease the power of the pagan priests. Since Christmas comes at the time of winter solstice. it was easy to get people excited about a celebration at this time of year. One of the Polish solstice customs was to carol at houses to get baked goods and oats. That was not hard to Christianize.

Well its a hard thing to say in the olden days it was 6 of December when father Christmas comes it was mikolajki (Secret Santa its when everybody takes a turn to put their hand in a hat with all the peoples names that are taking part , what person you pick is the person that you do a present for. If you pick yourself you do it again . ) But now its on a normal day and always will be i hope the 24 of December

After Germany's attack on Poland on September 1, 1939, Britain, France and the Commonwealth countries declared war on Germany. However this period is known as the phony war as no fighting took place until April 1940.

Poland is rather big. flying to the western areas, about 1h45m ish, up to about 2h30 for the eastern side.

British Airways flight time from London Heathrow to Warsaw is (at the time of writing) 2hours 40minutes.

Germany had already taken over Czeckoslovakia and Austria. Hitler had managed, by a brilliant combination of threats and diplomacy, to achieve these without war. When he remained beligerant and it was clear that his apetite was not satiated Britain and France made it known that they would not permit futher German agression to go unchallenged. Specifically they pledged that in the event of a German attack on Poland, they would declare war. That was fine with Hitler, war was what he wanted. Thus, when Poland's turn came, France and Britain gave Germany 24 hours to cease its attack and withdraw. It didn't, so they declared war.Michael Montagne

Directly after Munich Chamberlain sincerely beleived that Hitlers forceful take overs of Germanys surrounding countries would seize, by mid 1939 it was obvious that this was not going to happen. With England and France's promise to Poland they had to react... England gave Hitler till eleven on the morning of the 3rd of September 1939 to call his troops out of Poland, at 11 15 am Chamberlain adressed his country that this had not happened therefore England declared war on Germany. Because of Englands and Frances promise to Poland and to their countries (to ensure their safety from the dictatorships) that they must go to war... Other European countries than followed in surpport of either the allies or Germany.

Poland is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian enclave, to the north.

The capital and the largest city is Warsaw, which is in central Poland, on the Vistula River.

The primary grain crops are wheat, rye, barley, and oats. Other major crops include potatoes, sugar beets, fodder crops, flax, hops, and tobacco. Fruits include apples, cherries, raspberries and strawberries.

Poland's population density is 122 inhabitants per square kilometer (328 per square mile).

Winter in Poland starts in December and ends in March. January and February are typically the coldest months with temperatures in some areas dropping below 5 degrees Fahrenheit. The average winter temperature is 28 degrees Fahrenheit.

Germany invaded Poland from the West on the 1st September 1939, then Britain and France declared war on Germany, September 2, 1939.

Yes, Hitler sent troops to Poland to take control of it and he succeded thousands of Jews were killed by this action and this lead to the holacust.

Indeed, the Nazi German invasion of Poland in September of 1939 signalled the outbreak of World War II. The following day, Great Britain declared war on Germany, as per its defense treaty with Poland. Poland was completely overrun within three weeks.

The Holocaust was the carefully planned and orchestrated genocide of European Jews and other nationalities ( 6 million in total ), and not the result of killing of several thousand Jews.

He thought they were "sub-human" and it was ok to hurt them This is'nt technically true. While Hitler did view most 'week peoples' as unworthy of life the actual political reason for the invasion of Poland was to provided the German people with 'Living space, as Germany had lost much of it's laand's after the 1st WW and had become hemmed in.

The Polish President :)

Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The Soviet Union invaded Poland on September 17th. Slovakia also aided the Germans & participated in the invasion. By October 6, 1939 Poland's defenses had been defeated. Poland did not surrender. A Polish Government-in-Exile operated eventually from Britain. Polish naval, air & ground units fought alongside the Allies for the remainder of the Second World War. By the end of the war, 20% of Poland's civilian population had been killed by Nazi Germany. The Soviet Union murdered thousands of captured Polish Army officers when it invaded in 1939. Then later in 1944-45 when Soviet forces pushed the Germans out of Poland, the Soviet Union resumed its efforts to wipe-out the Polish resistance movement and political leaders. The Soviet Union forced a totalitarian Communist government upon Poland. Poland did not become free again until the collapse of the Communist satellite governments of eastern Europe at the end of the 1980's.

His stated aim was to protect the German minority in Poland and to take revenge for Polish attacks (which he staged).

The real reason was a desire to have large areas of land in Eastern Europe for Germans to colonize.

1. From September 1939-June 1941 * Parts of western Poland were incorporated into Germany. * Central Poland (the areas round Warsaw, Krakow and Lublin) were turned into a German colony, called the 'Generalgouvernement'. * Eastern Poland was annexed by the Soviet Union. 2. From June 1941 till summer 1944 eastern Poland was administered by the Nazi invaders.

* Poland suffered more damage in WW2 than any West European country. Warsaw, the capital, was almost completely destroyed. * About six million Poles (mainly civilians) out of a pre-war population of about 35 million were killed, about half of them Jews and the other half Gentiles. * The Soviet Union kept that portion of Poland that it had invaded in 1939. Many of the inhabitants were Ukrainians, but the Poles living there were deported westwards. * As a kind of compensation for this loss, Poland acquired most of Silesia, Pommerania and about two-thirds of East Prussia from Germany, despite the fact that these areas were German. The Germans living there were expelled, amid considerable loss of life. * Poland became a satellite of the Union of Soviets. * During the German occupation Poles were forbidden to receive any schooling beyond age of men. 13 or older. * The country's intellectuals and the military �lites were systematically slaughtered. * The country's long-standing tradition of anti-semitism continued during and after the war, and some Holocaust survivors were slaughtered by Poles in 1945-46.

Special masses (or communion services) held at dawn and dedicated to Mary for receiving the good news from the angel Gabriel.

To be going out all night to party

A roraty Christmas tradition in Poland is to begin mass when it is still dark out. Throughout various times during the mass candles are lit, until daylight begins.

Traditionally, Advent is an important season in the Polish year, with special church services, known as Roraty, being held every morning at 6am. The four Sundays of Advent are said to represent the 4,000 years of waiting for Christ.

Roraty, special masses (or communion services) that are held at dawn and dedicated to the

Virgin Mary for receiving the good news from the angel Gabriel of the coming birth of the Christ child.

The Soviet Union Red Army. Then Poland was taken over by the USSR for the next forty five years.

Cracow (Krakow) is one of the oldest and largest (1.4 mln ) cities in Poland. City dates back to the 7th century.It was capital from 1038-1596. Cracow's Histirical Center was added to the UNESCO Warld Heritage Sites in 1978.

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Piekna [ If you want to say it to a girl]

Piekny [ If you want to say it to a guy]