Military

Harrowing events of 1945 ‘Augustów Roundup’ to be told in powerful new film starring Hollywood stuntman Jacek Jagódka

Entitled simply ‘Augustów’, the English language production tells the tragic story of hundreds of anti-communist partisans executed by Soviet forces. Jacek Jagódka/Instagram

Entitled simply ‘Augustów’, the English language production is the result of a collaboration between London-based historian Tomasz Muskus, who worked as a consultant on 303 Squadron and Cursed, and Hollywood stuntman Jacek Jagódka known for his work on Spectre and Game of Thrones, as well as being stunt double for Alexander Skarsgard in ‘Tarzan’.

‘Unique time capsule’ containing German officer’s full uniform found buried in milk churn to hide his past

The rare find in the village of Ratajki in northwest Poland included maps, documents and an Iron Cross belonging to the Wehrmacht lieutenant who had been fleeing from the Russians at the end of WWII.

Poland to acquire five US C-130H transport aircraft

Poland's minister of defence announced on Wednesday that Poland had signed a contract to purchase five C-130 Hercules multipurpose military transport aircraft from the US.

Fascinating new book of secret police surveillance photos reveals chilling Big Brother control methods

Compiled as a warning about today’s internet surveillance, the 150 never-before-seen photos cover a wide range of Poland’s communist secret police activities between 1944 and 1989 and reveal the sometimes drastic measures authorities took to keep ‘enemies of the state’ under control.

Soldiers on Covid frontline to get priority vaccination - MoD

Soldiers involved directly in the battle against the pandemic will be get a Covid vaccination, Poland's defence minister announced on Thursday.

Temporary military hospital opens in Warsaw

A temporary military hospital for Covid-19 patients opened on Wednesday on an air force base in Warsaw's Okęcie district.

Change of US president will not disrupt military cooperation - MoD

The shift from a Trump to a Biden White House will not disrupt Polish-American military cooperation, Poland's defence minister said on Friday.

Polish shoe company to make military boots for NATO

Polish footwear firm Wojas SA has signed a contract to produce combat boots for the NATO Support and Procurement Agency.

US will pay costs of its military presence in Poland - ambassador

The United States will cover the costs of training, equipping, and deploying US forces to Poland under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement between the two countries, US Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher tweeted on Tuesday.

Polish president calls on Armenia, Azerbaijan to cease military action

President Andrzej Duda has called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to stop military activities and begin negotiations with the assistance of the OSCE Minsk Group.

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