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Poland to buy 32 multi-role choppers for land forces

Mariusz Blaszczak, the Polish defence minister, signed an agreement with aircraft manufacturer Leonardo on Friday in the eastern town of Swidnik, where the aviation company has its manufacturing branch. Wojtek Jargiło/PAP

Poland has ordered 32 AgustaWestland AW149 multi-role helicopters for the Polish Army for EUR 1.75 billion.

Polish army to buy more Piorun anti-aircraft missiles

The Defence Ministry will increase an order for the man-portable Piorun surface-to-air missiles owing to the weapon proving its effectiveness in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Polish army to gain new pontoon parks says defence minister

Poland's combat engineers will soon receive new pontoon parks that will allow, among other tasks, AMRAMS tanks to cross rivers, the minister of defence announced on social media, on Wednesday.

Duda says military equipment needs replenishment after Ukraine transfers

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has said that allies should restock the military equipment which Poland has transferred to Ukraine to help that country fight the Russian invasion.

Poland to increase army's presence in centre of country says MoD

The defence minister has said that two new combined arms divisions will be formed in Poland and that they will be stationed along the Vistula River, in the country's central region.

Candidates for new volunteer force start training

Mariusz Blaszczak, the Polish defence minister, inaugurated the first training session of a new volunteer force, comprised of people who have signed up for basic military service, set up in response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

MoD makes case for strong, extensive army

Poland's defence minister has said that while modern weaponry is important, it is more important for an army to have a large number of soldiers.

Polish army to receive several hundred drones this year says MoD

The Polish army will be equipped with several hundred Warmate, Gladius and FlyEye drones this year, the defence minister has announced.

Band of brothers: Identical triplets sign up for Polish army

With the blessing of their parents, the 18-year-old identical triplets have joined Poland’s Territorial Defence Forces amid an enlistment surge following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Lithuania publishes files of Polish army soldiers deported by USSR

A Lithuanian investigative website has published for the first time the files of 50 Polish Army soldiers who were captured by the Soviets after returning to their homeland in 1951 and deported to remote regions of the Soviet Union.

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Auschwitz museum launches fascinating photo album to coincide with 75th anniversary

Opened on the initiative of former prisoners on 2 July, 1947, the history of the museum has now been documented in the new album divided into six sections and entitled  '75 years of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial'.

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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