Polish History, the most important historical events (English version)

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Republic of Poland 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 exclave, to the north. The total area of Poland is 312,679 square kilometres (120,726 sq mi), making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. Poland has a population of over 38 million people, which makes it the 34th most populous country in the world and the sixth most populous member of the European Union, being its most populous post-communist member.
The establishment of a Polish state is often identified with the adoption of Christianity by its ruler Mieszko I in 966, over the territory similar to that of present-day Poland. The Kingdom of Poland was formed in 1025, and in 1569 it cemented a long association with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by signing the Union of Lublin, forming the Polish--Lithuanian Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth ceased to exist in 1795 as the Polish lands were partitioned among the Kingdom of Prussia, the Russian Empire, and Austria. Poland regained its independence as the Second Polish Republic in 1918. Two decades later, in September 1939, it was invaded by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union triggering World War II. Over six million Polish citizens died in the war. Poland reemerged several years later within the Soviet sphere of influence as the People's Republic in existence until 1989.
During the Revolutions of 1989, communist rule was overthrown and soon after, Poland became what is constitutionally known as the "Third Polish Republic." Poland is a unitary state made up of sixteen voivodeships (Polish: województwo). Poland is a member of the European Union, NATO, the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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  • 6:03 what does that say?

  • @kitchsc This is a Polish newspaper, which describes that Hitler army, is at the gates of Poland. and German troops are concentrated forces at the Polish border

    the picture you have, Polish Marshal Edward Rydz-Smigly and the inscription,Commander It lead !

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  • @besserwisserPL znasz moze anime code geas ? moze w podobnym stylu mnie by anime o polsce by sie barzdzo spodobal

  • Nice video, but @3:09, I'm sorry but Arab scientists were beyond that already 

  • Mamy taką historię, że moglibyśmy zrobić z tego mega produkcje filmowe, brakuje filmów robionych z wielkim rozmachem, szkoda bo więcej osób na świecie mogłoby poznać nasza przeszłość.

  • Brakuje wzmianki o mordach sowieckich i zsylce inteligencji polskiej na Sybir , ale wrazenie mimo to robi.

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