War hammers became very popular among Polish nobility in 16th century. Notice how many of these important Polish nobles carry war hammers! This depiction is from the Stockholm Roll made around 1605. These weapons were considered very dangerous and remained popular into 18th

The collection of early medieval weapons from Ostrów Lednicki is the largest in Europe. This stronghold was one of the centers of power of Mieszko I, the first Christian ruler of Poland, and His son Bolesław the Brave, First King of Poland. ⚔️🛡️✝️🇵🇱👑📜 ▶️ lednicamuzeum.pl//en/

You can be cool ... but you'll never be as cool as a knight in full plate armor who cuts the way for heavy artillery. Battle of Orsha, 1514. ...oh those bloody Poles and Lithuanians and their ideas... ⚔️👑🛡️

King of Poland Casimir the Great, with the consent of Pope, established in 1364 the Kraków Academy - Jagiellonian University Uniwersytet Jagielloński. One of the most important universities in Europe. Alma Mater of many great scientists for seven centuries. 👑📜✝️🇵🇱🖊️📖🔭⚗️

The cathedral in Frombork, the seat of the bishops of Warmia, is a true sanctuary of the coats of arms of Polish noble and aristocratic families. The knightly signs of Polish Bishops are present everywhere. 🛡️🇵🇱⛪️🏰👑

Chain armor of the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Duke of Ruthenia, Prussia, Mazovia, Samogitia and Livonia - John II Casimir Vasa (Jan II Kazimierz Waza). Collections of the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw. ⚔️🇵🇱👑🛡️

471 years have passed since foundation of the Zaporozhian Sich by duke Dymitr "Bajda" Wiśniowiecki, who with the Polish officers Mikołaj Sieniawski and Bernard Pretwicz organized expeditions of free warriors against Tartars and Turks, giving rise to the Zaporozhian Cossacks. 🇵🇱🇺🇦

Church of St. Jacek in Warsaw from the beginning of the 17th century. This is where the ''Image of Our Lady of Czortków'' is located - one of the most important religious memorabilia of the former Rzeczpospolita. ⛪️🇵🇱📜

Church of St. Trinity and the Missionary Monastery in Mikulińce, founded by the Polish noble family of Potocki, Pilawa coat of arms. 18th century. 🇵🇱⛪️🇺🇦 Fot. Fundacja Dziedzictwa Kulturowego / ukrainaincognita

In response to Dmytro Kuleba words, it is worth noting that... 🩸🪓UPA Ukrainian ''Insurgent'' Army MURDERED over 100,000 innocent Polish people. 🏚️🏡Operation Wisła DISPLACED over 100,000 people (they got better houses than they had before) who supported criminal UPA terrorists.

85 years ago, on September 1, 1939, the German Third Reich attacked Poland. On September 17, the Soviet allies of Hitler attacked Poland from the east. Despite the advantage of the enemy, the Poles defended bravely. Below photos of destroyed German tanks and armored carriers.⚔️🇵🇱

Did you know that famous "Map of Ukraine" from the 17th century is in fact a military plan of the border provinces of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland made by a French engineer G. Beauplan, who served in the Polish Army? Maps were important in the fight against Tatars. ⚔️🇵🇱🛡️📜

In 1939 alone, German Selbstschutz and Einsatzgruppen murdered some 30,000 Poles in the Gdańsk Pomerania region, 10,000 in Reichsgau Wartheland, 1,500 in Silesia and 1,000 in Regierungsbezirk Zichenau. In the General Government, 5,000 people lost their lives at that time. More

Relics of the Palatium and Baptistery from the 10th century in the Ostrów Lednicki stronghold. An important center of the state of Mieszko I - first Christian ruler of Poland. One of the most important places for the spread of Christianity. 👑✝️🇵🇱🛡️⚔️ ▶️ lednicamuzeum.pl//en/

On September 4, 1939 the Battle of Mława ended. For three days, Polish soldiers stopped German attack here, killing hundreds of enemies, destroying dozens of tanks and armored vehicles. Poles defended a line of fortifications of small battle bunkers connected by trenches. ⚔️🇵🇱🛡️

IMPORTANT DISCOVERY! ⚔️🛡️📜🔍 An expedition of the Faculty of Archeology of University of Warsaw and Polish State Archaeological Museum discovered a unique Celtic helmet from the 4th century BC at the site of "Łysa Góra" near Chorzele in northern Masovia. 📸 Photo by B. Kaczyński

Anatol Radziwonik "Olech", an officer of the Polish Army, a teacher by profession, was the last partisan commander fighting against Soviets in what is now Belarus. His troops fought until 1949. He fell in battle on May 12, 1949 near Raczkowszczyzna. The Last Frontier Knight.🇵🇱

Archaeological excavations on the early medieval fortifications of the Tum-Łęczyca stronghold. 11th-13th centuries. Central Poland. ⚔️🇵🇱🏰🛡️ Fot. tum.maie.lodz.pl

510 years ago, on September 8, 1514, the knights of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Moscow army in the battle of Orsha. One of the greatest battles of the 16th century in the world. ⚔️🇵🇱⬜️🟥⬜️🇱🇹🛡️

80 years ago, in September 1944, Germans destroyed the Royal Castle in Warsaw in impotent hatred towards Poland. These Nazi idiots didn't even do it right and the Gothic undergrounds and most of the architectural details of the Castle survived - were used for reconstruction.🇵🇱👑