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3.9.24:#OTDIH 3 Sept 1939 - Britain and France declare war on Germany. The state of war was announced to the British public in an 11 AM radio broadcast by the prime minister Neville Chamberlain

On the 80 Anniversary of the first V-2 rocket landing on London, Paul McCue and Magdalena Thomas present a talk on the Polish involvement in countering V-weapons

Poland's oldest chocolate company, Wedel, has opened a new museum in Warsaw. Stuart Dowell recounts the story of the firm, from its origins in partitioned Poland, through an interwar golden age, to the struggle for survival under Nazi and communist rule notesfrompoland.com/2024/09/05/new…

5.9.24: anniversary of the annual Flag Day created by Agnes Brysson Morrison CBE, in 1914 She was credited with inventing “flag days” when small flags or badges usually of paper, are given in exchange for donations to charity Like the #WW2 Polish Eagle War Effort Pin Badge

The 3rd edition of the Anglo-Polish Cultural Exchange Festival arrives this month 👇 #ArtHistoryFestival2024 Association for Art History #AngloPolishCulturalExchangeatPOSK

3rd Edition of the Anglo-Polish Cultural Exchange Festival - part of the Association for Art History’s Art History Festival. Two Practical Art Workshops: An Exploration of Art and Identity with Contemporary Anglo-Polish Artist Ania Ruszkowski. ℹ️ shorturl.at/uoM37

8.9.24:Anniversary of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 2

Dr Marek Laskiewicz, Chairman, invites you to the POSK Ball celebrating its 60 year anniversary on the 21st September. Tickets 🎟: t.ly/_noGL

And finally an English (US) translation of Melchior Wańkowicz's landmark "Battle of Monte Cassino" has been published in US, I bought my copy online in UK. Listen to the Ognisko Polskie podcast with the book's translator Charles S Kraszewski open.spotify.com/episode/7t5LTI…

Today in 1683 was the climax of siege of Vienna, one of the largest cavalry charges in history smashed the Ottoman besiegers. 18,000 men & horses, led by Polish king Jan Sobieski and his 'Angels of Death' galloped down the hills. Surely inspiring Tolkein's Charge of the Rohirrim

A new book, "Warsaw Tales", presents short stories about Poland's capital from authors including Olga Tokarczuk, Bolesław Prus and Hanna Krall. Its translator, Antonia Lloyd-Jones, explains her relationship with the city and why she chose these stories notesfrompoland.com/2024/09/11/a-l…

20.9.24: Sounds of Poland – Szymanowski Piano Music Peter Jablonski – a global ambasador of Szymanowski’s music in conversation with Anastasia Belina Info & 🎟️👇 ogniskopolskie.org.uk/events/sounds-…

Portrait of #WW2 hero #KrystynaSkarbek aka #ChristineGranville #TheSpyWhoLoved, on display for 1st time in National Portrait Gallery! I’m with her namesake, Christine Isabelle Cole, who donated the photo. Her parents, #BillStanleyMoss & #SofiaTarnowska, are #WW2 legends themselves! Room 27!

The third annual Anglo-Polish Cultural Exchange Festival begins! Follow links below … 👇 POSK Polish Centre London Polish Cultural Institute in London #ArtHistoryFestival2024 @forarthistoryand #AngloPolishCulturalExchangeatPOSK

One of Poland's greatest composers, Karol Szymanowski will be the subject of 2 special events events on 20th & 21st Sept: 20.09 Sounds of Poland – Szymanowski Piano Music Ognisko Polskie 🎫tinyurl.com/mpvvckxr 21.09 Piano Concert Wigmore Hall 🎫 tinyurl.com/mtz7694f

3rd Edition of the Anglo-Polish Cultural Exchange Festival - part of the Association for Art History’s Art History Festival. Two Practical Art Workshops: An Exploration of Art and Identity with Contemporary Anglo-Polish Artist Ania Ruszkowski. ℹ️ shorturl.at/uoM37

17.9.23:17 Sept 1939 - Poland invaded from East by Russian Army following the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact

17.9.24: Anniversary of the start of Operation Market Garden - Allied military operation during #WW2 fought in German-occupied Netherlands from 17 - 27 Sept 1944 General Sosabowski warned that the operation would end in failure & when it did, he was unfairly & shamefully blamed

20.9.24: Sounds of Poland – Szymanowski Piano Music Peter Jablonski, global ambasador of Szymanowski’s music in conversation with Anastasia Belina 20th Sept 2024 7pm for 7.30pm Tickets: £15 Members £5 🎟️👇 ogniskopolskie.org.uk/events/sounds-… @polish_culture @pwnwydawnictwo Culture.pl