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ORP Piorun

Former Destroyer in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).

Vehicle, Armed Forces, Poland

Embassy of the Republic of Poland

Located at 47 Portland Place.

Group, Architecture, Poland

Polish Air Force Association

Group, Armed Forces, Aviation, Community / Clubs, Poland

Polish Government in Exile

It was formed in the aftermath of the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 and continued through WW2 and the subsequent annexation by the Soviet Union. Based in Paris and Angers until France fell,...

Group, Politics & Administration, France, Poland

Polish gratitude for British sacrifice in WW2

Concept, Poland

Polish Heritage Society

Exists to remember, record and propagate among the wider British public the contribution of Poles to our shared, common cultural and historical heritage within the United Kingdom.

Group, Community / Clubs, History, Poland

1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade

A brigade under the command of Major General Stanislaw Sosabowski, created in Scotland, with the exclusive mission to drop into occupied Poland in order to help liberate the country. The British go...

Group, Armed Forces, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland

Walenty Pyrel

Born Poland.  Came to England aged 5.  

Person, Sculpture, Poland

Count Edward Raczynski

Polish statesman, Ambassador to Great Britain. At external site Rafal Heydel-Mankoo writes: A marvellous monocled character (he married for the third time at the age of 99) he held the dubious hon...

Person, Politics & Administration, Poland

Dame Marie Rambert

Ballet dancer who had a great influence on ballet in Britain. Born Cyvia Ramberg in Poland. Arrived in England in 1914. Married Ashley Dukes in 1918, a marriage which lasted until his death. Founde...

Person, Dance, Poland