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16.08.2020 14:30
Polish Armed Forces Day - celebrated on August 15th - commemorates the 1920 Battle of Warsaw which foiled a Soviet Red Army attempt to establish Communism in Poland and Western Europe 
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Polish-Soviet war; Polish defences with a machine gun position on the outskirts of Warsaw, August 1920.
Polish-Soviet war; Polish defences with a machine gun position on the outskirts of Warsaw, August 1920. Photo: [Public domain] via Wikimedia Commons

Presented by Sławek Szefs with Agnieszka Bielawska

We shall also look at the history of Poland's army, starting from the 10th century, and tell you about contemporary foreign military missions with the participation of Polish soldiers. 

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