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*** This troper's grandfather was among the Polish troops at Monte Cassino and he's damn proud.
*** Really, all that was needed to be said for this to be a CMoA was "The Polish troops at Monte Cassino had a bear as a pet. This bear punched a spy."
* In another battle (This time in the Normandy Campaign), the Polish 1st Armored Division proved instrumental in preventing the escape of thousands of German soldiers caught in the "Falaise Pocket." It suffered
** When the battle was over, the 1st Polish Armored Division's commander was given the Iron Cross (Germany's highest award for valor) from a captured German prisoner. The German had won the Iron Cross five years earlier in Poland - In the battle that ended with the destruction of the 1st Armored Division's predecessor. In a way, it signified a complete reversal of what had happened in September of 1939.
** Unidentified Polish soldiers who were buried in Normandy bear a simple, English epitaph to commemorate their sacrifice: "Died for Poland."
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* Not only does Poland never surrender, they had no [[The Quisling|quislings]] as well. When one group offered their collaboration to the Germans, they turned it down - It was just so small and insignificant, they didn't bother. Another time, one captured officer was released to deliver an offer of limited collaboration to the [[La Resistance]] command, and the command told him to "solve the mater honorably." After a few days, he shot himself.
** Get it? They basically told him to commit [[Seppuku|Seppuku!]] This guy, as well as the Wizna commander (below), get bonus Awesome usually reserved for the Samurai, despite never being anywhere in space or time near [[Feudal Japan]].
** Such was their defiance that they created what amounted to an ''underground state'', complete with functional institutions, that helped sustain the resistance against Nazi occupation. Not to mention how symbolically, as mentioned in the animated film [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q88AkN1hNYM The Unconquered], the war never really ended for Poles in 1945. They continued fighting for their freedom until the end of the Cold War and collapse of Communist rule in ''1989''.
* The Battle of Wizna, anyone? The Polish were outnumbered 59 to 1, and they held off the German Army for three days. The Polish managed to take out 10 tanks and a few AFV's, and an untold amount of infantry. They had six 76mm guns, 42 Machine Guns, and only two Anti-Tank Rifles, compared to the Germans 350 Tanks, Air Superiority, and 600+ heavy weapons (mortars, Machine Guns, Rockets, etc.) along with a lot of artillery. Also, the Polish commander swore by his life that he won't let the fort fall into enemy hands. When the situation became hopeless, he agreed to surrender to prevent unnecessary deaths of his soldiers, then blew himself up with a grenade. The Sabaton song 40:1 is named for it.
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epeQwq-aYV0 40:1 Music Video]
** This English Troper is so impressed by the tenacity of these Polish actions that he has gained a whole lot of respect for the Poland. All I can say and do is salute them all and say thank you for fighting so much for our freedom.
** Seconded by an American troper, who hopes that there's a special place in heaven for the insanely courageous men and women who knocked on Peter's door as a result of never, ever shirking that courage.
* On the 65th Anniversary of VE Day - Which was described as the last one that'll ever feature actual veterans from the war - For the very first time, the Poles were asked to join the victory parade. Not
* Consider the fact that Poland has a tradition of valor and a military history to booth, which makes any Western European nation seem weak and incompetent. Especially when
=== The Soviet Union - "Heroes of the Great Patriotic War" ===
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