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		The 10th anniversary of the Polish People's Army commemorating the 10th anniversary of the battle of Lenino.
		The battle of Lenino (now in Belarus) was fought on 12 October 1943.
		Lenino 12.X.1943 - 12.X.1953 = Lenino 12 October 1943 - 12 October 1953.
	members.home.nl /bnieborg/series/0680.html (53 words)

	The odd Russia site - A view from an outsider on the inside
		Effectively the battle was a draw, but it was enough to persuade Napoleon that the war was lost.
		They are: the pretty Nativity church in Borodino village, the only building to survive the battle; a museum, less than 1 km south, complete with diorama and relief map of the field; the Russian headquarters in Gorki, marked by one of the battlefield's dozens of obelisks; and Napoleon's camp, similarly indicated, at Shevardino.
		In the village of Semyonovskoye, another scene of fierce fighting, the Convent of the Savior of Borodino was built in the 1830's and one of its churches dedicated to the fallen.
	www.greenallrussia.com /extraegrchapters.htm (19023 words)

	ORAL HISTORY [ BICHENKO IVAN G. ]
		Elsewhere in the Soviet Union major battles got under way, such as the Battle of Stalingrad or the Battle of Kursk, but at the North-Western Front all fighting was that of local importance.
		The prominent First Division of Poland's armed forces, which was formed in Ryazan region, got its "baptism of fire" in a battle near Lenino, and it's that battle that Poland's armed forces were actually born of.
		The Battle of Berlin was, perhaps, the bitterest in the Great Patriotic War, with Germans concentrating all their reserves and removing troops from their western fronts in a bid to prevent the Soviet Army from seizing the city.
	www.vor.ru /Victory/Veteranes/Bichenko_eng.html (5106 words)

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		From the battle of Lenino till the combat over Elba and in Saxony 17 500 soldiers were killed, almost 10 000 were considered to be MIA.
		Some partial data is available only for a few battles: at Lenino 1800 Germans were killed, wounded or taken prisoner, in the tank battle at Studzianki the Germans lost 20 tanks and self-propelled guns and 1500 soldiers, at Wał Pomorski 2300 killed.
		The Polish “Enigma” played a significant role, especially during the Battle of Britain, Battle of the Atlantic and the invasion of the continent in 1944.
	www.polemb.or.th /news/newsen/contribution_ww2.html (6103 words)

	Polish WW2 State Awards
		Instituted on 11 August 1920 to reward acts of bravery on the field of battle, the 1920 version of this cross was amended and shows an uncrowned eagle on the obverse as well as the date "1944" on the lower arm.
		The second type is without the flags on the obverse and its reverse retains the title of the medal but without the date and reference to the Lenino Battle, instead of which it bears the year "1944".
		To commemorate the Battle of Lenino (at present in Byelorussia) which was fought on 12 October 1943 and which was the first battle in which units of the Polish People's Army, formed in the Soviet Union, participated, this silvered cross was created on 26 May 1988.
	users.skynet.be /hendrik/eng/polishstate.html (1406 words)

	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Virtuti Militari (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This was the case of the 18th Pomeranian Uhlans Regiment awarded with the Virtuti Militari of General Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki after the Battle of Krojanty.
		On November 11, 1943, General Zygmunt Berling awarded 16 veterans of the Battle of Lenino with Silver Crosses.
		On December 22, 1944, the PKWN passed a Virtuti Militari Award Act, in which it accepted the medal as the highest military decoration of both the Polish Army under its command and the Armia Ludowa resistance organisation.
	fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Virtuti_Militari (2626 words)

	Lenino-Snegiri Museum of Military History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		We invite you to a village with a typical Soviet era name, Lenino, 1hour drive from Moscow, where a grandiose war memorial was erected in honor of the Soviet Army’s immortal exploits, fending off the Nazis outside Moscow in 1941.
		In a small pine grove, some 100 meters from the tank memorial, there is a long building — once a school, which the Nazis made into their stronghold during the battles of 1941.
		On May 9, 1967, the building was made into a museum of battle glory displaying over 10,000 items, including books, documents, a big collection of orders and medals, trophies of war and personal effects of soldiers and officers: everything from guns to a soldier’s spoon.
	www.voentour.com /tanks/lenino.shtml (468 words)

	history of LWP
		After the Leniono battle, the 1st Division was moved into reserve and remained inactive until the middle of 1944.
		During the battle for Rembeza Island the division lost approximately 500 men killed, wounded and sick.
		After the bloody battle for Podgaje the 1st division was again pulled back into army reserve.
	lwp.armiam.com /historyLWP.html (3586 words)

	history of LWP
		For many years this battle was portrayed in communist propaganda as the biggest Polish victory since middle ages.
		In fact, the battle of Lenino was a meaningless slaughter of Polish troops.
		The youngest soldier of the division killed during the battle for Berlin was Corporal Aleksander Bacerczyk who was only 17 years old.
	www.armiam.com /lwp/historyLWP.html (3586 words)

	Polish contribution to World War II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 1940 a Polish Highland Brigade took part in the Battle of Narvik (Norway), and two Polish divisions (First Grenadier Division, and Second Infantry Fusiliers Division) took part in the defense of France, while a Polish motorized brigade and two infantry divisions were in process of forming.
		Polish pilots were among the most experienced in the battle, most of them having already fought in the 1939 September Campaign in Poland and the 1940 Battle of France.
		Replicas of the German Enigma cipher machine had been produced at the start of 1933 to the specifications of Polish mathematician-cryptologist Marian Rejewski, and two machines of the current model were given to the British and French just before the outbreak of war in 1939.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/P/Polish-contribution-to-World-War-II.htm (1982 words)

	ipedia.com: Polish contribution to World War II Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 1940 two divisions and a motorized brigade took part in the defense of France, while a mountain brigade took part in the Battle of Narvik.
		A large contingent of personnel were either interned in Switzerland or died during the fighting; nevertheless Władysław Sikorski; was able to evacuate many Polish soldiers to England.
		Later Polish pilots fought in the Battle of Britain where the Polish 303 Fighter Squadron would have the highest number of kills of any Allied squadron; the Polish Air Force fought also in Tunisia (Skalski circus), and during raids on Germany.
	www.ipedia.com /polish_contribution_to_world_war_ii.html (936 words)

	Polish contribution to World War II Article, PolishcontributionWorldWar Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 1940 two divisions (First GrenadierDivision and Second Infantry Fusiliers Division) took part in the defense of France, with a motorized brigade and two infantrydivisions were in the process of formation.
		Later Polishpilots fought in the Battle of Britain where the Polish 303Fighter Squadron would have the highest number of kills of any Allied squadron; the Polish Air Force fought also in Tunisia (Skalski circus), and during raids onGermany.
		At the end at the war there were about 12,000 Polish airmen in the RAF (15 squadrons in total) and USAAF.
	www.anoca.org /battle/army/polish_contribution_to_world_war_ii.html (954 words)

	ForValor.com - Colonel Yakushev
		At the end of 1943, they were located fighting 250 km east of Minsk, in the grinding battles between Mogilev and Orsha.
		At the beginning of the year, they surrounded and destroyed the German 4th Army east of Minsk, and they participated in the liberation of Minsk, and then fought through Belorussia as part of the 2nd Belorussian Front, heading towards the Baltics.
		During the summer battles of 1944, he worked a lot in the military sub-units providing for the carrying out of military orders.
	www.forvalor.com /s70.htm (931 words)

	Polish contribution to the Allied victory in World War 2 (1939- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Some 150 000 civilians were killed, most of the city was utterly ruined (later on special German squads kept destroying the remaining buildings), 520 000 citizens expelled of the city.
		The Warsaw Uprising was the greatest battle fought by the Polish army in WW2: 10 000 soldiers were killed, 7 000 more were missing in action.
		Armored Division (under the command of Gen. Maczek), total of 16 000 men, 380 tanks and 470 guns was moved to France.
	www.polishembassy.ie /worldwar.htm (6148 words)

	Krzyz Walecznych (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The medal was introduced at the peak of the Polish-Bolshevik War of 1920, shortly before the Battle of Warsaw.
		The order was published in January 1941, and on September 20 of the same year the President of Poland agreed to award the medal to those who were already awarded with it four times during the Polish-Bolshevik War.
		In 1943, after the Battle of Lenino, the commander of Polish Soviet-backed 1
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/K/Krzyz-Walecznych.htm (426 words)

	Axis History Forum :: View topic - Warsaw Uprising 1944
		The division's first battle took place near the village of Lenino, on the Belarussian-Russian republican frontier, between 12 October and the night of 13-14 October, 1943.
		The battle was short but very fierce, and the division passed its "test of fire" as a fully capable and battle-worthy unit.
		On 10 August of 1943, it was decided to expand the Polish military forces in the Soviet Union; therefore, the order to form the 1st Corps of the Polish Armed Forces in the U.S.S.R. was issued; its units took an active part in the liberation of both the Soviet Union and Poland.
	forum.axishistory.com /viewtopic.php?t=49830&...&postorder=asc&start=60 (3139 words)

	::: POLISH LAND FORCES WEBSITE ::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The signal forces contributed considerably to the victory in the Warsaw battle.
		While the Polish signal forces were undergoing next reorganisations and participated in the Italian campaign and the battles of Falaise, in Holland and the northern Germany – the signal forces of the Home Army were being formed in Poland, they took part in the underground battle.
		The battle of Lenino was the baptism of fire for the signal servicemen.
	www.army.mil.pl /strona_en/kaleidoscope/branches/signal (2502 words)

	About Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		But the most distinguished role they played in 1940 when the decisive for the fate of the England and the coalition Battle of Britain took place (August 8th – October 31st, 1940).
		Then the 1st Armored Division (under the command of Gen. Maczek), total of 16 000 men, 380 tanks and 470 guns was moved to France.
		From the battle of Lenino till the combat over Elba and in Saxony 17 500 soldiers were killed, almost 10 000 were considered to be MIA.
	www.poland.org.au /site/index.php?id=256 (6143 words)

	MTV.com - Movies - Zasieki
		The controversy settles around the argument of whether or not this film represents the Battle of Lenino in April of 1943.
		What happened in that infamous battle was the slaughter of many soldiers in the Polish army, sent as as an opening, 1943 assault wave against the Germans in the Ukraine.
		A second force of Polish soldiers was formed from Polish political prisoners in Russian jails, some soldiers in the first unit who were not sent to North Africa, and deserters from the Poles conscripted to fight for the Germans - and their first battle was at Lenino in 1943.
	www.mtv.com /movies/movie/108563/plot.jhtml (368 words)

	"JEWISH MILITARY CASUALTIES IN THE POLISH ARMIES IN WWII - VOL IV: The List
		MOZES Moshe, pte., killed in action, Lenino battle, 12.10.1943.
		PIERNIK J., pte., 64 inf.reg., fell in battle 14.04.1939 bur.
		Radzymin), pte., 2 inf.reg., killed in action 12.10.1943, Lenino battle, bur.
	www.zchor.org /meirtchak/volume5.htm (1688 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Virtuti Militari (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Initially, it comprised two classes: a golden medal for generals and officers, and a silver one for non-commissioned officers and ordinary soldiers.
		This was the case of the 18th Pomeranian Uhlans Regiment, awarded with the Virtuti Militari of General Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki after the battle of Krojanty, where elements of 18th Uhlans Regiment successfully delayed the advance of the German infantry on September 1, the first day of the Second World War.
		On December 22, 1944, the Soviet-backed PKWN passed a Virtuti Militari Award Act, in which it accepted the medal as the highest military decoration of both the 1st Polish Army of Red Army and the Armia Ludowa resistance organization.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Virtuti_Militari (3302 words)

	::: POLISH LAND FORCES WEBSITE ::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		On October 12, 1988, on the 45th anniversary of the Lenino battle, the Warsaw Military District commander Maj Gen Jerzy Skalski conducted a solemn opening of the Museum.
		In the ceremonial room there are portraits of all the eighteen commanders of the Warsaw Military District and copies of the banners of the Polish Army units.
		There are also 24 portraits of the land forces' generals who won fame in the battles for freedom of Poland or during the national uprisings.
	www.army.mil.pl /strona_en/current_events/citadel/museum.html (1363 words)

	Polish medals,regimental badges,insignia,orders and decorations. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Rare issue as manufactured in Soviet Union and issued to select Polish soldiers for the battle of Lenino.
		One of the rarest issues of this interesting award as the Polish National eagle is crowned.
		There were only 46 official awards of this type for the Battle of Lenino however more were made (still a small number indeed).
	www.antiquesandmilitaria.com /Poland.html (2543 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In the 1930s she joined the KPP and during World War II she was a colonel in the Red Army.
		Edward Zarzycki of the Fifth Armored Division in the Second Polish Army was killed in battle at Budziszyn in the final days of the war and was awarded the Cross of Virtuti Militari.
		The Nazis were pushed out of the Ukraine and Poland in 1944 and 1945, at the cost in lives of three million, mainly working class Poles and 600,000 Soviets.
	www.angelfire.com /md/TobyTerrar/Poland.html (2555 words)

	The Time for Truth: Polish-German cooperation in World War II - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		There were cases of mass desertions by Poles in the Red Army (as well as the Polish army stationed in the USSR).
		Such desertions occurred before the battle of Lenino (fought on October 12-13, 1943), when around 680 soldiers and the T. Kościuszko division defected to the Germans.
		Late in the spring of 1944, another attempt to create a Polish Waffen SS legion by Himmler's staff was scrapped; the first step was to be the freeing of 700 Polish officers from the prison camps.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?p=1947318#post1947318 (4264 words)

	People's Republic of Poland 1944-1989
		The order was conferred in three classes, at first in a provisional form of the ribbon bar, replaced by the cross at the beginning of 1945.
		In the middle there is a gothic shield bearing two swords pointed down - a symbol of the battle of Grünwald.
		Instituted at the beginning of November 1943, after the battle of Lenino, by order of the commander-in-chief of the I Polish Army Corps in Russia, Gen. Z.
	www.medals.lava.pl /pl/pl3a.htm (1801 words)

	1st Polish Army - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It operated under the auspices of the Red Army.
		In the latter the 1st Polish Army (78,556 soldiers) took part in the battle when on April 16 it crossed the river Oder.
		Among other actions, the Polish units crossed the Hohenzollern Canal and continued their advance on Kremmen, Flatow, Paaren and Nauen.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Polish_Army (135 words)

	MERSH Alpha
		Battle of the Nations: see Leipzig,Battle of (1813)
		Battle on the Ice: see Alexander Nevskii
		Battle Organization of the Social Rev Party Frederick W. Skinner
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~kimball/MRW.tblC.htm (3320 words)

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		We went by train to Smolensk and later by foot to the battle of Lenino.
		We knew that soon there would be important battles in our homeland of Poland.
		The horses were exhausted like we were, but we knew that we went to fight for freedom.
	www.durand.k12.wi.us /hs/history/joanna/joanna.html (2453 words)

	B. Meirtchak: "JEWISH MILITARY CASUALTIES IN THE POLISH ARMIES IN WWII"
		In the ranks of the Polish Army in the U.S.S.R. the author participated in the bloody Lenino battle and was in command of a tank battalion in the Bautzen-Elba Campaign as a Captain.
		the author participated in the bloody Lenino battle and was in command of a tank battalion in the Bautzen-Elba Campaign as a Captain.
		The volume is dedicated to my brothers in arms who fell in battle, died of wounds, were missing, and murdered as P.O.W. who have not been listed in the four volumes for lack of information.
	www.zchor.org /meirtchak/meirtchak.htm (2830 words)

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