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| | Wladyslaw Sikorski -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Sikorski was born May 20, 1881, in Tuszow Narodowy, Polish (A region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay) Galicia, then a territory of the (Click link for more info and facts about Austro-Hungarian Empire) Austro-Hungarian Empire. |
 | | Sikorski largely withdrew from politics, spending much of his time in (The capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce) Paris, France, and working with the French Ecole Superieure de Guerre (war college). |
 | | During his years as prime minister in exile, Sikorski personified the hopes and dreams of millions of Poles, as reflected in the saying, "When the sun is higher, Sikorski is nearer" ((The property of being smooth and shiny) Polish: "Gdy słoneczko wyżej, to Sikorski bliżej"). |
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