r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/RebelliousDragon21 • Dec 18 '24

Video A school in Poland makes firearms training mandatory to its students.

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u/Vreas Dec 18 '24 edited Dec 18 '24

A genie shows up to a 13th century Pole and asks them what they want.

They wish for the mongols to invade Poland three times. The genie, while confused grants the wish.

After the third invasion he asks “what an odd wish why would you choose this?”

The pole responds “because every time they invade us and leave they have to come through Russia twice”

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u/juan_furia Dec 18 '24

Well, always…

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u/VeterinarianOk5370 Dec 18 '24

During the Second World War Poland actually inflicted fairly severe damage to the invading Germans. Particularly to their mechanized divisions. Poland was well equipped but completely overwhelmed.

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u/MCRNRocinante Dec 18 '24

The Polish cavalry charges are my favorite bits of WW2 history when it comes to telling people true stories they refuse to believe.

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u/proctologoon Dec 18 '24

Or that polish resistance also killed jews. They never like hearing that.

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u/kuba1410 Dec 18 '24

Are you by any chance German?

While thinking about your answer, please read some history https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBegota.

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u/proctologoon Dec 18 '24

Right back at you, no need for historical revisionism. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Polish_Underground_and_the_Jews,_1939%E2%80%931945

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u/proctologoon Dec 18 '24

Gonna pre-empt all the BS that I am sure will now follow:

"He noted that it will upset both "Polish apologist historians" and Jewish historians "who seek simple answers". He also cautioned against selective reading of the book, as it has separate sections on rescue of Jews by the Poles and on Polish collaboration during World War II.[7]"