The importance of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump in Alaska is not only clear that the talks – peace in Ukraine 15 -.
Tomorrow the 105th anniversary of the historical battle of Warsaw, when the Poles hired the progress of Russian communism to the West.
Trump was said that the Russians were a brave nation, After defeating both Napoleon and Hitler. That is true. However, the Russians also accepted many defeats, eightly in offensive wars. In addition, they lost a war with Poland between Napoleon and Hitler at enormous costs. The Battle of Warsaw on August. 15, 1920 was another day of defeat for Russia, which ended Bolshevik dreams from expansion to west.
Vladimir Lenin wanted to spread the communist revolution to Western Europe. After the First World War, the German, Austrian, French and British proletariat were all for the revolt rip; You only need a little help. General Mikhail Tukhachevsky’s Red Army, whose political commissioner was none other than Joseph Stalin, marched to the west.
Few believed that the Polish army could stop the three times larger Bolshevik armed forces. But what had happened was that “Miracles on the vistleThe head of state of Poland, Józef Piłsudski, rubbed the Bolsheviks on the eastern outskirts of Warsaw, and the Polish forces started a devastating counter -furnace. Later in the Battle of the Niemen River in northeastern Poland, the plans of the Bolscheviken ended the plans for the west to end the west.
The United States also contributed to victory over Russia After Poland granted a war loan of 176 million US dollars. This had made it possible to buy 200 tanks and 300 aircraft. In addition, 30,000 volunteers from the American Polish community had trained in military camps on the Canadian border. Thanks to a program, which Herbert Hoover was headed, Poland also received humanitarian aid.
The American volunteer pilots also took part in the war against Bolshevism, named in the 7th fighter plane, which was named after the hero of both nations of Tadeusz Kościusko. The squadron was the first line of defense of the power of Semion Budyonys 1st Cavalry Army.
Three American planes lost in the struggle for life. Some were wounded and captain Merian Cooper was taken by the Bolsheviks He then escaped and converted almost 400 miles to safety. Cooper remembered the day when Józef Piłsudski awarded him and other US pilots with Poland. Monkey. In 1952 he determined an Oscar for lifelong services
American planes that fought against it was Destroyed the communist eraHow the defeat of the Soviet Union by Poland should be deleted from memory forever. The monument was only restored after Ukraine had regained its independence in 1991.
The importance of the Battle of Warsaw was celebrated by the future of the state of Mike Pompeo, who is the conversation at the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Battle on August 15, 2020. The two countries Signed the states improved by Poland United states that reinforce the defense cooperation agreementWhich, as Pompeo emphasized, was signed for the anniversary of the event when the Poland stopped the moment of communism and spread Europe. The agreement concluded a legal framework for the US military business in Poland and the US V -Korps command.
This Friday, Polened celebrates the 105th anniversary of her victory over the Bolshevik army. Without, as well as the participation of the US Foreign Minister Marco Rubio, who will not carry out the AccountPany Presidents Trump Trump.
The story will therefore give itself: the US formal opponent becomes a partner in talks about peace and August. 15 will fade as a symbol of the Russian defeat in 1920 and become a symbol for Russian victory –
Jacek Czaputowicz was professional from 2018 to 2020 as Poland and at the University of Warsaw.