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Three landmarks of Kiev's Maidan Nezalezhnosti: the Hotel Ukraine, Bereginia goddess and the monument to Archangel Michael on top of the Polish Gate

Allegorical sculptures at the foot of a monument to Bereginia in Kiev's Maidan Nezalezhnosti

St. Andrew's Church in Kiev's Andrew's Descent, as seen from the distance

Lower station of the funiculer in Kiev

A house at the Andriyivskyi Descent

A box outside a window. That's where one should hide his gun.

en:October Palace in Kiev, as seen from the Institutskaya Str., facing towards the Maidan Nezalezhnosti

Monument to en:Bereginia goddess in Kiev's Maidan Nezalezhnosti

Kiev's Maidan Nezalezhnosti as seen from the Institutskaya Str.

The Flag of Ukraine waving over Kiev's Maidan Nezalezhnosti

The Polish Gate (Latskie Vorota) on Kiev's Maidan Nezalezhnosti

One of the landmarks in Kiev's Maidan Nezalezhnosti: a place from where distances are measured in Ukraine.

A Passage in Kiev

Main building of the National Transportation University in Kiev

A monument to Soviet heroes of WWII just outside the Kiev Pechersk Lavra

The Metro Bridge in Kiev, as seen from the area of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

Dnipro district of Kiev as seen from the other side of the Dneper.

Yet another pic of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

A metro train crossing the Dneper through the Metro Bridge, as seen from the area of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

Rebuilt church of the Dormition and a fragment of the original walls; Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

Museum of Books in the Kiev Pechersk Lavra

Main gate to the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, as seen from the inside

A bell in Kiev Pechersk Lavra

A monument to UPA soldiers in Kiev (?), halfways between the Kiev Pechersk Lavra and the Museum of the Great Patriotic War

Relief portrait of Eugeniusz Pogorzelski, a Polish general. Featured on a grave of general Pogorzelski at Warsaw's Powązki cemetery

Northern wing

Southern wing

Southern wing

Northern wing

Northern wing

Northern wing

Northern wing

Southern wing

Southern wing

Dietmar Barsig, a correspondent of the ZDF station in Poland

Dietmar Barsig, correspondent of the ZDF station in Poland, in front of a demonstration held next to the Polish Sejm

Brittish WWII propaganda poster commemorating the village of Lidice

Peasant kissing a soldier of the "Army of Liberation" on a Soviet propaganda poster issued after the joint Nazi-Soviet invasion of Poland

Soviet WWII propaganda poster urging the civilians to beware of the spies. Note the villain seen in the shadow wearing a Polish parade uniform

Soviet propaganda poster showing the bad fate of a peasant under Polish yoke and the liberation by the Red Army

Soviet WWII propaganda poster depicting the joint Soviet-Nazi occupation of Poland as liberation of peasants from the yoke of pans. Note the villain is wearing a parade uniform of the Polish army

One of two monuments to Stefan Starzyński in Warsaw, Poland. This particular monument is located in the Saxon Garden, on one of the remaining pillars of the Saxon Palace

A tablet commemorating the place where the first Polish film was made and shown. Antoś pierwszy raz w Warszawie (Antoni for the First Time in Warsaw) is also the first Warsaw-related fiction film in history.

Monument of Nike of Warsaw, devoted to all the heroes of Warsaw of WWII

Monument to Warsaw Nike - close-up

Monument To Those Who Fell or Were Murdered in the East (Poległym i Pomordowanym na Wschodzie), commemorating the victims of the Soviet occupation of Poland

Storming the Warsaw Arsenal

Storming the Belweder palace, the seat of the tsarist governor

A Polish reffugee

Polish emmigrants in Belgium

Fights on the Sobieski's Bridge in Łazienki park

Piotr Wysocki, the leader of the initial struggle against the Russians

Sigismund's Square (modern Castle Square)

Interjection of Długa and Miodowa streets

Prison at Leszno Street

A cartridge-belt of Polish 18th century infantry, bearing the motto of Pro Fide, Lege and Rege

Closeup of the highest clocktower in the world

Closeup of the highest clock tower in the world

A screenshot from the WWII war movie chronicle made and shown during the Warsaw Uprising in the Palladium cinema. The film was made by and for the Propaganda and Information Bureau of the Home Army, and as such is PD. GFDL for my photo just in case

Rear view

rear view

side view

internal view from the staircase towards the cupola (the MG cupola itself is missing)

internal view from the lower chamber towards the stairs to the battle room

internal view from the lower chamber towards the stairs and the exit

rim of the cupola

remnants of the cupola mounting

the entrance

Plan and description

External view

Guards post

Factory markings- closer view

Factory markings on the side of the barrel mounting

Factory markings

rear view

breech and lock

French WWI Mortier de 280 modele 1914 Schneider, manufactured in France for the Russian army during the WWI.

Barrel markings of French WWI Canon de 75 modele 1914 Schneider

French WWI Canon de 75 modele 1914 Schneider

Markings of the French Canon de 75 modele 1912 Schneider

French WWI Canon de 75 modele 1912 Schneider

Markings of the French Canon de 75 modele 1912 Schneider

Warsaw's church of the Holy Cross at Krakowskie Przedmieście Street

Skyline from the Saxon Square in Warsaw. From left to right: Hotel Victoria, Zug's Protestant Church, Zachęta Art Gallery, Saxon Garden

en:Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw

en:Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw

en:Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw

ambulance

Humvees in front of the former Central Committee of the Commie party :)

A buńczuk, historical insignia used instead of a pennon by Tartar cavalry forces serving the Commonwealth

Land Forces

Land Forces

Air Force

Navy

Military police (Field Gendarmerie)

Military police (Field Gendarmerie)

Coastal Defence Units

Coastal Defence Units

Coastal Defence Units

Armoured Cavalry

Air Cavalry

Podhale Rifles

Podhale Rifles

Police

Representative orchestra of the Polish Army

Representative orchestra of the Polish Army

Representative orchestra of the Polish Army

Chancellery of the President of Poland in Warsaw, at Wiejska street

Monument of Wincenty Witos in Warsaw

Soviet SU-76 WWII self-propelled gun

Soviet SU-76 WWII self-propelled gun

Soviet SU-76 WWII self-propelled gun, rear view

A German WWII Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer in front of the Polish Army Museum

A German WWII Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer in front of the Polish Army Museum

A German WWII Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer in front of the Polish Army Museum
A truly exploded view :)

A German WWII Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer in front of the Polish Army Museum
A truly exploded view :)

A Soviet BTR in front of the Polish Army Museum

Memorial wall in the Warsaw Rising Museum

Rear view of the Warsaw Rising Museum

Lock of the Polish-made Bofors 40 mm gun, discovered after the war somewhere in Warsaw (hence the colour of oxidised steel)

Firing mechanism of the Browning wz. 1928 LMG

Firing mechanism of the Browning wz. 1928 LMG

Russian Maxim MG (Maxim M1910)

German MG 15 aerial machine gun, pilot's cap and some debris. That's more or less all that's left of a German Heinkel He-111 downed by Aleksander Gabszewicz on September 1, 1939

A collection of daily-use utensiles of POWs from various WWII POW camps, mostly Stalag Murnau

Various types of Sidolówka grenades, along with a single Molotov's cocktail (note that the name used here is an anachronysm) and two hand-made satchel charges; all of these were made prior to or during the Warsaw Uprising

Vickers heaviest AA machine gun

French Chauchat light machine gun

Excellent American M1910 Browning pistol, known as wz. 1910 Browning in Poland, where it was one of standard officers' sidearms in the interbellum

DS 7.92 anti-tank rifle ammunition - a single bullet and an entire box.

Frommer wz.1911 pistol

French Lebel wz. 1892 revolver

The Belgian FN Nagant system pistol of 1893-95, used predominantly in Russia during and after the WWI.

German wz. 1908 Parabellum pistol

Spanish Ruby-Cebra pistol

Sokół 600 motorcycle

Official seal of the dictator of the November Uprising. Dictator in contemporary Polish did not have a derogatory meaning and signified simply the post of the commander in chief.

Commemorative badge for the fights over Wilno in the spring of 1919

Commemorative badge for the battle of Zadwórze. For obvious reasons it was awarded posthumously only.

Small, portable portrait of Gen. Józef Zajączek

Various types of revolvers used in the Greater Poland Uprising

Imperial Russian Order of St. Vladimir, Grand Star

Imperial Russian Order of St. Vladimir, Cross

Commemorative badge of the Council of Defence of the Capital, issued to its veterans after the Battle of Warsaw of 1920

A catapult constructed during the Warsaw Uprising for launching bottles with gasoline over the walls and buildings. It was serially produced of leaf springs

Czechoslovakian Order of the White Lion, medal. Awarded to Gen. Władysław Sikorski of Poland

Czechoslovakian Order of the White Lion, grand star. Awarded to Gen. Władysław Sikorski of Poland

Polish WWII clandestinely-manufactured SMG Bechowiec, a distant relative of the Błyskawica, which in turn was a distant relative of the Sten.

French WWI Dumesille system trench mortar, used by the Polish Army in the Polish-Bolshevik War

Order issued by Gen. Jan Henryk Dąbrowski on December 3, 1806

A unique combination of French Légion d'Honneur and Order of the Crown in one badge - and one ribbon. This particular decoration was awarded to Józef Chłopicki

Grand star of the Légion d'Honneur from the times of Napoleon

The Last Ten of the 4th Regiment, a romantic poem in German glorifying the Polish 4th Infantry Regiment after the Battle of Ostrołęka

Ivan Paskevich entering Warsaw, the last surviving tablet of the gigantic monument erected in Warsaw to commemorate the commander to crush the Polish November Uprising of 1831. It was dismantled immediately after the Russian escape from Warsaw in 1915.

Józef Piłsudski's appeal to the People of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Grand seal of prince Józef Poniatowski as a minister of war of the Duchy of Warsaw

Polish WWII APC/AC Kubuś replica

Polish WWII APC/AC Kubuś replica

Polish WWII APC/AC Kubuś replica, inside view

Polish WWII APC/AC Kubuś replica, memorial plaque

Polish WWII APC/AC Kubuś, the restored original

Polish WWII APC/AC Kubuś, the restored original

Polish WWII APC/AC Kubuś, the restored original

Polish Pistolet maszynowy Mors wz. 39 SMG (left) and a prototype of Karabin samopowtarzalny wz. 38M automatic rifle, as seen in the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw

Polish Pistolet maszynowy Mors wz. 39 SMG (left) and a prototype of Karabin samopowtarzalny wz. 38M automatic rifle, as seen in the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw

Polish Pistolet maszynowy Mors wz. 39 SMG (left) and a prototype of Karabin samopowtarzalny wz. 38M automatic rifle, as seen in the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw

German WWI Stahlhelm and a prototype anti-shrapnel armour

wz 1897 Schneider 75 mm gun used by the Polish Army in 1939

Austro-Hungarian WWI ceramic grenade

German WWI Stielhandgranate, or stick grenade

Polish Bofors 37 mm gun, used during the siege of Warsaw of 1939 by an anti-tank company of the Polish 79th Infantry Regiment. During the defence it was hit by a near miss and covered with earth, together with its entire crew. It was discovered in 1977 during the construction of a new hospital in Warsaw's borough of Bródno.

Polish Bofors 37 mm gun, used during the siege of Warsaw of 1939 by an anti-tank company of the Polish 79th Infantry Regiment. During the defence it was hit by a near miss and covered with earth, together with its entire crew. It was discovered in 1977 during the construction of a new hospital in Warsaw's borough of Bródno.

Polish Bofors 37 mm gun, used during the siege of Warsaw of 1939 by an anti-tank company of the Polish 79th Infantry Regiment. During the defence it was hit by a near miss and covered with earth, together with its entire crew. It was discovered in 1977 during the construction of a new hospital in Warsaw's borough of Bródno.

Polish Bofors 37 mm gun, used during the siege of Warsaw of 1939 by an anti-tank company of the Polish 79th Infantry Regiment. During the defence it was hit by a near miss and covered with earth, together with its entire crew. It was discovered in 1977 during the construction of a new hospital in Warsaw's borough of Bródno.

Polish Bofors 37 mm gun, used during the siege of Warsaw of 1939 by an anti-tank company of the Polish 79th Infantry Regiment. During the defence it was hit by a near miss and covered with earth, together with its entire crew. It was discovered in 1977 during the construction of a new hospital in Warsaw's borough of Bródno.

Wooden leg of Gen. Józef Sowiński, a hero of the November Uprising

a memorial plaque in Krakow, commemorating the place where Andrey_Sheptytsky lived in late 19th century

Rear of the breach of 120 mm wz. 36/38 Bofors gun, the main artillery turret of the ORP Gryf

Breech of German WWII 15 cm sFH 18 heavy field howitzer

Detail of German WWII 15 cm sFH 18 heavy field howitzer

Rear view of German WWII 15 cm sFH 18 heavy field howitzer

Front view of German WWII 15 cm sFH 18 heavy field howitzer

Rear of the breach of 120 mm wz. 36/38 Bofors gun, the main artillery turret of the ORP Gryf

rear view of 120 mm wz. 36/38 Bofors gun, the main artillery turret of the ORP Gryf

Front view of 120 mm wz. 36/38 Bofors gun, the main artillery turret of the ORP Gryf

Ilyushin Il-2 bearing markings of the Polish Air Force, as featured in the Museum of the Polish Army

Ilyushin Il-2 bearing markings of the Polish Air Force, as featured in the Museum of the Polish Army

150 mm howitzer M1902 Krupp

150 mm howitzer M1902 Krupp

Sexton SP gun bearing markings of the Polish 1st Armoured Division

Monument to Dowbor-Muśnicki's men, destroyed by the Communists in 1948, restored in 2001.

Coat of Arms of King Sigismund III of Poland on a gun he ordered and financed

Coat of Arms of bishop Adam Stanisław Grabowski, as featured on a gun he ordered and financed.

Tag of the Polish-made license-built naval variant of the 40 mm Bofors

Fire mode selector

license plate