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History of Poland

By TheOneAndOnlyBabanoojy
  • Second Polish Republic founded

    Second Polish Republic founded

    After over one hundred years of foreign occupation, Poland re-emerges as a nation in the aftermath of the Treaty of Versailles.
  • Miracle on the Vistula

    Miracle on the Vistula

    Soviet forces push the Polish armies west, many predicted a Soviet victory, however when Józef Piłsudski counterattacked from the south, the Red Army was completely routed. Lenin called it "an enormous defeat". It secured Poland's independence.
  • John Paul II becomes Pope

    John Paul II becomes Pope

    Karol Józef Cardinal Wojtyła is chosen by his fellow cardinals to succeed Pope John Paul I. He takes the name John Paul II (Lat: Ioannes Paulus II; Pol: Jan Paweł II). He is regarded as one of the greatest popes of the last century. He promulgated the Catechism of the Catholic Church and helped end Communism.