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ORP Czajka (1966)
ORP ''Czajka'' was a Jaskółka class minesweeper of the Polish Navy at the outset of World War II. It was built by the riverine shipyard at Modlin. ''Czajka'' participated in the defense of Poland during the Nazi German invasion of 1939. A subsequent Projekt 206FM class minehunter The Project 206FM class (NATO reporting name: "Krogulec"-class), originally designated Project 206F, were mine-countermeasure vessels of the Polish Navy built during the mid-1960s. Class history The twelve ships of this class were built at the '' ... was commissioned as ''Czajka'' (624) in 1967. References * Jaskółka-class minesweepers Ships built in Poland Naval ships of Poland captured by Germany during World War II Maritime incidents in October 1939 Scuttled vessels {{mil-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaskółka Class Minesweeper
Jaskółka may refer to: * ''Jaskółka''-class minesweeper, of the Polish Navy * ORP ''Jaskółka'', the lead ship of the Polish Navy class *SZD-8 Jaskółka The SZD-8 Jaskółka was a single-seat glider aircraft that was designed and built in Poland at ''Szybowcowy Zakład Doświadczalny'' (Glider Experimental Works) in Bielsko-Biała from 1951. Development With prototypes rolled out in Septembe ..., a Polish glider *SZD-14x Jaskółka M, a Polish glider *SZD-17X Jaskółka L, a Polish glider *Jaskółka (surname) See also *Jaskólski {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invasion Of Poland
The invasion of Poland (1 September – 6 October 1939) was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union which marked the beginning of World War II. The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, and one day after the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union had approved the pact. The Soviets invaded Poland on 17 September. The campaign ended on 6 October with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland under the terms of the German–Soviet Frontier Treaty. The invasion is also known in Poland as the September campaign ( pl, kampania wrześniowa) or 1939 defensive war ( pl, wojna obronna 1939 roku, links=no) and known in Germany as the Poland campaign (german: Überfall auf Polen, Polenfeldzug). German forces invaded Poland from the north, south, and west the morning after the Gleiwitz incident. Slovak military forces ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Projekt 206FM Class Minehunter
The Project 206FM class (NATO reporting name: "Krogulec"-class), originally designated Project 206F, were mine-countermeasure vessels of the Polish Navy built during the mid-1960s. Class history The twelve ships of this class were built at the '' Komuny Paryskiej'' Shipyard in Gdynia as coastal minesweepers Project 206F class, and served as the 9th Coastal Defence Flotilla at Hel. Most of the class were decommissioned by the early 1990s, though three were modernised around 2000, and remain in service as minehunter A minehunter is a naval vessel that seeks, detects, and destroys individual naval mines. Minesweepers, on the other hand, clear mined areas as a whole, without prior detection of mines. A vessel that combines both of these roles is known as a ...s (their designation was changed to Project 206FM for ''Modernized''). Last ship war retired from service on 8 December 2021. Ships The 12 ships in the class were: References {{reflist Cold War mine warfare vessels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
