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Mirosław Iringh
Mirosław "Stanko" Iringh (born 28 February 1914 in WarsawPatrycja Bukalska, "Pytania Mirosława Iringha" (Mirosław Iringh's Question), Tygodnik Powszechny, 2005-08-07 died 28 May 1985) - was a Polish-Slovak lieutenant and a commander of a Slovakian unit - Platoon 535, serving under the command of the Poland, Polish Home Army (AK), part of the 1st Company of the Battalion "Tur", "Kryska" Group, Mokotow regionStanisław Podlewski, "Wolność krzyżami się znaczy", Ośrodek Dokumentacji i Studiów Społecznych, 1989, pg. 67, 547/ref> - which took part in the Warsaw Uprising, in particular in the heavy fighting in Czerniakow, Czerniaków and in Praga. Background Mirosław came from a mixed Polish-Slovak family. His father moved to Warsaw from Slovakia, supposedly because of "political reasons" (at the time Slovakia was part of the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian empire) and married a Polish woman, Helena Perzanowska. September campaign In September 1939, after the Nazi invasio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a Warsaw metropolitan area, greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises List of districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha 2, alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
