Polish Coal Main Line
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The Polish Coal Main Line is a historical main line connecting Upper Silesia with Gdynia. It crosses the central part of the country, from the coal mines and steelworks of Upper Silesia in the South t
A plaque erected in 2003 for 70-years anniversary of Coal Trunkline construction in Tarnowskie Góry
Railway bridge over Brda river in Bydgoszcz
Second Polish Republic
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The Second Polish Republic, officially known at the time as the Republic of Poland, was the Polish state that existed between 7 October 1918 and 6 October 1939 after being established in the final sta
Polish Coal Main Line
…by freight trains: passenger connections on it are few. Constructed in the late 1920s and early 1930s, it was one of the biggest investments of the Second Polish Republic. The Coal Trunk-Line starts at the station Chorzów Batory, in the Upper Silesian city of Chorzów, heading north. After crossing almost 30 kilometers…
Polish defences at Miłosna, during the decisive Battle of Warsaw, August 1920
Marshal Józef Piłsudski, Chief of State (Naczelnik Państwa) between November 1918 and December 1922
The May Coup d'État (1926)
Ignacy Mościcki, President of Poland (left), Warsaw, 10 November 1936, awarding the Marshal's buława to Edward Rydz-Śmigły