PLESZAK

Little known battles on the Eastern Front and the consequences of WW1 for Poland

September 17, 2018

The Great War was fought on a global and industrial scale, quite rightly having the title of the First World War. It was a new type of war, fought on a magnitude and with a military technology never previously seen and is fully deserving of all the research, media attention, and debate that it generates. … More Little known battles on the Eastern Front and the consequences of WW1 for Poland

Useful Resources for Polish 2 Corps information

September 5, 2018

My Resources My Summary Presentation Overview presentation of the history Polish 2nd Corps. My Website https://www.pleszak.com/ My Blog https://pleszak.blog/ Useful Groups Kresy-Siberia Group It’s a magnificent group with lots of information and everybody willing to help. https://www.facebook.com/groups/KresySiberiaGroup/ They have a wonderful Virtual-Museum.. http://kresy-siberia.org/muzeum/?lang=en and a very useful links page http://kresy-siberia.com/mainref.html#r2 Kresy Family Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/KresyFamily/ and … More Useful Resources for Polish 2 Corps information

Training for the Dakar Rally in Manchester

August 29, 2018

Manchester isn’t the most obvious location to practice for arguably what is the most gruelling off-road rally in the world. But as daft as it sounds, it is true. High up in the foothills of the Peak District on Ludworth Moor where Greater Manchester shares a boundary with Derbyshire two intrepid enthusiasts are honing their … More Training for the Dakar Rally in Manchester

The line from Derby to the Taj Mahal that divided Poland

August 21, 2018

If you were to draw a line on a globe from Derby to the Taj Mahal in India it would pass through Poland west to east. Interesting, maybe, but not the subject of this blog. There is a very significant link, and the link is George Curzon. I suspect most of us will never have … More The line from Derby to the Taj Mahal that divided Poland

Mach Loop – Low flying jets at their very best

July 9, 2018

If like me, you are excited by and want to see low flying fast jets without going to an airshow or standing at the end of a runway then the north-west has a couple of brilliant options. The UK is divided into 20 designated military Low Flying Areas (LFA) but most are only for administrative … More Mach Loop – Low flying jets at their very best

Testing and training for the Dambuster Raids – what’s left to see?

June 13, 2018

The Dambuster Raids, or more correctly Operation Chastise is without doubt the most famous bombing mission of the Second World War (at least here in Britain). 75 years on everybody has heard about the bouncing bomb and the flawed hero pilot Guy Gibson. Most people, if they only know of one RAF Squadron, it will … More Testing and training for the Dambuster Raids – what’s left to see?

What is Honey?

May 21, 2018

I know it’s a stupid question. We all know what honey is – but do we really? Before I start, another common mis-conception is that all bees make honey. Well, here in the UK we have about 250 different species of bees and there are over 20,000 globally, but only the honeybee actually produces any … More What is Honey?

Frank Pleszak's Blogs