Misbar's Editorial Team 20th January 2025 A man smashed a store front glass in Poland in 2017 (YouTube)Emerging storyRecently social media users have been circulating a video claiming to show a British extremist smashing a mosque facade before being hit by a car while attempting to cross the street A British extremist smashed the facade of a mosque and the divine response came to him quickly!! Glory be to You, my Lord!! pic.twitter.com/wMXSiJOYpG — Abo Obaida (@Abo_Obaida3) January 19, 2025 Abo_Obaida3MoMoh58174323IbnHelmibrabeehMisbar’s Analysisundefined Previously the operators had to rely on the training opportunities given by their own units funding and most importantly – instructors were assigned to each of the units separately This meant that the options in approach the training of new recruits was very limited Polish SOF tried to fill the gaps with delegations of operators to NATO member countries these shortcomings and this reliance is about to change very soon The creation of the Joint Special Forces Training Centre for the Polish Special Forces is an opportunity to move forward and exchange experiences between units. Training facilities in Krakow, Gdansk, Lubliniec will be now open to all operators. But that is not all. In an interview for Polska Zbrojna Col who is responsible for choosing the right people for this task said that half of all instructors will be consisting of veterans who left SOF It is a great move towards preserving the precious knowledge and specialists who can now share their experiences from the battlefield The new training center is also looking for candidates without military experience Polish SOF uses unconventional methods to seek for the best of the best physical and psychological abilities and graduation from junior high school but the process of selection is one of the toughest in the World Candidates will have to pass 6 months of intense survival course and basic training which pushes trainees to their limits character and intelligence mean much more than muscles It also means that the candidates do not have to waste their time in military or police formations in order to try to join the Special Forces but can focus on other important skills like IT knowledge Women are also free to participate in the selection process Quite a few have now managed to join JWK and GROM in combat squads Members of the special forces who are delegated to the new center may lose their benefits coming from being deployed in combat teams The Ministry of Defense has to decide whether to increase the pay or deny privileges to active duty members Former operators seem to be more attracted to share their knowledge as some have already found income by opening their own training facilities Poland is moving forward and investing in its special forces in the hopes they will remain one of the most modern branches of the Polish Armed Forces The possibility to share that valuable information is going to raise the quality of courses to the next level Tags: , , , , ‘Jewish Resistance in Poland: Women Trample Nazi Soldiers,’ ran a New York headline in late 1942 the Nazi occupying forces in the ancient town of Lubliniec had forced the Jewish community to assemble in the square the elderly and children were ordered to strip a dozen women suddenly attacked their persecutors The influence of such courageous acts of resistance was tremendous Galvanised by largely left-wing youth activists and connected by mainly female couriers Jewish defence groups were soon staging armed attacks and operations across occupied Poland Judy Batalion’s powerful book refutes one of the abiding misconceptions about the second world war — that the Jews of Europe went passively to their deaths In fact there was fierce and sustained armed resistance operating from many of the ghettos as well as revolts in concentration and forced labour camps and a significant An abiding misconception of the second world war is that the Jews of Europe went passively to their deaths Fuelled by a well-founded sense of injustice and anger determined young Polish Jewish women taped handguns to their bodies hid grenades inside menstrual pads and baked pistols into loaves of bread cared for orphans and assassinated select Nazi targets before making their escapes through guarded exits Slowly they also built up support among the wider Jewish community and connected with both the Polish communist party and the official Polish underground just 15 at the outbreak of war and quickly separated from her family is one of the remarkable women whose wartime actions makes this such gripping history Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first three months for £3 Already a subscriber? Log in Get your daily fix of Air & Space Force news delivered right to your inbox every day There's no more reliable source for news about your Air & Space Forces Air & Space Forces Magazine is the official publication of the Air & Space Forces Association Lubliniec: Hitachi Energy has successfully designed a tap-changer with smaller dimensions than the conventional solution in the market Transformer manufacturer EthosEnergy has installed the compact three-phase star point tap-changers part of the T-Sync platform for the first time enabling reduced dimensions for its transformer EthosEnergy core competencies focus on professional and comprehensive service solutions related to generators turbines mechanical components and steel elements for power generation The Lubliniec facility is located in the northern part of the Silesia Region Ethos is producing transformers up to 500 MVA and 400 kV Electrical energy must be produced constantly at a rate that meets instantaneous demand This is only possible with transformers equipped with on-load tap-changers to maintain a stable voltage level during dynamic loading conditions EthosEnergy has now installed Hitachi Energy’s T-Sync on-load tap-changers and bushings in a new transformer for one of the biggest Polish energy producers “Hitachi Energy is our trusted business partner we decided to order Hitachi Energy’s on-load tap-changer due to its high technical quality and short delivery timeline The ordered component was made with great attention to high quality in a professional way according to required quality standards and norms,” said Rafał Maniara Technical and Business Development Director from EthosEnergy The transformer will be in service from July 2022 making a positive contribution to business by optimizing the entire transformer The smaller amount of oil and tank steel used to produce this transformer has enabled cost savings and a more sustainable design Christian Bruch visits Baghdad to formalise agreement aimed at potentially adding 14 GW to Iraq’s energy capacity through infrastructure upgrades Xcel Energy will build a 280-km transmission line linking clean energy from southwest Minnesota to over 1 million homes across the Upper Midwest includes new and upgraded substations to boost power supply and reliability across southern Peru © 2013-2025 | All Rights Reserved MERIT MEDIA INT The Danish soldiers need to be extremely aware of that Therefore I have arranged with the armed forces that the soldiers being sent out in January are informed and educated in how to protect themselves," Frederiksen told Danish broadcaster DR "It is easy to imagine they will become exposed to intimidation and fake rumors," he said of the 200 Danish soldiers being deployed Lithuanian prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into a false report of a 15-year-old girl being raped by German NATO soldiers which spread quickly on social media NATO accused Russia of being behind the false report and said it expected more propaganda of this sort in the future Both NATO and the European Union are concerned by Russia's ability to use television and the internet to project what they say is deliberate misinformation Russia has denied being involved in any cyber warfare targeting Western governments or institutions the soldiers of Jednostka Wojskowa Komandosów (JWK would attend the birthday celebration of Sergeant Officer Cadet Wojciech Świątkowski a soldier of the Home Army’s Directorate of Diversion and the Warsaw Uprising insurgent we also met with his children and grandchildren When Wojciech Świątkowski introduced us to his family he said: »These are the boys from Lubliniec they are soldiers of Parasol.« We had tears in our eyes,” recalls Harnaś The Polish Armed Forces often draw from the praiseworthy legacy of the Home Army soldiers also the Territorial Defense Forces (TDF) Command as well as the subordinate brigades and battalions started cultivating the traditions of the Home Army admits that it is hard to indicate the exact moment when the relations between the soldiers and the Home Army veterans intensified but to us it’s much more than simply an order or a formal decision written down on a piece of paper,” he emphasizes when the special operations forces became a separate branch of the armed forces the regiment in Lubliniec was transformed into JWK We were building our identity and we needed a strong ethical model they began their own search for their roots which naturally brought them to the Home Army soldiers,” says Col Danisiewicz The Command Team was the first detachment at the unit to inherit the Home Army traditions – it was the legacy of the Zośka battalion Combat Team C was given the insignia and traditions of Parasol “Military missions have also had a significant influence on cultivating the Home Army traditions in Lubliniec established its position as a special forces unit and the soldiers now have a clear picture of what war really is,” explains LtGen Wiesław Kukuła and between 2012–2016 the commander of JWK “People who looked death in the eye during a mission gained a better insight into the activities undertaken by the Home Army soldiers They were able to understand how demanding the tasks given to the poorly equipped and poorly trained Home Army troops actually were,” adds the general He also recalls a situation that took place on Powązki Cemetery ten years ago when one of the veterans removed a pin with the Polska Walcząca [Fighting Poland] emblem from his lapel and pinned it onto the pocket of his uniform saying that all soldiers from Lubliniec should wear this emblem with pride upon the decision of the Minister of National Defense has been the symbol of the commandos from Lubliniec they also started wearing the insignia of Zośka Parasol and Miotła battalions on their uniforms the symbolism of Zośka is very important and valuable We are very proud that the Zośka soldiers have given us their trust and friendship,” says Robert the Command Team soldiers have most contact with Jakub Nowakowski “We are preparing a surprise for him – a dress uniform with JWK and Zośka symbols,” shares the officer Combat Team C soldiers had a similar idea two years ago when they bought a uniform for Col Zbigniew Rylski a Parasol veteran awarded with Virtuti Militari He takes part in various patriotic ceremonies and regularly visits our unit We decided to do something to make him feel like he was one of us,” says Piotr The commandos prepared and decorated the uniform in secret “We brought him the present a day before the anniversary of the start of the Warsaw Uprising He immediately took out his Virtuti Militari order and asked us to pin it onto the uniform,” recalls Piotr Brzoza gave a TV interview dressed in the new uniform with the emblem of the Parasol Home Army battalion “They gave me this uniform so that I could be their soldier I was very touched,” he said in a trembling voice JWK soldiers visit veterans on their birthdays they celebrate patriotic holidays and anniversaries of special actions together They also send their predecessors postcards from missions “We are extremely lucky to have been able to meet them and express our respect and admiration for what they have done,” emphasizes Harnaś who as a child attended a meeting with the January Uprising soldiers Looking at the children gathered in the room they said: »you will continue the work we have started.« Today the Home Army soldiers say the same thing to us,” adds Piotr The commandos have collected some very touching and valuable memories in recent years They shared a particularly strong bond with BrigGen Janusz Brochwicz-Lewiński Gryf received a beret of the special operations forces and became an honorary JWK soldier The unit keeps his memorabilia in the Hall of Tradition Sometimes he would call me to say that my officers had paid him a visit He would talk for hours about the uprising Those meetings were extremely motivating to us looking at the world through the eyes of a young person He was proud that modern-day soldiers of the Polish Armed Forces identify with the values that were so close to his heart,” emphasizes LtGen Wiesław Kukuła The youngest inheritors of the Home Army traditions at JWK are Combat Team A soldiers The commandos have worn the symbol of the Home Army Miotła battalion on their uniforms since 2014 “I attended the first meeting of the soldiers with veterans from Miotła We quickly got along and simply became friends After an hour or so we were engaging in lively discussions We share much more than a set of values and attitude towards military service I think we simply have the same DNA,” emphasizes Błażej The NCO admits that he has the closest relationship with Halina Jędrzejewska also American soldiers stationing in Lubliniec talked with Sławka who told them stories about the Warsaw Uprising for over an hour All JW GROM soldiers start their service at the.. They are first told about the unit’s history they also learn about what’s most important to us Their story is the foundation upon which we build our soldiers’ identity,” says Paweł a long-time JW GROM soldier and an honorary custodian of the Hall of Tradition JW GROM was named in the honor of the Silent Unseen [Cichociemni] and given the right to inherit and continue the traditions of the Home Army paratroopers Candidates for JW GROM operators learn about the Silent Unseen already during their first trainings are the most difficult trainings operator candidates go through The award for this effort is an identification badge for combat squadron soldiers a patch with the inscription: »cichociemny« I will remember the moment I received my badge for the rest of my life,” says Marcin “The fact that the unit inherits the traditions of the Silent Unseen was the main reason I decided to serve in the special operations forces,” adds Mateusz The operators explain that several years ago the badge was presented by the Silent Unseen soldiers themselves and now the unit commander does it on their behalf but I remember the reactions of those who received the badge from the hands of the Home Army paratroopers It was admiration mixed with overwhelming emotions,” admits Paweł but the relations we have built with these people are even more important I really enjoyed the visits at the flat of Gen Stefan Bałuka where I had the chance to listen to his stories about the war intelligence operations and the photos he showed me,” says Paweł He met with the Silent Unseen not only during the annual JWK’s celebration day feel the obligation to pass on the knowledge about the legendary Home Army paratroopers our soldiers found out that one the schools in Warsaw had announced a plebiscite for students who were to decide on their school’s new patron One of the proposals was the Silent Unseen The students dismissed the idea in the first vote so we sent a delegation of our officers to the school They taught the students about the merits of the Silent Unseen the students had no doubt about the name they wanted to choose The school is now named in the honor of the Silent Unseen Paratroopers of the Home Army,” recalls a JW GROM soldier Close relationships with the Silent Unseen have been established by GROM soldiers during annual rallies traditionally organized every May since 1957 They say it is a way to combine the past with the present and nurture the extraordinary intergenerational bond The soldiers also participate in anniversary celebrations with the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising or commemorating the drops of the Silent Unseen The JW GROM operators are particularly close to Maj Aleksander Tarnawski who is the last living Silent Unseen soldier although Upłaz made JW GROM wait for him for quite a long time – he only accepted the invitation to the Silent Unseen rally organized by JW GROM in 2014 he surprised everyone by doing a tandem jump with a JW GROM soldier “It is generally thought that when you are – pardon my French – an old fart I learned it is not,” joked the then 93-year-old about the reasons for his decision The soldiers are unceasingly enthralled by his views “We once invited Tarnawski to the shooting range He grabbed a gun and showed us what muscle memory is but his eye and precision remained as sharp as ever,” recalls Paweł Aleksander Tarnawski is now unable to visit the soldiers in Warsaw he is always glad to welcome them in his home He and his wife are taken care of not only by JW GROM but also by the soldiers of JW AGAT in Gliwice and recently they have celebrated Tarnawski’s 101st birthday The traditions of the Polish Underground State are also cultivated by territorial defense forces “We consider the Home Army and post-war independence organizations as heroes towards whom we have a debt to pay,” says LtGen Wiesław Kukuła the TDF Command adopted the traditions of the Home Army’s High Command It was also decided to put the Fighting Poland symbol on TDF’s eagle’s shield names – the Agrykola officer course or the Sonda NCO school TDF codenames for tactical and staff exercises are a reference to the Home Army manifesting the strong bond that exists between the Home Army and TDF soldiers,” says Gen Kukuła The territorial defense soldiers have offered particular support to the Home Army veterans during the pandemic an underground activist in right-bank Warsaw,” says SrCpl Przemysław Łuszczki of the 5th Territorial Defense Brigade on a daily basis an employee of the Praga-Północ District Office in Warsaw “We met on the occasion of delivering Christmas packages Our relation quickly evolved into friendship,” says Łuszczki he would visit Feliks Jeziorek and his wife and bring them groceries as they were both Polonia Warszawa supporters “Regular visits really brought us closer together they even prepared Christmas presents for my kids,” recalls Łuszczki Feliks Jeziorek and his wife got infected with the coronavirus “They spent 73 years together and they didn’t want to be separated even in sickness We managed to get them into one hospital room but they lost the battle against the virus they managed to teach me an extraordinary lesson on humanity and love,” admits Łuszczki 2ndLt Anna Szczepańska of the 4th Territorial Defense Brigade also admits that TDF soldiers remember about veterans not only on their birthdays or at Christmas The pandemic has significantly influenced the veterans’ health There is also isolation and loneliness,” says the officer She also points out that the 4th TDB was one of the first units to engage in the initiative Dinners for Heroes during the Pandemic the soldiers also provided the Home Army soldiers with protection packages: disinfectants The soldiers also helped with organizing vaccinations a nurse would vaccinate our heroes at their homes and a rescuer would control their health condition in order to provide help if needed it turned out that one of the veterans – Ludwika Mendelska – had fallen down the day before and needed to be taken to the emergency room due to her indisposition,” says Szczepańska and she lost her whole family during the uprising 2ndLt Szczepańska does shopping for the elderly woman They attend various celebrations in Warsaw together they bring flowers to the graves of the fallen the number of living Home Army veterans is smaller “Are we ready for the day when there are none left Our duty is to continue the mission they entrusted us with in order for this relay race to go on,” concludes Gen Kukuła The respect we have towards the Home Army soldiers largely defines who we are and what values we will pass on to our successors It is a bond connecting generations – a bond of military loyalty and service to Poland in any circumstances Regardless of the passing years and changing reality these are the values that are the backbone of our national spirit The spirit that is particularly strong among soldiers – fighting with a white and red armband on their sleeve 80 years ago and serving in the Polish Armed Forces with a white and red flag on their shoulder today Inheriting the traditions of military units is an exceptional and honorable obligation It is not only about cultivating the memory and taking care of the veterans from a particular formation but also about taking responsibility for what our heroic predecessors believed in It is particularly important when we talk about units that formed the Home Army It was the spirit of the Home Army soldiers that proved we can survive and fight for Polish identity even in the most difficult and most brutal circumstances of occupation The values for which the Home Army soldiers fought have remained unaffected by time allowed us to redefine the notion of fidelity Published: Invalid Date, A VANDAL smashing up a shop window was subjected to swift justice after he was hit by a car attempting to flee the scene. The thug wearing a blue hooded top and jogging bottoms could be seen bashing in the glass of the shop Lubliniec, Poland. A bystander confronts the would be thief who is systematically hammering the glazing out of the window pane of the shop front. After a brief exchange of words with the baseball cap wearing pedestrian he grabs him by the shoulders, clearly threatening him. He then begins to kick out the rest of the glass as the bystander pulls out his phone. Realising the police are being called the vandal bolts into the road and is instantly hit by a car. The owner of the shop said: "The man in the video has broken the window of our shop twice. "The first time was 2 weeks ago on Septebmer 9 and this week on Thursday he did it again. "Another person called the police and after when the man decided to escape and a car hit him on the street. "An ambulance transported him to the hospital with some minor injuries." Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 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