This work, U.S. Army’s 1st Cavalry Division trains Polish Cadets, by SGT Jacob Nunnenkamp, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright The discovery of remnants of a Home Army (AK) partisan camp within the Wdecki Landscape Park was the focus of today’s (January 7) press conference attended by Marshal Piotr Całbecki and Vice-Marshal Zbigniew Ostrowski This is neither the first nor the last discovery made within the Wdecki Landscape Park,” said Marshal Piotr Całbecki “I am convinced that reconstructing the camp and incorporating it into an educational trail dedicated to the Home Army in the Tuchola Forest will give this route a new dimension.” “The history of our past seems to favor the Wdecki Landscape Park it encounters engaged and professional people who approach these matters with passion,” emphasized Vice-Marshal Zbigniew Ostrowski “We are committed to ensuring that the results of these studies are disseminated and made widely accessible.” The “Świerki 101” partisan camp is located near the northern border of the region alias “Grab,” the unit was one of the first partisan groups established during World War II in the Tuchola Forest and one of the most combat-effective Home Army units operating in Pomorze during the occupation Preliminary fieldwork has uncovered the remains of five dugouts where partisans lived 80 years ago as well as personal items and military equipment left behind when the unit abandoned the camp during the night of December 29–30 Among the artifacts discovered is an Italian medal depicting the Holy Family and the Guardian Angel the camp’s discoverer and a specialist in landscape and cultural preservation at the Wdecki Landscape Park explained that Bruski’s brother was a priest and the medal might have been a keepsake from a pilgrimage and a brotherly gift an archaeologist with the Wdecki Landscape Park team was standard equipment only for the Polish Border Guard Bruski may have acquired it while hiding in Tczew Alicja Paczoska-Hauke from the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) in Bydgoszcz a respected researcher of the independence underground and author of the publication “Capt Alojzy Bruski alias ‘Grab’,” highlighted that Lt Bruski was a charismatic figure and the commander of a group of partisan units which means his leadership was recognized by other partisan groups operating in the Tuchola Forest at the time near the forest settlement of Grzybek (Osie commune) by the Żurski Reservoir members of the Wdecki Landscape Park research team discovered a solitary grave of a German soldier who died in February 1945 during battles to liberate Osie from German occupation remnants of a Gothic settlement from the 4th century were unearthed The Wdecki Landscape Park is one of ten landscape parks managed by the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region Self-Government Marshal's Office of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region a Russian soldier held captive in a prisoner-of-war camp engraved a beautiful scene on an aluminum canteen showing two people The soldier engraved the moving scene in Czersk, in modern-day Poland while World War I (also called the Great War) raged in Europe Germany controlled much of what is now Poland and was at war with Russia The man is wearing a long robe along with "a coat and a tall and his shoes seem to be made of leather," Kobiałka wrote The woman is also wearing robes and "her neck is decorated with three rows of large beads "Behind them is a landscape of arable fields The scene is surrounded by floral motifs and a zig-zag carving." This "scene might be a material, and sentimental, memory depicting the owner of the artifact and his sweetheart, perhaps his fiancée or his wife," Kobiałka wrote in the study There is an inscription on the back of the canteen written in Cyrillic It contains the intertwining letters "O" and "R," which may be the owner's initials The inscription also says (in translation) "For the memory of the European War 1914–15–16–1917" and "As a memento of being taken into captivity at Korajanowo on 15 April 1915." "Questions thus arise: were all of the carvings completed by the same prisoner at the Czersk camp Was the bird image added later or earlier by another soldier who was detained at the POW camp?" Kobiałka asked Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox Thousands of prisoners died in captivity at Czersk The fact that this canteen was left in the POW camp indicates that the person who engraved the love scene was among them Nearly 1,200 prisoners "died at the Czersk camp just in 1918 because of typhus and Spanish flu epidemics among others," Kobiałka told Live Science "It is probable that the owner could [have] died in 1918 The personal belongings of prisoners who died because of infectious diseases were not reused They were perceived as 'dangerous,' 'contagious' and This is the most probable interpretation [of] why such [a] beautiful object like the canteen was thrown away," Kobialka said The lost love scene wasn't rediscovered until 2006 when a local man named Piotr Szulc found it in the forest The canteen is now part of an Exhibition of Nature of the Tuchola Forest and the River Wda being held in the Polish town of Czarna Woda Original article on Live Science Owen JarusSocial Links NavigationLive Science ContributorOwen Jarus is a regular contributor to Live Science who writes about archaeology and humans' past He has also written for The Independent (UK) The Canadian Press (CP) and The Associated Press (AP) Owen has a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Toronto and a journalism degree from Ryerson University.  Archaeologists discover hundreds of metal objects up to 3,400 years old on mysterious volcanic hilltop in Hungary These are the sharpest images yet of planets being born around distant stars 7 (UPI) -- A consortium of nine Polish universities and research units has announced it will build Europe's largest radio telescope in northern Poland will be the centerpiece of a planned National Center for Radio Astronomy and Space Science to be coordinated by the University of Gdansk The telescope project itself will be led by the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun the consortium announced Tuesday at its first meeting in Gdansk Poland currently operates a 100-foot radio telescope in Torun The world's largest single-dish radio telescope is the Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico The largest single-dish radio telescope in Europe currently is the 330-foot diameter antenna in Effelsberg riverside marinas and camping sites with all necessary sanitary facilities tourism centres and parking – those are the results of an infrastructural project called “Bory Tucholskie - in the labyrinth of nature” The project not only made the beautiful region of Bory Tucholskie more accessible by striving for nature tourists but was also a big boost for local economy Around 200 000 people have already visited Bory Tucholskie after the project was accomplished It is clear that new infrastructure attracts tourists and allows them to enjoy the beauty of Bory Tucholskie Unesco Biosphere Reserve and provide a great boost for local economy Nineteen new full-time jobs have been created as a result of the investment Bory Tucholskie in Tuchola County is an exceptional place on the map of Poland are home to tens of different species of animals: wolves beavers and many rare kinds of birds like white-tailed eagles With such natural value the area is very attractive for tourists but any development projects have to meet high standards of nature protection Balancing these two elements was the main goal of “Bory Tucholskie – in the labyrinth of nature” project run by Tuchola County and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund Due to the existence of formally protected landscape parks and Unesco Biosphere Reserve regional authorities decided to focus on promoting eco-friendly activities by creating infrastructure necessary for bicycle tourism The project included constructing six riverside marinas three camping sites with all necessary sanitary facilities a tourism centre and parking—all ready to welcome tourists As a result of a project bikers can now access more than 20 km of biking routes including the newly created 6,37 km route (Tuchola - Świt –Tuchola) which has several bike stands on the way It allows them to safely reach a nature reserve “The Valley of Brda River” and the forest stand called ‘Piekło’ tourists have possibility to move around freely and leave their bicycles in a safe place For kayak lovers there are more than 40 kilometres of water routes on the two rivers - Brda and Wda There are six marinas and houseboats with equipment rentals on the way shelters and special spots to make a bonfire There are also three camping sites with spaces for caravans and tents and all necessary sanitary facilities plus sports fields and playgrounds for kids a 30-meter high wooden observation tower was built for tourists to admire “the labyrinth of nature” from bird’s eye view project managers also thought about promoting cultural activities Three new amphitheatres and a centre for tourism and culture were established as a part of a project Tourists can stop there to watch a theatre play listen to a concert or take part in an art exhibition which runs on a daily basis All facilities prepared as a part of a project are accessible for people with disabilities so everybody can enjoy the beauty of local nature handrails and special signs for disabled people to be able to go around freely Total investment for the project “Bory Tucholskie – in the labyrinth of nature” is EUR 5 433 517 (PLN 22 278 239) of which the EU’s European Regional Development Fund is contributing EUR 2 875 347 (PLN 11 788 923) from the Operational Programme 'Kujawsko-Pomorskie' for the 2007 to 2013 programming period Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Kujawsko - 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