About  .  Contact  .  Donation Local history enthusiasts from the Wendrusz Historical and Exploration Society have made a significant archaeological discovery in the Borki forest district of Masuria were unexpectedly found by Bartosz Łaszczuk and Tomasz Trypuć during what was initially intended as a search for relics from World War II The discovery was announced via social media by the Historical and Exploratory Society of the Węgorzewo Land “Wendrusz” Local history enthusiasts speculate that the find might indicate a Bogaczewo or Sudovian culture cemetery or settlement from the late 2nd to early 3rd century told PAP that each item is photographed with GPS coordinates and meticulously marked on a digital map to aid future archaeological investigations The discovery has been reported to the Provincial Office for the Protection of Monuments in Ełk and the State Forests confirmed that the site would undergo assessment for inclusion in the monument registry and the artifacts would be transferred to a regional museum for further study The Historical and Exploratory Society of the Węgorzewo Land “Wendrusz” has been dedicated to researching and promoting local history Operating a history chamber in the former Węgorzewo railway station the society has a track record of responsible finds they have reported discoveries such as a socketed axe and a dagger blade uncovered during agricultural work they have contributed to the preservation of historical documents dating back to the 18th century and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById("ak_js_1").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()) Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative "Mysteries of Lake Mamry" is the theme of an exhibition which can be seen at the Museum of Folk Culture in Węgorzewo in the Masurian Lake District in north-eastern Poland Mamry is actually six connected lakes: Mamry the exhibition features a detailed diorama of the waterway from Giżycko to Węgorzewo and points of interest on the shore such as palaces and castles Visitors can find out why amber can be found in Mamry and what was the number of windows at the palace in Sztynort They can also see how iron age people constructed settlements directly on the water  There is a special education section for children with quizzes and games mostly themed on.. "A moment ago we witnessed the first in Poland shooting with the use of the K9 cannon howitzer The firing was carried out by Polish K9 crews This is a symbol of our Polish-Korean cooperation it is also a symbol of very fast procedure when it comes to the issues and our fundamental challenge is to strengthen security and defense capabilities" - said Mariusz Blaszczak Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of National Defense at the training of K9 cannon howitzer crews Minister of Defense of South Korea observed a combat training demonstration conducted by the soldiers of the 1st Mazurian Artillery Brigade during which K9 cannon howitzers were used for the very first time "We are in the phase of strengthening the defense capabilities of the Polish military through cooperation with South Korea but our plans are also about building interoperability between our armed forces I am positive that we will also see and admire the cooperation of our soldiers on the training grounds and our joint plans for the production of Korean equipment in Poland" Blaszczak said during the meeting with soldiers At the training course at a firing range in the vicinity of Toruń the soldiers carried out the first in the Polish Armed Forces combat shooting with K9 cannon howitzers In addition to the battery consisting of K9 cannon howitzers the training also included Polish-made AHS Krab cannon howitzers WR-40 Langusta and RM-70 rocket launchers and the M120 Rak self-propelled mortar I had the honor of being Minister Lee's guest in Seoul and in December the first K9 and K2 copies had already arrived to equip the Polish Armed Forces crews from the artillery brigade from Wegorzewo equipped with K9s showed that they are well prepared to use this equipment and so we were able to admire the exercise of Polish crews using Korean K9s I consider it our joint success that in such a short time we have led to the fact that our cooperation brings visible results that Korean equipment is already on the equipment of the Polish Military the K9 cannon howitzers are on the inventory of the unit which is stationed in the northeastern part of our country and today the first 12 copies of the K9 went to the unit stationed in the southeast of Poland 12 copies of the K9 arrived in Jaroslaw" - said the head of the Ministry of Defense Deputy Prime Minister also mentioned further prospects for Polish-Korean military cooperation: "FA-50 aircraft will still be delivered to the Polish Armed Forces already this year Polish airmen are already training the use of these aircraft in Korea this is a measure of the fact that we are consistently building defense capabilities We will soon receive good information regarding industrial cooperation Korean and Polish industries concerning tanks including rocket ammunition to equip the Polish Armed Forces We believe that this provides a good opportunity for our Polish-Korean joint ventures to result in ensuring that the needs of the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance and the European Union regarding ammunition and military equipment will be met" "A moment ago we witnessed the firing of our K9 cannon howitzers with ammunition produced in Poland We will continue to cooperate in strengthening our armed forces" a bilateral meeting between the head of the Polish defense ministry and the Defense Minister of South Korea was held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense at 1 Klonowa Street in Warsaw The subjects of the talks were the modernization of the Polish Armed Forces and cooperation between the defense industries of Poland and South Korea The K9 Thunder is a self-propelled howitzer on a tracked chassis provides precision fire at distances of up to about 40 km The secondary armament is a 12.7mm large-caliber machine gun It is powered by a 1,000 hp diesel engine with automatic transmission which ensure high speed and mobility in any terrain the first K9 howitzers for Poland were unloaded in Gdynia their first units were delivered to a unit in Węgorzewo based on the equipment received from South Korea was transformed into the 1st Mazurian Artillery Brigade Poland has concluded significant contracts with South Korea for weapons to be supplied to the Polish Armed Forces (K2 tanks The ordered equipment represents a real strengthening of Poland's deterrence and defense potential it will be produced with extensive participation of the Polish arms industry taking into account the opinions and assessments of military experts The orders are characterized by a swift pace of delivery and a large transfer of technology to Poland