February 11th 1939, a deep frost had set firmly across the Eastern European province of Galicia, it was reportedly -30c and the deportation of Poles from the boundaries lands had begun. Gun shots were heard across Lwów and Komarno and panic was already setting in. The Ukriainian armed soldiers arrived early hours of the morning …
Semper Fidelis is a new publication by author, historian and genealogist Stephen Robert Kuta, and focuses on his Eastern European heritage and the lands known to history as Galicia. The historical content is set during World War One in the city of Lemberg, a city which later became known as Lwów and eventually Lviv. Lwów …
Cemetery of the Lviv Eaglets devastation after 1945 and present times The necropolis of the Lwów Eaglets contains the burials of 2000 youngsters, many children and one as young as nine years old, they defended their city from armed Ukrainian soldiers in 1918. Sadly the cemetery fell into ruin from 1945 onwards as the graves …
This video is sourced from the youtube channel – Pro Patria Poland Team The city of Lwów / Lviv / Lemberg is situated 42.5 km (28 miles) from my paternal ancestral town of ‘Komarno’ Комарно, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine / The area between 1772 – 1918 was a part of The Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, also …
The video above has been shared via the youtube channel – Tomasz P The Cemetery of the Defenders of Lwów is a memorial and a burial place for the Poles and their allies who died in Lviv (Polish: Lwów) during the hostilities of the Polish-Ukrainian War and Polish-Soviet War between 1918 and 1920. The complex …
A humorous video Inspired by the video “No To Lwów”, itself based on the Heyah “No To Sru” advert. / the idea of cause is inspired by the Battle of Lemberg (1918) and the years of conflict that followed Stephen and Yhana is the official You Tube channel for the author’s blogs and websites (Stephen …
For the past couple of weeks, I have been researching the battle of Lemberg (German) (1918 – 1920), the city is also known as Lwów (Polish) and Lviv (Ukrainian) depending on which decade of the twentieth century your studying. Presently the city is Lviv, although this occurred after my family left Galicia. So historically I …