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Polish Thermopylae Traditional Cache

Hidden : 10/19/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Battle of Wizna - Obrona Wizny



Battle of Wizna

PL

Obrona Wizny rozegrala sie w dniach 7-10 wrzesnia 1939 roku w rejonie Wizny na pólnocny wschód od Lomzy. Bitwa ta, okreslana mianem Polskich Termopil, pomimo powaznej dysproporcji pomiedzy silami polskich obronców pod dowództwem kapitana KOPu Wladyslawa Raginisa a silami niemieckimi gen. Heinza Guderiana stala sie jednym z najbardziej bohaterskich, lecz i najmniej znanych epizodów II wojny swiatowej.

EN

The Battle of Wizna was fought between September 7 and September 10, 1939, between the forces of Poland and Germany during the initial stages of Invasion of Poland. Because it consisted of a small force holding a piece of fortified territory against a vastly larger invasion for three days at great cost before being annihilated with no known survivors, Wizna is sometimes referred to as a Polish Thermopylae in Polish culture.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[PL] Fvrtavw mn [EN] Ernpu oruvaq

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)