Liberation of Polish cities

Fischer 348-357 | Michel 390I-390X | Scott 354,350,353,355,348,351,352,354,349,356 | Year of issue 1945 | Communist Poland

This is Goznak issue Fischer 342 overprinted with a blue "3 Zł" and the name of the liberated city including the liberation date (see the table below).

348 Warszawa 17 January 1945	349 Częstochowa 17 January 1945	350 Kraków 19 January 1945	351 Łódź 19 January 1945	352 Radom 16 January 1945

353 Kielce 15 January 1945	354 Gniezno 22 January 1945	355 Bydgoszcz 23 January 1945	356 Kalisz 24 January 1945	357 Zakopane 29 January 1945

Glossary

Piast was the legendary founder of the Polish royal line. Piast was the chief of the Polonians, Slavic tribes who settled on the Warta river banks near present-day Poznań. He united the surrounding tribes into a single political unit. The term Piast was later used for all Polish (as opposed to foreign) candidates for the Polish throne. During the years 966-1370, the Polonians were ruled by the Piast dynasty.

Glossary

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The legendary Piast was the chief of the Polonians, Slavic tribes who settled on the Warta river banks near present-day Poznań. Piast united the surrounding tribes into a single political unit.
During the years 966-1370, the Polonians were ruled by the Piast dynasty: duke Mieszko I, king Bolesław Chrobry (the Brave), king Bolesław Krzywousty (the Wrymouth) and king Kazimierz III Wielki (the Great).

Relevant pages

Fischer 342
Fischer III
Fischer 344-346
Fischer 376
Fischer 417
Fischer 441-442
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Resources

Coat of arms of Poland
Piast Dynasty
Bolesław III Krzywousty (Boleslaus the Wrymouth)
Płock
Old-catholic Mariavite Church - Cathedral in Płock
Goznak
Warsaw
Częstochowa
Kraków
Łódź
Radom
Kielce
Gniezno
Bydgoszcz
Kalisz
Zakopane
Polish cities
World War II