WARSAW, Poland — Police forcibly removed activists who tried to block a march by far-right extremists marching Tuesday on Poland’s Armed Forces Day holiday. Beneath the photos were the words: “If you’re not outraged you’re not paying attention. Some 1,500 Polish soldiers then paraded in Warsaw, while fighter planes and other aircraft flew in formation above. The August 15 holiday celebrates Poland’s landmark victory against the Russian Bolsheviks in the 1920 during the Polish-Soviet war. In the Battle of Warsaw, often called the “Miracle on the Vistula,” outnumbered Polish troops led by Pilsudski defeated an advancing Red Army.

Source: National Post August 15, 2017 13:47 UTC