#deep poland lore

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source: Netflix' 1670

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polish people having to pick their favourite among five glorious, memorable victories of their nation and one ✨disasterous dramatic defeat✨

poll results courtesy of @polish-art-tournament whom i haven't asked at all

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Poland would definitely pick calvary to serve in, but what type of calvary unit would he join? (other than uhlan units)

FUN QUESTION (= i started writing a detailed reply but it turned into two pages of me ranting about winged hussars overhype. i deleted it and took a cold shower. i'm back to normal for some time. probably)

TL;DR feliks would probably join any cavalry unit which offers him a stick to fight with but here's names

the Winged Hussars™

unfortunately and boringly it's aesthetic, it's elite, it's a flex on your rich, all of which are arguments feliks would probably be interested in. and i believe in the golden feliks liberty, which basically says that as a polish noble he can do as he goddamn pleases.

(worth noting that during Commonwealth times feliks usually goddamn pleases not serving in the regular army at all.)

National Cavalry

(not really "unit type") emergency force that functioned during the last years of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. it's where the red-white-blue streak starts btw (and the square hats!!!)

Krakusi

it's a "maybe", a little too peasant-coded for feliks to serve with at the time. he'd like them a lot for their sheer polishness though, possibly drawing some bickering from his companions that he would fit there well because of his,,, insignificant height? (thanks for the hc @/tauremornalome)

Lancers

which is just uhlans under another name, i tricked you

Chevaulégers

wait a second, what do you mean they have NO STICK-

"fine, i'll find one myself" ~Feliks, probably

Chevaulégers Chevaulégers-lancers

aaaand i think we covered most of feliks-coded cavalry types OUTSIDE OF uhlans? but just to make the list complete

Uhlans

them.

PS: maybe he fits the non-winged hussars (of the hungarian variety) temperament-wise and posture-wise, but because of sheer confusion the similarity in names would cause, he's not allowed there

PPS: i assume he was of at least decent weight during Commonwealth times, but his short height is a serious disadvantage in heavy cavalry. light cavalry is his righteous place imo

PPPS: the hussar's kopia is 5m. the lancer's lance is like 2,5-3m. my feliks is 165cm. do your freedom units yourselves

PPPPS: dunno if you've realized already that the lance is a traditional ancient beloved polish weapon of pride? because if not, i'm telling you now

PPPPPS: sorry for my napoleonic focus leaking so immensely but have you known that the imperial guard's poles acquiring lances meant that their twin regiment made out of the Dutch had to equip them too? and they had never been taught how to use it before and weren't excited about that change? and nobody cared cuz would you really take the illegally acquired stick from feliks. WOULD YOU

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i headcanon that HWS Poland always has a 6-pack of grave candles in his trunk, no matter the time of year. it just makes sense for the "public hetalia" variety i go for - as the country's representant he probably participates in such a huge number of remembrance days, random anniversaries and celebrations that he can't remember them all and it's better to always be prepared. i could imagine a situation where he accidentally gets spotted in some village he only stopped at for gas and coffee, and now the locals are dragging him to their brand new shiny memorial plaque of some local tragedy while he speeddrinks the last of his coffee, after which the village's people take a lot of photos of him lighting the grave candle and post them to their facebook page as the local event of the year. and that's without even mentioning All Saint's day lol.

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"polish question" this and "polish question" that, can the polish learn to use fucking google

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@cursedunicornofeast i'm so sorry it took so long i'm time blind and i suffer from brain disorganization. Anyway i scanned the book for you so here you go also i was learning to use the scanner as i went so sorry for scanner bloopers lol.

Antologia niemieckiej poezji o powstaniu listopadowym

Karl Friedrich Kapf

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nobody gets poland like i do

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the secret society of patriotic youth should fucking decide

that works honestly