Defend Fife

WW2 History, Fife related

[Defend Fife @defendfife]

Received today from the printers, ready for 'The City of Perth Salute' on Sunday. #WW2 @ipngovpl_eng
@sikorskiradek @PLinEdinburgh @Babcockplc @PolishEmbassyUK

[Defend Fife @defendfife]

Poland tells Britain: Pay up for defence or risk global irrelevance https://t.co/WvOCVlVJqP

[Defend Fife @defendfife]

Taking 3 displays to City of Perth Salute (WW2 Fringe) next Sunday. North Inch 12 to 3.30 @PLinEdinburgh
1) A Polish Armoured Car Reccon Unit's very special relationship with Perth.

2) Polish defence of Scotland

3) The ORP Orzeł story & crowdfunder: https://t.co/brOsveJHjW

[Al Carns @AlistairCarns]

The next war won't be won by armies, navies or air forces alone.

It'll be won by the country whose 19 year olds can code, whose factories can build drones in weeks not years, and whose grid stays on when someone tries to switch it off.

Industry. Society. Economy. That's the fight now.

We're not ready. And we're not being honest about what getting ready will cost.

[Babcock International @Babcockplc]

We’re hiring skilled mechanics to help keep over 30,000 British Army vehicles mission-ready, from Land Rovers to Challenger 2 tanks. Your skills are transferable, the scale is just bigger. Ready for a new challenge? Find out more: https://t.co/MxYuOijzBi

[Defend Fife @defendfife]

The hurdles will require a huge societal, educational & cultural shift.
Bigger & broader than politics.
We can do that.
We have done that before.
Let's do it.
Let's do it together. @OrzelRosyth @PLinEdinburgh @RoyalNavy @damen @GraemeDownieMP

[Babcock International @Babcockplc]

Stigma still makes it hard for SMEs to attract defence talent. With defence now a national priority and a clearer skills pipeline in place, SMEs can unlock their full innovative potential. Read our ‘Next Line of Defence’ report to see how https://t.co/CqZPFdVeoF

#SMEsInDefence

[PLinEdinburgh @PLinEdinburgh]

Russia has been portraying the EU and Ukraine’s leadership as “warmongers” unwilling to end the war. This is, of course, an outright lie.

In reality, it is the Kremlin that has rejected at least seven peace proposals in 2025 alone.

@eu_eeas, @EUvsDisinfo

[Defend Fife @defendfife]

Good stuff!
More budding engineers!

[Babcock International @Babcockplc]

We’ve welcomed over 300 pupils to Rosyth for our Festival of Engineering – two days of hands-on STEM challenges. We’re proud to inspire future engineers and build the UK’s skills pipeline. Read more: https://t.co/3VvkQEPKAh

[Defend Fife @defendfife]

Tickets for tonight's talk about the famous Polish submarine ORP Orzeł have sold out.
Sorry but no room to turn up with no ticket.
Yesterday we launched our first ever crowdfunder to make more educational opportunities & resources available in the area.
https://t.co/el9zLGqiTg

[Defend Fife @defendfife]

ORP Orzeł - a second home.

[Defend Fife @defendfife]

ORP Orzeł - a second home.

[Defend Fife @defendfife]

ORP Orzeł - a second home.

[PLinEdinburgh @PLinEdinburgh]

Join us at Rosyth Library to hear the story of ORP Orzel: a 🇵🇱 submarine that came to Rosyth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿during World War II.

An illustrated talk by Roger Pickering.

🗓️Tuesday, 19th May 2026 at 7pm

[Defend Fife @defendfife]

Really?

[Jenny Grant @SilenceInPolish]

303's role to be replaced by focus on the Eagle Squadrons in 2027 remake of the 'Battle of Britain'

[PLinEdinburgh @PLinEdinburgh]

You can now visit the exhibition “Trails of Hope. The Odyssey of Freedom” in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

🗓️ 14 March to 4 April 2026
📌 Clydebank Town Hall (5 Hall Street, Clydebank G81 1UB)

@ipngovpl_eng, @ajedrzak, @Polska, @ScotParl, @WDCouncil, @GlasgowCC

[Defend Fife @defendfife]

I didn't know that

[Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 @PolandMFA]

💬 My predecessor, Foreign Minister Józef Beck, when he concluded the treaty with Great Britain in 1939, travelled to London and also negotiated a British military loan for Poland.

It was not denominated in PLN, but in GBP. I do not know what interest rate it carried.

But I do know that he did not seek to use that loan to undermine Poland’s sovereignty, but to preserve it.

The problem with that loan was not that it was denominated in GBP or that it carried interest, but that the Spitfires purchased with those funds never reached Poland.

| Deputy PM, FM @sikorskiradek at @PLParliament on #SAFE

[Defend Fife @defendfife]

@ForthGreenFP @forthports @INEOS_GM @Babcockplc @FifeChamber @InvestFife @falkirkcouncil @Edinburgh_CC @EDI_Airport @EdinChamber @scotent Hello. Can you say more about what specific ways you plan to engage with the local community in the next five years please?

[Defend Fife @defendfife]

@PLinEdinburgh @OrzelRosyth @welcometofife @RoyalNavy @damen Thanks to everyone who was able to come along. Thanks also to all those who contributed!

[Defend Fife @defendfife]

Tuesday 14th October 2025

To mark the 86th anniversary of the miraculous arrival of ORP Orzeł into the Firth of Forth you are invited to a talk on the history & legacy. Tickets are free.
@OrzelRosyth @PLinEdinburgh @welcometofife @RoyalNavy #Rosyth @RoyalNavy #WW2 @damen

[Defend Fife @defendfife]

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[Defend Fife @defendfife]

https://t.co/J4KFr2QRhf

[Defend Fife @defendfife]

Curious.
Anyone know the story behind why this accommodation barge was given a Dazzle camouflage paint scheme? @RNinScotland

[Navy Lookout @NavyLookout]

Accommodation barge Sans Vitesse arriving at Rosyth this morning to house watch personnel from @HMSQNLZ while the carrier is in refit.

Handily camouflaged against U-boat attack🙂

Via @Brian_D2016

[PLinEdinburgh @PLinEdinburgh]

With a performance by the Orchestra of the Polish Border Guard @Straz_Graniczna we officially opened a month commemorating General S. #Sosabowski in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.
There is still time to see the 🇵🇱orchestra at this year’s @EdinburghTattoo
@_6BPD_
@16AirAssltBCT
@Polska
@RadioZagranica