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124:coat of arms of Warsaw
75:Capital City of Warsaw
22:Coat of arms of Warsaw
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216:Queen's Royal Hussars
211:(Always invincible).
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480:"The Maid of Warsaw"
214:Every member of the
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345:on December 7, 2008
174:Contemnit procellas
107:Contemnit procellas
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764:Pomeranian
521:2017-09-15
494:2008-07-10
462:2007-11-13
437:2008-07-10
405:2008-07-10
377:2008-07-10
222:wears the
148:The first
1135:Rembertów
1110:Białołęka
1062:Rembertów
944:Sarmatism
893:Indygenat
860:Pomerania
759:Podlaskie
606:Bydgoszcz
601:Białystok
267:in Warsaw
190:Communist
138:red field
116:1390-1989
1140:Targówek
1067:Targówek
965:Heraldry
923:Szlachta
876:heraldry
840:Kociewie
835:Kashubia
769:Silesian
749:Masovian
706:Regional
676:Szczecin
626:Katowice
569:National
349:July 10,
304:See also
136:") in a
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1125:Mokotów
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1057:Bielany
937:Related
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850:Silesia
691:Wrocław
666:Rzeszów
656:Olsztyn
326:Sources
281:Powiśle
220:cavalry
170:Vistula
144:History
129:syrenka
81:Adopted
70:Armiger
1165:Włochy
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1087:Wesoła
1006:Warsaw
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739:Lublin
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661:Poznań
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636:Kraków
631:Kielce
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594:Cities
296:Sejm's
154:Warsaw
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754:Opole
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671:Sopot
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102:Motto
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