Poland

Poland was a country in Europe.

Early history
In 705, there was a dragon in the Polish city of Krakow. It was defeated by the Doctor. (PROSE: Only Human)

In 1583, John Dee and Edward Kelley visited Poland during their tour of Europe. (PROSE: Managra)

20th century
The Nazis saw Poland as "a state created a mere twenty years [before World War II] by the Allies in a draconian treaty in order to punish us." (AUDIO: Just War) When Germany invaded the country on 1 September 1939, they effectively started the War. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus) The invasion lasted a month. Brigadier Kraus gained a reputation during the invasion as the Butcher of Cracow. (PROSE: Illegal Alien)

In 1976, two Polish priests who were members of the Order of Saint Peter pursued the last known European vampire to Los Angeles. (AUDIO: Minuet in Hell)

In 1989, the Communist regime in Poland was overthrown. (COMIC: The Broken Man)

By the 1990s, Polish troops, including Sergeant Zbrigniev, were members of the United Kingdom branch of UNIT. (TV: Battlefield)

21st century
In the 21st century, many Poles emigrated to the United Kingdom. (TV: Day One) In 2009, at least one human worker placed under mind control by the Sontarans in the ATMOS factory was Polish. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem)

At some point in the 21st century, Poland was in economic crisis. Cities like Elbląg and Kalisz faced vast unemployment, with many people having limited access to such basic commodities as fresh water, food and petrol.

Many Poles sought work in Eurozone countries such as the United Kingdom as illegal immigrants. Some of them, like Stefan Radek, were kidnapped and experimented upon by Alex Marlowe who tried to genetically engineer a new strain of Krynoid. (AUDIO: Hothouse)