{"id":33862,"date":"2017-05-11T06:46:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T04:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=33862"},"modified":"2026-05-11T00:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T22:43:12","slug":"apel-pamieci-the-ceremony-of-the-polish-army-to-honor-its-fallen-for-the-homeland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2017\/05\/11\/apel-pamieci-the-ceremony-of-the-polish-army-to-honor-its-fallen-for-the-homeland\/","title":{"rendered":"Apel Pami\u0119ci: the ceremony of the Polish Army to honor its fallen for the Homeland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of the military ceremonies, the most emotional are those dedicated to honoring those who gave their lives for the Fatherland. Today I show you how they celebrate these events in Poland.<\/p>\n

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In the Polish Army, the tribute to the fallen is called \"Apel Pami\u0119ci Or\u0119\u017ca Polskiego\"<\/strong>, a call to the memory of the Polish Armed Forces, in its full name, although it is often referred to as \"Apel Pami\u0119ci\" (Appeal to Memory) or \"Apel Poleg\u0142ych\" (Appeal to the Fallen). It is a very solemn act, in which without any detour, the fallen are summoned to the homage.<\/strong> Some variants are collected on the Polish Army website<\/a>, but here I will show what this ceremony basically consists of in most cases.<\/p>\n

The act begins with four calls<\/strong> from the official who runs the ceremony:<\/p>\n

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  1. he first is for veterans and combatants: \"Kombatanci i weterani walk o niepodleg\u0142o\u015b\u0107 Rzeczypospolitej!\"<\/strong> (Combatants and veterans in the struggle for the independence of the Republic!)<\/li>\n
  2. The second is to the residents of the place: \"Mieszka\u0144cy\"<\/strong>, followed by the place in question, for example: \"Mieszka\u0144cy ziemi kociewskiej stajemy do apelu przy grobach masowych w lesie!\" (The inhabitants of the Kociewie land are called to the sass graves in the forest!).<\/li>\n
  3. The third appeal is to the soldiers: \"\u017bo\u0142nierze Wojska Polskiego!\"<\/strong> (Soldiers of the Polish Army!).<\/li>\n
  4. And the fourth is to all Poles: \"Rodacy!\"<\/strong> (Compatriots!).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Then, the presiding officer explains the motivation of the event and begins to summon the fallen<\/strong>, quoting them collectively or with first and last names. During the appointments to the fallen pauses are made, during which the officer shouts: Sta\u0144cie do Apelu!<\/strong> (Stand for the Appeal!), to which the soldiers respond: \"Chwa\u0142a bohaterom!\"<\/strong> (Glory to the heroes!). In the final appeal, it is the official who shouts \"Chwa\u0142a bohaterom!\", Receiving from the soldiers this answer: Cze\u015b\u0107 ich pami\u0119ci!<\/strong> (Honor to his memory!).<\/p>\n

    In the following video we can see how this ceremony is:<\/strong><\/p>\n