{"id":44738,"date":"2021-06-30T14:34:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T12:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=44738"},"modified":"2023-06-30T06:15:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T04:15:12","slug":"jerzy-radlowski-the-burial-with-honors-of-the-last-polish-soldier-of-the-wwii-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2021\/06\/30\/jerzy-radlowski-the-burial-with-honors-of-the-last-polish-soldier-of-the-wwii-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerzy Rad\u0142owski: the burial with honors of the last Polish soldier of the WWII in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jerzy Rad\u0142owski Nowak passed away on April 10, 2020, due to the pandemic. He was the last Polish World War II veteran to reside in Spain.<\/p>\n

Farewell to Jerzy Rad\u0142owski Nowak, last Polish WW2 veteran in Spain<\/a><\/rel>
\nPoland decorates Spanish citizens with its Independence Centennial Medal<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

Jerzy's body was cremated. At the time of his death, all of Spain was confined because of the pandemic, so it was not possible to hold the funeral that a veteran soldier like Jerzy deserved.<\/strong> Last Sunday, May 27, the Polish Embassy in Madrid, the Poland First to Fight Historical-Cultural Association -of which Jerzy was an honorary member-, the Spanish-Polish Cultural Association Krakus of M\u00f3stoles and Polish citizens residing in Spain accompanied to the family of the deceased at a funeral and burial with honors<\/strong>, whose images were published yesterday by the Poland First to Fight association<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Before the burial, in the South Cemetery of Madrid, a funeral Mass was celebrated for Jerzy's eternal rest.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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At Mass, members of the Poland First to Fight association stood guard with the Polish National Flag<\/strong>, wearing uniforms like those worn by the Polish Army in 1939.<\/p>\n

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The funeral Mass and the burial were attended by the Polish Ambassador, Marzenna Adamczyk, and the Polish Defense Attach\u00e9, Colonel Robert Tkatczyk.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Mass was attended by the choir of the Krakus association.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Mass was held in the presence of the urn with Jerzy's ashes.<\/strong> A member of the Poland First to Fight association read a few words in memory and tribute to the deceased soldier.<\/p>\n

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After the funeral Mass, a funeral procession led by the Polish Flag escorted Jerzy's ashes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Another image of the funeral procession<\/strong>, which was well attended and shows the admiration and affection that many people felt for Jerzy.<\/p>\n

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Finally, Jerzy's ashes were buried in the cemetery<\/strong>, honoring the deceased members of Poland First to Fight.<\/p>\n

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The flower offerings to the deceased carried the colors of the Polish Flag<\/strong>, and included the National Coat of Arms and also the Kotwica, the insignia of the Armia Krajowa<\/a>, the Polish resistance organization that Jerzy enlisted in 1942.<\/p>\n

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\"Within the pain of the loss, we have the small consolation of knowing that Jerzy has had the funeral of a soldier<\/strong>, and of having been able to contribute modestly to it,\"<\/em> the Poland First to Fight association said.<\/p>\n

Cze\u015b\u0107 jego pami\u0119ci!<\/font><\/big>
\nHonor to his memory!<\/p>\n

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