{"id":52588,"date":"2023-08-01T21:23:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T19:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=52588"},"modified":"2024-08-01T01:42:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T23:42:03","slug":"military-from-poland-and-the-us-pay-homage-to-the-polish-heroes-of-1944-in-an-act-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/08\/01\/military-from-poland-and-the-us-pay-homage-to-the-polish-heroes-of-1944-in-an-act-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Military from Poland and the US pay homage to the Polish heroes of 1944 in an act in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

On August 1, 1944, at 5:00 p.m., thousands of members of the Polish resistance started an armed uprising in Warsaw.<\/p>\n

Warsaw 1944: when Poland rose against the Third Reich ... and Stalin stand idly by<\/a><\/rel>
\nArmia Krajowa: the history of the greatest resistance movement of the World War II<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

The largest armed uprising of World War II<\/big><\/p>\n

That episode of Polish heroism with the German occupation was the biggest uprising of World War II<\/strong>, carried out at the initiative of the largest resistance movement in Europe during that war, the Armia Krajowa (Home Army)<\/a>, which was loyal to the Polish government in exile, installed in London.<\/p>\n

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Tribute to the heroes of the Warsaw Uprising in Majadahonda<\/big><\/p>\n

On the occasion of this anniversary, organized by the Polish Embassy, the Polish Institute of Culture in Madrid and the Poland First to Fight Historical-Cultural Association, this afternoon a tribute to the heroes of the Warsaw Uprising was held at the Cemetery Municipal de Majadahonda<\/strong> (Madrid), in front of the tomb of Stanislaw Serdakowski \"Stasiek\", a member of the Armia Krajowa (AK, National Army). Stanislaw was sent as a prisoner of war to Germany after the defeat of the Rising.<\/strong> He moved to Spain in the late 1950s and in 1999 was awarded the Officer's Cross of Merit. He passed away in Madrid on February 23, 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The tribute took place at 5:00 p.m., the so-called \"W hour\"<\/strong>, which began the 1944 uprising. The event was attended by representatives of the Embassy of Poland<\/strong> in Madrid and the Polish Institute of Culture <\/strong>in Madrid, as well as the Polish Defense Attach\u00e9<\/strong>, Captain Dorota Stachura, and < strong>Polish Police Liaison in Spain<\/strong>, Major Karolina Gablicka-Bak.<\/p>\n

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Captain Mark E. Dennison, of the United States Navy<\/strong> and defense attach\u00e9 of the US Embassy in Madrid, as well as relatives of Stanislaw Serdakowski and Spanish and Polish members of the also attended the event. Poland First to Fight Historical-Cultural Association<\/a>, in uniforms from the Warsaw Uprising era.<\/p>\n

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During the ceremony, a Polish priest delivered a prayer<\/strong> in memory of the heroes of the Uprising. In addition, Captain Dorota Stachura gave a few words<\/strong> to remember that heroic episode of World War II. During the ceremony, the chords of D\u0105browski's Mazurka, the Polish National Anthem, were played.<\/p>\n

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You can see here the video of the act recorded by the Poland First to Fight Historical-Cultural Association:<\/strong><\/p>\n