Eighty years ago, Poles fought for the Dutch city of Breda under the leadership of General Stanisław Maczek. Even though decades have passed, the Dutch still remember this sacrifice. They showed their gratitude during Saturday's NAC Breda football match. At one point, a giant sign appeared in the stands that read, “We remember.”
– The memory of the fact that Polish soldiers liberated Breda 80 years ago is still alive in the grateful memory of the Dutch people – Lev Parel, Director of the Office for Veterans and Victims of Oppression told PAP.
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The fight of Poles for freedom of the city was commemorated on Saturday during a football match between NAC Breda. At one point, a huge sign with a white and red background reading “WE REMEMBER” appeared in the stands. There is a black and white photograph from the wartime inside the outline of the letters.
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“Our city has had 80 years of freedom. They made the ultimate sacrifice, and for that we will always be grateful to them,” the NAC Breda club wrote on its social media profile. It is written. He added: “Makczek and his men fought for every city and never thought of giving up. We hope our players will show the same courage and strength on the pitch this season.”
Celebrations commemorating the events that ended World War II will begin on Friday and continue until the end of the weekend. Foreign Ministry Secretary Radosław Sikorski will visit the Dutch city on Sunday. “At the Polish Honorary Cemetery in Ettensebahn, where General Maczek and his soldiers are buried, we took part in the unveiling of the monument to the general,” UdSKiOR announced on Friday.
“Attending the ceremony were, among others, Margareta Cassangana, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Netherlands, and Mayor of Breda Paul Depras,” he added, alongside Deputy Commissioner Michał Siska. , General Jarosław Mika, granddaughter of General Maczek – Karolina Maczek-Skillen, veteran of the Polish 1st Division “Captain Eugeniusz Niedzielski, aka Nied”.
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