100. anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw - commemoration in The Hague
15.08.2020
On the occasion of 100th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland and the Defence Attaché have a pleasure to present an out-door exhibition prepared by the Polish Ministry of Defence. It will be available till 3 September at the fence of the Embassy (Alexanderstraat 25, 2514 JM The Hague).
The exhibition commemorates the victory of the Polish armed forces over the Red Army, which took place at the outskirts of Warsaw in August 1920. The Battle of Warsaw in 1920 is regarded as second - after the Battle of Vienna in 1863 - most important campaign in which Polish armed forces took part. In the opinion of some historians its result had a significant impact on the political map of Europe after WWI. On 15 August 1920, two years after regaining independence, Poland stopped offensive of the Red Army in Poland. According to Bolsheviks’ plans the defeat of Poland and introduction of communist rule in Warsaw would have been a first step towards expanding their military activities in the Western Europe and starting the Pan-European communist revolution. A decisive battle of the Polish – Soviet War is called "Miracle at the Vistula" and for being counted as one of the biggest victories in the history of the Polish army 15 August is celebrated as the Polish Armed Forces Day.
To commemorate 100th anniversary Defence Attaché Colonel Dariusz Poczekalewicz and I Councellor at the Embassy Tomasz Moszczyński have lit a candle on the grave of general Zdzisław Przyjałkowski at St Petrus Banden cemetery. The deceased soldier participated as a young man in the Polish – Soviet war.
