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Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki commemorated the Cursed Soldiers

01.03.2023

Since 2011, we have celebrated National Day of Remembrance of the Cursed Soldiers which falls on 1 March. The late President of the Republic of Poland Lech Kaczyński initiated the commemoration of the heroes who played an important role in Poland's independence. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki took part in ceremonies at the Museum of Cursed Soldiers and Political Prisoners of the Polish People's Republic, where he laid flowers at the plaque commemorating Col. Łukasz Ciepliński and members of the 4th Main Board of the Freedom and Independence Association. The head of the Polish government stressed that the Cursed Soldiers testified with their lives to the great value of freedom, independence, truth and goodness.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the celebration of the National Day of Remembrance of the Cursed Soldiers in Warsaw.

National Day of Remembrance of the Cursed Soldiers

On 1 March 1951, in a prison in Warsaw's Mokotow district, ul. Rakowiecka, after a show trial, the leaders of the 4th Main Board of the Freedom and Independence Association (WiN) were executed. Among the victims were WiN chairman Lieutenant Colonel Łukasz Ciepliński alias "Pług", "Ludwik", and his closest associates: Lieutenant Colonel Adam Lazarowicz, Colonel Mieczysław Kawalec, Major Józef Rzepka, Lieutenant Colonel Franciszek Błażej, Major Józef Batory and Captain Karol Chmiel.

In 2011, on the initiative of the late President Lech Kaczyński, the Sejm of the Republic of Poland established 1 March as the National Day of Remembrance of the Cursed Soldiers.

“The Cursed Soldiers testified with their lives to the great value of freedom, independence, truth and goodness - they are the great victors today. Through the testimony of their lives, they are truly immortal,” said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the commemoration of the National Day of Remembrance of the Cursed Soldiers.

Cultivating truth and memory

The Cursed Soldiers are heroes of the anti-communist underground who, in defence of Poland's independence, fought for the right to self-determination and the realisation of the democratic aspirations of Polish society. They fought against Soviet aggression and the communist regime imposed by force, so that we could now live in a free and independent country. The name Cursed Soldiers” comes from the early 1990s. They were cursed because they were to be erased from the pages of history and forgotten during the long decades of communism.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, during a ceremony at the Museum of Cursed Soldiers and Political Prisoners of the Polish People's Republic in Warsaw, stressed the importance of cultivating the truth about the events and heroes of post-war Poland. The head of the Polish government thanked all those who, through the difficult years after 1989, not only kept the memory alive, but also tried to rebuild the truth about the Cursed Soldiers.

“Let us remember that it was not always like this, and I am referring here not only to the years after World War II, but also to the 1990s and 2000s. It took generations of unbroken Poles who fought for the memory of the Cursed Soldiers, and I would like to thank everyone for this," thanked the head of the Polish government.

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Display photo 1 in the gallery. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the celebration of the National Day of Remembrance of the Cursed Soldiers in Warsaw. Display photo 2 in the gallery. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the celebration of the National Day of Remembrance of the Cursed Soldiers in Warsaw. Display photo 3 in the gallery. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the celebration of the National Day of Remembrance of the Cursed Soldiers in Warsaw. Display photo 4 in the gallery. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the celebration of the National Day of Remembrance of the Cursed Soldiers in Warsaw. 
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