Warsaw celebrated the 77th anniversary of the Second World War in Europe – Region
77th anniversary in Europe of the anniversary of the Second World War.
The Deputy Speaker of the Chamber, Piotr Zgorzelski, took the floor. He emphasized that 77 years ago a new chapter in the history of Europe began. For Polish patriots, meaning further struggle for freedom under new conditions: “The 8th day of May around the world, and the achievement in Europe, was welcomed with great relief and joy. . Soldiers who crossed the combat trail and those who fought in the underground, hit an unequal, yet honorable and heroic fight for a free Poland, ”recalled the deputy marshal.
Letters were also sent to the participants gathered at Piłsudski Square. In addition to the Marshal’s Sejm and the Minister of Education and Science, the letter of the Master of the Master for Veterans and Persecuted Persons. Its content was read out by the director of his office, Wojciech Lesiak.
“In the memories of this anniversary, we are accompanied by a hint of bitterness. Unfortunately, on the ruins of the Third Reich, power was built by force in an action game. However, we did not give up, we did not give up our dreams of freedom, ‘wrote Jan Józef Kasprzyk in the script of the letters.
77 years ago, on May 8, 1945 at 23.01 CET. It was the result of signing the act of unconditional surrender of the German armed forces, which took place on May 7 at 2.41 am.
The war lasted 6 years, and we do it in 72 countries. Military operations in the territory of 40 countries. General casualties in the former more than 5 times higher than in the second fight. Poland lost over 6 instances.
In July and the United States of 1945 in Potsdam, the leader of the ally of the big three – the United States, Great Britain and the principles of policy towards. In the uprising that was created, Poland found itself under Soviet influence, and independence had to be regained by 1989.