On the battlefield of Ossow, where in August 1920 the Polish Army stopped the Red Army and overturned the destiny of the Polish-bolshevik War became the building of the Warsaw conflict Museum. The facility opened present will be, as Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said, “showing past and teaching the future.”
Opening Warsaw conflict Museum was part of the celebration of the Polish Army Festival and the 105th anniversary of the large triumph of the Polish weapon. In August 1920, the Red Army march west was stopped under Ossow. Polish triumph led to a reversal of destiny Wars with Bolsheviks and save the destiny of a young independent Republic. Work on the establishment of a facility that will preserve the memory of the large Victoria has been going on for years, present its threshold has been exceeded by the first guests. The symbolic cut of the ribbon was made by Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Captain Janusz Komorowski, president of the Board of the planet Association of National Army Soldiers and 2 Scouts. This museum is not a tombstone, but a school. I invitation all Poles to this museum," said the head of the MON. "It will be a place that will show past and teach the future," he added.
Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamish stressed the importance of the museum for preserving historical memory in Europe. “This museum is not just for Poland. It's not just for Poles. It is simply a testament to Europe about our role, which we have played in the constitution of the free peoples of Western Europe. There were no shortages of those who kept their fingers crossed besides in Western European countries, Germany, the UK, who wanted this red revolution to go through. said the head of the MON. – And we feel good, what means bayonet directed towards the Polish direction from east Europe. It constitutions us. This museum is simply a testament to integrity, faith, strength, courage, wisdom," he added.
We're paying off the debt of freedom.
In his speech, Marshal Szymon Hołownia mentioned household relations with the Polish-bolshevian war. The oldest brother of the politician's grandmother, Corporal Grzegorz Rek of the Minsk firearm Regiment, did not see triumph over the Bolsheviks – he died on 30 July 1920 in a field hospital. On this occasion he mentioned many nameless soldiers who shed blood fighting for their free homeland. It was the blood of circumstantial people. It was the blood of circumstantial soldiers. erstwhile we go through this exposition today, delight remember it's not a big, anonymous army. That they're circumstantial names and circumstantial names. That they are circumstantial sons, brothers, circumstantial vows, circumstantial fathers – the talker of the Sejm appealed. “Let us remember that each of them decided to lay down everything to take this debt of freedom that we should pay to our services today,” he added.
The reconstruction of the conflict of Warsaw began the beginning ceremony with a muse
The Marshal of the Sejm besides recalled a dramatic minute erstwhile the Government of National Defence with Prime Minister Vincent Witos at the head of it could unite above divisions. “It was a reminiscence of the political class,” said Holownia. – It was the government that could lead Poland to triumph at this moment. due to the fact that we are a nation that can do miracles. And that allowed Poland to win. But the question is: do we always gotta do it pressed against the wall?" he asked rhetorically.
Sławomir Cenckiewicz, head of the National safety Office, besides pointed out the function to be performed by the recently opened museum. He stressed that "each museum is simply a place of remembrance that should live". “We must revive them in specified a way that it is besides visible from the position of the capital. I would besides like this museum – as a museum of the triumph of the Polish Army – to become a place where Polish officers will receive their soldier's oath, or possibly even general promotions. For it to besides live the life of the Polish army," said the minister.
The Museum of the Warsaw conflict of 1920 was erected on a 17-metre artificial hill, at the ft of which stand 2 70-metre masts with floating white-red proponents. A 500-foot triumph Avenue leads to the building. The museum presents a permanent exhibition, which includes uniforms and weapons of both fighting parties, including the French siege cannon de Bange, as well as Polish and Bolshevik flyers and propaganda posters. 4 modules of the exhibition offer a modern multimedia presentation of history, combining archival film, photographic and papers with sound and specially composed music.
Not only the Warsaw conflict Museum
Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz besides announced further actions of the Ministry of Defence to strengthen the memory of Polish heroes today. “At the turn of this year and next year with the Chief of General Staff (gen. Wiesław Kukuła – ed.) we will unveil the first monument in Polish past of General Tadeusz Jordan Rozwadowski before the office of the General Staff of the Polish Army,” he said. – A fewer months ago I applied to the president of the Republic of Poland to give him the Order of the White Eagle. I believe that this proposal will be considered positively by the president of the Republic. In this museum there is simply a place prepared so that this award, the highest Polish award, the order for our hero, the general of our freedom, can be found here – the Deputy Prime Minister indicated.
The next phase is to make 2 museums: the Volyn massacre and the triumph of Raclavice. “We want to build together with local governments a museum connected with the memory of the martyrdom of those who died in the Volyn genocide,” said Kosiniak-Kamish. – And the second task to do is to commemorate Racławice in a much more serious way, in the place of Victoria Racławica. Where the fraternity began to be born, erstwhile Tadeusz Kościuszko, assuming a Krakow Sukmana, became equal with peasants. And this is the symbol that brings us to 1920. due to the fact that without 1794, Victoria Racławicka would not have had Warsaw Victoria," he added.
