Today we will not say “No more war”, we must say “No more loneliness”. There can be no more that Poland will face aggression alone, so we build alliances and a strong army – said Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the celebration of the 85th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second War. The anniversary celebrations with the participation of president Andrzej Duda were besides held in Wieluń.
On the 85th anniversary of the outbreak of planet War II, the celebrations with the participation of the highest state authorities took place simultaneously on the Gdańsk Westerplatte and Wieluń. president Andrzej Duda visited Wieluń and Prime Minister Donald Tusk – Westerplatte.
– all time here, on Westerplatte On 1 September, we think about our heroes, about the past and think about the future of our homeland, our children and grandchildren so that Poland will always be victorious. It is possible – said Prime Minister Donald Tusk during the main ceremonies at Westerplatte. According to tradition, the celebration began on time at 4.45 the sound of the alarm sirens. At this hr 85 years ago, the German battleship "Schleswig-Holstein" fired first shots in the direction Military Transit Component Westerplatte. It was 1 of the first attacks to start the Second War.
Patriotism and a Strong Army
The Prime Minister stressed that after the tragic experience of the Second War we know that we will not be safe if we do not meet the 2 large needs of any nation that wants to be victorious. “The first request is patriotism, willingness to sacrifice for the country and heroism if necessary,” said the Prime Minister. The second origin is simply a modern, strong, well organized army. Therefore, as Tusk pointed out, we are building the most modern army in Europe, and Poland invests with extraordinary effort and dedication to its defence strength.
Donald Tusk pointed out that the words spoken over decades "no more war" did not work. – present we will not say “No more war”, present we must say “No more loneliness”, he noted. The Prime Minister stressed that the situation cannot be repeated that Poland will face aggression alone. “This is why we build alliances and a strong army,” Tusk added.
The Prime Minister besides recalled that there is simply a war going on outside the Polish border in Ukraine and stressed that present from Westerplatte there must be words of warnings and calls for everyone in Poland, Europe and the world. “The most crucial evidence to the knowing of the lesson from the Second War is the willingness to organize the full planet of the West, Europe, NATO to defend against the aggression we are witnessing in the battlefields of Ukraine,” said Tusk.
In turn, Simon Holovnia, the talker of the Sejm, recalled the suffering of civilians during the war. – present there is simply quite a few talk about those who fought against the German invaders with a weapon in their hand, but I besides want to say about Poles and Poles who woke up on this September Friday with tears in their eyes and for whom the war and business period of over 2,000 days began," said Holownia.
The Marshal added that the lesson we should have in our hearts after this brutal, bloody 20th century is: bad people can act erstwhile good people do not want to act. Szymon Hołownia besides stressed that we will be strong erstwhile we have common values and hope that we are ready to do anything so that a night like this 85 years ago will never happen again in our history.
Poland strong and united
Władysław Kosiniak Kamisz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defence, spoke in a akin tone. “It will not be safe for Poland erstwhile the emotions of everyday life take precedence over the rationale of the state, there must be an agreement on fundamental issues,” the head of the MON appealed. He argued that it was not only the strength of the enemy, but besides the division of internal, untested alliances and the deficiency of a strong army led to us not being able to defend our homeland in 1939. “We never lacked 1 thing, and present there is no shortage of love for our homeland, respect for the army, the feeling that we have this strength and power in ourselves,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.
Poland – as Kosiniak-Kamysz said – cannot be powerless and vulnerable, must be strong and united, due to the fact that only then can it not be defeated. “The well-tested alliances, the strong army is the consequence to Colonel Vincent Sobociński’s call, which on 31 August warned Major Henryk Sucharski about the attack on Westerplatte,” said Kosiniak-Kamish. As he recalled, this year the ashes of the deceased colonel's emigration. Sobociński was brought to Poland.
– Colonel Sobociński has reached us here with the same message “don’t be surprised”, so we must be united, have strength and real alliances, well-functioning, modernized army, with well-equipped and well-managed soldiers”, the head of the MON appealed. At the same time, he thanked the country's approval that Poland should bear the highest defence spending in NATO. “We gotta do a large occupation so that the billions that go to the Polish army are best developed and used, this is simply a task for our soldiers, commanders, but besides for us all”, said the Deputy Prime Minister.
President Andrzej Duda sent a letter to the participants of the ceremony to commemorate present the anniversary of the war in Wieluń. The attack on Westerplatte was to break the morale of our army and nation. Thanks to the heroic attitude of the Westerplatte crew, this plan failed – wrote the commander of the armed forces. He emphasized that Westerplatte became a symbol of soldier's courage, determination and willingness to shed blood for the country for Poles. “This peculiar place reminds the planet of Nazi aggression all year Germany, which was the first Polish state to be armedly opposed," he noted.
The president said that we are aware of the value of our independent homeland especially now, looking towards Ukraine, which has been facing Russian aggression for over 900 days. "By supporting our neighbours and resisting the imperial evil that is attacking Europe today, we must make all effort to defend our borders from many provocations and the ongoing hybrid war," stressed the President.
During the ceremony at Westerplatte, a memorial appeal was read, the salute platoon handed over 12 cannon volleys, ignited the Peace Niche, and the scouts read the message Westerplatte reminded, among others, of the heroism of his defenders. Military chaplains besides refused to pray together. Prior to the ceremony, the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister laid wreaths at the Westerplatte suspect Cemetery.
Imperialism Must Not Be Relented
President Andrzej Duda besides attended the ceremony before dawn in Wieluń, which was 1 of the first Polish towns bombed on September 1, 1939. 380 bombs of a full weight of 46 tons fell on the city. Many were almost completely destroyed and estimated to have killed about 1,200 people.
At 4.40, alarm sirens sounded in the city at the start of the German bombing, and the Bell of Memory and informing was struck 12 times. The Peace Fire burned at the Polish fresh Village Airport close Opole arrived at the site of the celebration. It was from there on September 1, 1939 that German aircraft took off to attack Wieluń.
– Imperialism must not go away, planet War II is simply a large lesson," said the President. He pointed out that there could never be a world's consent again.
According to the President, if Poland were ready in 1939, there would most likely not have been an attack due to the fact that the Germans would not have dared against it. “We draw an crucial lesson from planet War II, and we can never afford to be susceptible again erstwhile imperialism is born or revived next to us.”
Andrzej Duda recalled that early on September 1, 1939 The Germans conducted an air strike on Wieluń, although the city and its inhabitants did not blame anything. He pointed out that a brutal, massed attack on sleeping unarmed civilians and an unarmed city was an act of absolute barbarism. Duda pointed out that the Germans decided to crush Poles and that was the intent of their attack. “Poland has opposed this and fought since the first day of the war,” stressed the President.
He said that Poles forgave Germans, but forgiveness and designation of guilt is 1 thing, and compensation for damages is the other. “And this case is inactive not settled,” said the President. He recalled that Polish losses caused by Germany during the Second War are estimated at over PLN 6 trillion 200 billion. “For these calculated losses, compensation is not only possible, but it is due and we Poles are expecting it,” said Duda.
The president besides placed flowers at the memorials commemorating the bombed synagogue and the bombing of the All Saints' infirmary in Poznań.
