On the sidelines of the meeting between British Prime Minister Starmer and Polish Prime Minister Tusk on January 17, 2025, in Warsaw, an announcement appeared that went unnoticed by many: There ...
The unknown Polish Flying officer and sergeant on Ameland
On July 2 and 10, 1943, two bodies washed ashore at Hollum on Ameland, identified by their clothing as Polish. Unfortunately, besides their rank, nothing more is known about their identities. Th...
Onbekende Soldaat
Onbekende Soldaat
Piotr Bednarski
The life of Edward Mżyczek
On December 23, 1944, the Polish corporal Edward Mżyczek fell in the Netherlands. Thanks to a post on Facebook (in Polish), we learn more about one of the many Polish soldiers who died serving i...
Jazz musician and pilot Syktus Lewkowicz
On Friday afternoon, September 20, 2024, relatives of Syktus Maria Lewkowicz visited the crash site in Hollands Kroon. Following this visit, Mark Hakvoort of the Hollands Kroon Memorial Poles Fo...
Commemoration in Driel: Commitment to freedom remains relevant and deserves lasting recognition.
On Saturday 21 September, the deployment of the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade was commemorated in Driel. Apart from the fact that it was exactly 80 years ago on the day (and almost at...
‘Vergeten Helden’ now also published in Polish
In 2020, the book ‘Vergeten Helden’ (Forgotten Heroes) was published. Photographer Johannes vande Voorde followed the Polish armored division from Normandy to Wilhelmshaven and took ...
Polish Cycling Route Driel Oosterbeek
This cycling route passes the important sites in and around the villages of Driel and Oosterbeek, where the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade fought during the Second World War.