W The celebrations related to the 80th anniversary of the Świętokrzyska National Armed Forces Brigade were held in Warsaw. On Friday, a conference organized by the Institute of National Memory was held, while today, in the intention of the soldiers of this formation, a Mass was held in the field cathedral, and then in Marshal Józef Piłsudski Square, a ceremony of laying down wreaths was held.
– During today's Eucharist we pray especially on the 80th anniversary of the Świętokrzyska National Armed Forces Brigade. We pray for the dead and surviving NSZ soldiers – was announced in the introduction by the parish priest of the cathedral by Fr. He welcomed in the field cathedral everyone peculiarly active in commemorating soldiers of the National Armed Forces.
The Eucharist was concelebrated by the Fr. The Holy Mass was attended, among others, by advisor to the president of the IPN Jan Józef Kasprzyk, Brig. Gen. Kazimierz Dyński, Head of the Board of Air Defence and Anti-racquet Defence – Deputy Inspector of the Types of Army of the General Command, soldiers, members of the Kombatant organizations and heirs of the traditions of the National Armed Forces, including members of the Union of National Armed Forces Soldiers. many flagposts besides appeared in the field cathedral.
In the homily, Fr Sebastian Piekarski referred to the Gospel in which Christ speaks of himself as surviving bread. He emphasized that the Eucharist we can participate in is an expression of God’s love.
– present we mention the 80th anniversary of the formation of the Świętokrzyskie NSZ brigade. We pray for the fallen surviving soldiers of the NSZ. It is time and place to thank all those who carefully care about this anniversary, creating this environment, and year after year here, to the field cathedral, with specified intention come. I thank you on behalf of the full community of the Field Ordinariat for your perseverance, as well as that you are always here, before the Face and Majesty of the Hetman of the Polish Soldier, you come – added the parish priest in the homily.
After the closing Mass, the faithful went to Marshal Józef Piłsudski Square, where there was a change of the honorary station and a ceremony of laying flowers on the disc of the Unknown Soldier. – The Świętokrzyska Brigade is 1 of the last episodes of the long conflict of national troops. They chose their way to fight the German and russian occupier. However, they continued to decision towards free, independent and sovereign Poland. said Dr. Karol Nawrocki during the ceremony.
Last Friday, on the occasion of the anniversary of the formation in Warsaw, a conference was held, organized by the IPN and the Museum of Cursed Soldiers and Political Prisoners of the Polish People's Republic.
The National Armed Forces Świętokrzyska Brigade was established on 11 August 1944. Her soldiers fought for the independency of the Republic with both German and russian occupiers, as well as in actions aimed at defending civilians against the criminal robbery of band robberies.
One of the most glorious acts of the soldiers of the Świętokrzyska Brigade was the liberation of the German concentration camp for women in Holiszów (the Flossenbürg KL subsidiary). At the turn of April and May 1945, the Brigade took part in dense fighting against Germany in the Czech Republic, acting together with the 3rd Army soldiers Gen. George S. Patton. The Brigade soldiers together with US troops, among others, took prisoner the staff of the 13th German Army (including 2 generals). In evidence of designation and emphasis that the Świętokrzyska Brigade is an allied unit, the Americans allowed its soldiers and officers – as the only Polish unit – to bear the signs of the US Army.
Source: KAI
