Ambassador to Poland Tom Rose celebrated the 87th anniversary of the outbreak of planet War II on September 1, 2026, reminding Poles of the “unusual courage” and the terrible price of freedom. This voice matters: the American diplomat clearly called German aggression and Polish resistance, strengthening the fact that Poland must defend.
American ambassador called German aggression by name
Tom Rose published his entry on the 87th anniversary of the German attack on Poland. He reminded that on September 1, 1939 six years of unimaginable cruelty began, to which Poles opposed courage and resistance. The Ambassador besides stressed that this anniversary recalls the terrible price of freedom.
These are crucial words due to the fact that historical memory in global relations is not an ornament. It is part of the Polish state's ration. If the typical of the most crucial military ally of Poland speaks straight about German aggression, suffering and Polish courage, it helps to establish the fact where it is increasingly replaced by a convenient, impersonal language about the war, which simply "exploded".
Polish courage and Polish price of freedom
The Polish nation did not choose this war. He was attacked by Germany and besides by the russian Union on September 17, 1939. Despite occupation, panic and a planned effort to destruct Polish elites, the underground state fought, and Poles did not renounce the right to their own homeland. That's the point of Rose's words of extraordinary courage.
The anniversary, however, must not end in an elevated gesture. During this year's celebrations at Westerplatte president Karol Nawrocki combined the memory of the German assault with the request for reparation and strengthening of Polish security. Memory without defending fact and national interest easy becomes an empty ceremony.
Historical fact requires constant defense
The words of the US Ambassador are besides valuable due to the fact that successive generations of Europeans are little and little aware of the facts. It shows even the problem knowledge of young Germans about 1 September 1939. erstwhile the cognition of the perpetrator, the victim and the course of aggression fades, work is diluted in general. Poland has no right to let this.
On the day of the anniversary besides took place central celebrations at Westerplatte. Their meaning is up to date: freedom costs, and safety is not given erstwhile and for all. For Poles, this means the work to keep a strong state, an efficient army and alliances based on common respect, not on silence of history.
An alliance built on truth
Poland needs the United States as a real partner in deterring threats. America needs Poland to be strong, conscious of its own interests and able to defend the east flank of NATO. specified an alliance is only serious if it does not require Poles to quit their memory or their sovereign voice.
Tom Rose's entry is simply a short but readable motion of respect. It will not replace safety policy, reparation or consistent historical education. However, it confirms the basic thing: Polish courage deserves global memory, and the fact at 1 September 1939 must sound without euphemisms.
Source: Interia Events
Source: Interia Events
