11 October 2025 in Częstochowa will be held, organized by the Union of Reserve Officers of the Republic of Poland, celebration of the Festival of the Reserve Soldier.
The ceremony will begin at 12 noon at the National Memorial Square in Czestochowa. It will run according to the military ceremony, starting from the submission of the study by the commander of the ceremony, the performance of the national anthem, through the Appeal of the Deceased with a salute, and at the laying of the wreaths at the Memorial of the Deceased in Homeland Defense, ending. Military honorary assistance will be exhibited by 132th Battalion of Light Infantry from Częstochowa, and the musical setting will be provided by the Military Orchestra from Bytomia.
Since the establishment of the festival in 2019, the Union of Reserve Officers of the Republic of Poland has held a celebration of the Reserve Soldier's Day under the patronage of the Minister of National Defence. In 2021 and 2023 the celebrations were held in Częstochowa, in 2022 in Lublin, and in 2024 in Łódź.
The established vacation is an expression of respect for the soldiers of the Republic of Poland who, on a call, place themselves in service. The celebrations will be held under the patronage of the Deputy Prime Minister - the Minister of National Defence, the president of the Institute of National Memory, the Head of the Office for Combatants and Repressed Persons, the Silesian Voivodeship, the Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship, the president of Częstochowa. Media patronage: TVP 3, TVP 3 Katowice, TVP Info, tv Orion, Polish Radio Katowice, Radio Jura, Radio Jasna Góra, Radio Fiat, Poland Armoured, paper Częstochowa, Life Czestochowa, Regional Newspaper, Poland News.
Celebrations of the Soldier of the Reserve will have a patriotic and promotional dimension in the field of military service and defence of the state. The objectives of this task will be to cultivate national, civic and cultural awareness, to advance the affirmative image of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland in society, to encourage young people to execute various forms of military service, to consolidate the bonds of reserve soldiers and combatants with soldiers of active military service, and to strengthen the cooperation of the Union of Reserve Officers of the Republic of Poland with military units, civilian institutions and pro-defensive social organizations. School youth, including uniformed class students, will participate in the celebration.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. city residents, especially young people, will be able to get acquainted with military equipment and equipment.
The Union of Reserve Officers of the Republic of Poland inherits traditions operating from 1922 to 1939 of the Union of Reserve Officers of the Republic of Poland and continues its activities. According to the statutes, the Patron of the Union is Marshal Józef Piłsudski.
As a nationwide patriotic organization, the Union of Reserve Officers of the Republic of Poland is responsible, among others, for commemorating people and places of fighting for freedom, independency and sovereignty, promoting the glory of the Polish weapon and training of young people focused, among others, in shooting organizations and uniform classes. An crucial aspect of the Union's activities are actions to form historical and civic awareness and to educate young people patrioticly.
The union integrates the environment of WP reserve soldiers who, through their activities in the organization, cultivate a common military tradition, take care of the combatants, reserve soldiers and their families in need.
The Association of Reserve Officers cooperates with the Ministry of Defence and with many military units and institutions, schools, social organizations, local governments and companies. Our organization is composed not only by officers, but besides by enlisted officers and civilians, who combine the love of Polish military tradition and the desire to act in the field of popularization of Polish history. We organize competitions and historical rallies for young people, conduct live past lessons, take care of combatants, compose historical books, make monuments to Polish past and take care of the graves of our heroes.
The union has a flag, publishes its newsletter entitled “Reserve” and has a website: www.zorp.org.
