Thank you for being here all, in these hard times for us, erstwhile war is going on beyond our borders. erstwhile the monster of aggression woke up again," said president Andrzej Duda at the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the conflict of Monte Cassino.
At the Polish War Cemetery in Cassino there were celebrations commemorating the 80th anniversary of the conflict of Monte Cassino. In May 1944, the 2nd Polish Corps broke German defence lines and occupied the ruins of the monastery. It was a turning point in the conflict of Italy. Obtaining the alleged Gustawa Line, a complex of German fortifications intersecting the Apeninian Peninsula south of Rome, allowed the Allied troops to open their way towards the capital of Italy.
President Andrzej Duda headed the Polish delegation. In his speech he recalled that this alliance of the 3rd Reich and the ZSRS in 1939 became the origin of the outbreak of planet War II. Later, 2 totalitarianisms tore apart the Republic of Poland, and it was from the russian business that most of the soldiers who fought and died at Monte Cassino. “Even though they were bled to death on the fronts of planet War II, even though they won at Monte Cassino, fighting side by side with allies, their heroism was left out by allies,” said the president. He recalled that the destiny of Poland and Polish soldiers lost to political calculations and Poland was sentenced to a long word stay under the russian court. According to the President, this happened due to the fact that the leaders of the Second Polish Republic did not have adequate imagination to foretell and prepare for developments. “We request to learn from this present and we are learning from it,” said Andrzej Duda. Active presence in global alliances and modernization of the Polish Army are examples of actions cited by the President. He besides thanked the president of Italy for sending soldiers to Poland who in the sky and the Baltic defender the safety of the east NATO flank.
– I believe that Europe has done its lesson and will not let Russian imperialism to take over countries and enslave nations in this way," Duda added. – due to the fact that it does not substance what Russia is at a given moment; whether it is Tsarska or russian or Putinowska. Russian imperialism is always the same—criminal, cruel and ruthless. "Russian mir" is not a Russian culture, it is simply a brutal regulation over another man, subjugating another nations, sucking the blood and the best juices out of them, kidnapping children and russification," said the president.
Today he besides paid tribute to Polish soldiers Sergio Mattarella, president of Italy. Italian politicians besides referred to events outside the east border of Poland. "The tragedy of the Ukrainian people brings to head the demolition of European countries during planet War II, and calls on us to re-engage in the defence of peace, freedom, the regulation of law against dictatorships," Mattarella said. “These are the values for which the soldiers laid down in this cemetery gave their lives,” said the president of Italy.
During the ceremony, a memorial appeal was read, and state and Kombatant delegations placed wreaths at the monument. An exceptional guest of the anniversary celebrations was the daughter of General Władysław Anders, Anna Maria Anders, who presently serves as the Polish ambassador in Italy. “This sacred memorial site erected at the ft of the Abbey of St. Benedict, the patron of Europe and the messenger of peace, prompts us to reflect on the fragility of the world, the cruelty of the wars going on and the work of all of us to take all measures to silence the jaws of the weapons,” she said at the Polish War Cemetery. "By renewing the wishes of peace, our hearts are directed towards the Knights of Democracy who remainder here. Glory to the fallen heroes! – added the diplomat.
– erstwhile we say: Monte Cassino, we mean not only these battles, we mean all another victories of the Polish weapon. I think we can calmly say that by paying tribute to the soldiers who fought at Monte Cassino, we pay tribute to actually all the soldiers who fought during planet War II," said Lech Parell, Head of the Office for Combatants and Represented Persons. “We have achieved a tactical victory, we have shown ourselves with valor, toughness, the ability to cooperate with all the Allied troops, but also, which is highly important, we have achieved happiness, and happiness in life, in war is highly needed,” he added.
For 3 years, part of an anniversary celebration Trekking Historical way conflict of Monte Cassino. The route, which will take place tomorrow, is about 12 km long and leads from the centre of Cassino through the Polish Sappers' Road, the Spectre hill, Gardziel, to the strategical hill of 593, called the Sacrifice Mountain. The way is marked with 12 plates in 3 languages: Italian, Polish and English, which they present History 2 Corps And his fights. The organizers of the hike are the Sporting Międzyzdroje moving Club and the Military Publishing Institute, the publisher of “Polish Armed Forces”.
