This year, on August 15, Polish Army Day is celebrated under the slogan “Soldier of the Republic of Poland”. President Andrzej Duda will make public recommendations, among others, on 30 picnics with demonstrations of military equipment and aircraft and helicopters in more than 30 cities.
A Mass is held at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army in Warsaw. For homeland and Polish soldiers. In the morning, the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, will present nine officers for public appointments, seven of whom will be ranked first in the general rankings. Decorations will also be provided.
At noon, a ceremonial conference will be held at the Cemetery of the Unknown Soldier in Marshall Joseph Bishutsky Square with the participation of the President and President of the Ministry of National Defense, Parliamentarians, and the highest officials of the Polish Armed Forces – Cemetery of the Armed Forces representing all kinds of Armed Forces serving in the Cemetery of the Unknown Soldier .
The ceremony will be attended by soldiers from the Land Forces, Air Force, Navy, Special Forces, Support Analyst, Regional Security Forces, Military Police and the Warsaw Garrison Command.
During the ceremony, artillery salvos will be fired. The President will take the mansion and dress up for the evening in front of the monument to Marshal Joseph Bishutsky in front of Belvedere Palace.
Performances and celebrations spread over two days in many places. After the ceremony in front of the tomb of the unknown soldier, the troops will march to the Polish Military Museum. For the first time, they will be accompanied by cadets of uniform classes, students participating in the Volunteer Training of the Education Force and members of pro-security organizations.
In Oso, associated with the 1920 war in Warsaw, a sacred mass will be celebrated on Sunday at Our Lady of Victory Sanctuary, followed by an appeal to the fallen, and garlands will be laid at the tombs of the 1920 heroes. The historic reconstruction will take place in Peonia Osovsky.
Equipment and art shows by the Polish Army and allies are available for military tours organized under the slogan “Soldier of the Republic of Poland”.
In Warsaw, on the grounds of the National Stadium, you can see all the dozen vehicles, including Abrams and Leopard 2PL tanks, Rossomac transporters and the Crop self-propelled howitzer. Veterans of all types of armed forces will talk about their service.
In Warsaw and more than 20 other cities, in the province. Flying military planes and helicopters via Masoviki, Botlawski, zdzkie, Śląskie, Dolnośląskie, Lubuskie, Zachodniopomorskie, Świętokrzyskie and Małopolskie voivodeships. The school will present themselves PZL-130 Orlik, TS-11 Iskra and M-346 Bielik; Combat F-16, MiG-29 and Su-22; Transport vehicles include the M28 Bryza and C295, as well as the Mi-2, W-3 Sokół and Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters.
This day was declared a holiday by the Polish army in 1923 and lasted until 1947. Then, on October 12, the anniversary of the Leninist war was celebrated in memory of military participation. Tadeusz Kościuszko.
Since 1992, the feast of the Polish army has been celebrated again on the anniversary of the opening of the Polish-Bolshevik War.
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