{"id":355,"date":"2013-12-24T14:08:41","date_gmt":"2013-12-24T13:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.driel-polen.nl\/wordpress\/?page_id=355"},"modified":"2023-10-24T21:13:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T19:13:52","slug":"2012-voorzitter-st-driel-polen-dhr-a-baltussen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.driel-polen.nl\/en\/herdenkingen\/herdenkingen-2005-2014\/2012-voorzitter-st-driel-polen-dhr-a-baltussen\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Chairman foundation Driel-Polen: Mr. A.J.M. Baltussen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chairman foundation Driel-Polen: Mr. A.J.M. Baltussen<\/span>
\n\"\"Ladies & Gentlemen,<\/p>\n

On behalf of the Driel-Polen Foundation I would like to welcome you all to this commemoration, where we give special attention to the contribution of the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade to the Battle of Arnhem – 68 years ago.
\nA special word of welcome to<\/p>\n

The 8 Polish Veterans, who could make the way to Driel from their home in Great Britain, USA and the Netherlands and Mr. Ford a pilot who dropped several of the veterans near Driel.
\nAlso to the widows of Polish veterans from Poland, England and the Netherlands
\nThe Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Poland His Excellency Professor Janusz Cisek
\nThe Ambassador of the Republic of Poland His Excellency Mr. Borkowski and Mrs. Borowska
\nThe Ambassador of Great Britain and representatives from the United States of America and Canada
\nThe representative of the Queen\u2019s Commissioner of our province Mr. Markink
\nThe Burgomaster of this municipality Mrs. Tuijnman
\nThe Representative of the Brig. Gen. S.F. Sosabowski\u2019s 6 Airborne Brigade \u2013 Major Ciborowski
\nThe representative of the Sosabowski family Mr. Jeremy Sosabowski
\nThe representative of the British veterans Lt. Colonel David Russell
\nThe Burgomasters of the partner municipalities of Overbetuwe in Germany as well as Poland
\nMr. Wernard from Usingen in Germany
\nMr. Bergmann from Zulpich in Germany
\nand from Boleszkowice in Poland represented by Mrs. Zarcharska
\nAll the British veterans present this afternoon
\nLadies and gentlemen, boys and girls.<\/p>\n

We would also like to welcome you this afternoon, as we pay respect to the contribution made by the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade to the Battle of Arnhem, 68 years ago.<\/p>\n

On 9 May this year, the 120th birthday of General Stanislaw Franciszek Sosabowksi, the Senate of the Republic of Poland declared month of September 2012 to be the month of commemoration.
\nThe end of this decision states,
\n\u201cthis decision has been taken to commemorate the services made by one of the best Polish commanders from the period of the Second World War and to honour the General, his men from the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade and the affiliated Cichociemni Parachutists. The decision was also intended as a token of appreciation and gratefulness to the authorities and residents of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for their valuable commemoration of General Sosabowski and his team of men.\u201d End of quote<\/p>\n

Today we have come together once again to commemorate the contribution made by this General and his Brigade to the Battle of Arnhem.<\/p>\n

Boys and girls of the choir. It is fantastic that you are attending this commemoration as a group once again.
\nThe theme for the commemoration of our liberation in May of this year was “freedom is something you pass on”
\nThe fact that you and all of the children from Driel who have gone before you have attended this event, has made a contribution to this theme. \u201cFreedom is something you pass on!\u201d<\/p>\n

I was at your school to talk about little bit about the history and the commemoration. You may remember me talking about how Poland was occupied in 1939 and many families were forced to leave for Northern Russia. I told you the story of one of the veterans in attendance here this afternoon as an example. When doing so, I also showed you a photograph of him. Try and see if you can see him sitting in the first row, on your left-hand-side, during the commemoration and think back to the journey he had to make before finally being dropped here in Driel in September 1944. The other Polish veterans sitting in that row have a similar story.
\nIt is very special to all of us, in particular to these veterans, that you will be singing 2 songs in Polish this afternoon. It is also special that you will be accompanied by your peers from Poland.
\nGood luck!<\/p>\n

Ladies and gentlemen,
\nFor a number of years now, young people from the Airborne International Youth Conference have read a poem, and one of these boys has assisted us with reading the Polish texts. We are very grateful to them for this. This year Adriana Korzeniowska will be reading the Polish texts.<\/p>\n

The youth choir, accompanied by the orchestra with peers from Krakow – Promyki Krakowa, will shortly be singing the song \u201cPienkna nasza Polska ca\u0142a\u201d, which can be translated as \u201cour beautiful Poland\u201d.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chairman foundation Driel-Polen: Mr. A.J.M. Baltussen Ladies & Gentlemen, On behalf of the Driel-Polen Foundation I would like to welcome you all to this commemoration, where we give special attention to the contribution of the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade …<\/span> <\/p>\n

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