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\"foto-elisabeth-tuijnman\"In September 1954, the 9th to be exact, and ten years after the men of the 1st
\nPolish Independent Parachute Brigade landed in Driel, General Sosabowski became
\nan honorary citizen of our community.
\nShortly after those September days of
\n1944, the inhabitants of the village of Driel built a monument to commemorate
\nthe efforts of the Polish Brigade, which resulted in the Poland Square and the
\nSosabowski Square.
\nBut what the Driel inhabitants had actually experienced
\nand what the \u201cDe Polen van Driel\u201d (The Poles from Driel) book discussed
\nextensively, wasn\u2019t recognised by the Dutch government until
\n2006.<\/p>\n

Yesterday our Queen awarded the brigade\u2019s men with the highest
\nmilitary honour for their brave efforts and General Sosabowski was posthumously
\nawarded with the Bronze Lion. This is a very joyous occasion. The only sad thing
\nbeing that it has been such a long time coming. That a man, who predicted that
\nthe Battle of Arnhem was unfeasible, who actually voiced his concerns, should
\ndie as a nobody, purely because this suited international relations better \u2013
\nthat is sad.<\/p>\n

The \u201cordinary\u201d man in Driel didn\u2019t understand this either.
\nAfter all, they experienced what happened there and commemorated the efforts of
\ntheir Poles each and every year. Mrs Cora Baltussen, a Red Cross nurse in those
\nSeptember days and later on Chairperson of the Driel-Poland committee, fought
\nthe Dutch government for this recognition for 60 years. She died very recently
\nand unfortunately didn\u2019t get to experience what she fought for for so many
\nyears.<\/p>\n

I think it was the Dutch research journalist Lassche who got
\nthings moving. His research efforts and perseverance resulted in the 2004
\ndocumentary which gripped everyone.<\/p>\n

Yesterday the recognition of the
\nefforts by the 1st Polish Parachute Brigade led by General Stanislaw Sosabowski
\nbecame a fact. This has resulted in the many friends of the Polish veterans in
\nDriel experiencing feelings of both justice and joy. I am certainly one of
\nthose.<\/p>\n

As the Mayoress of Overbetuwe, which the village of Driel is part
\nof, it was a great honour for me to be part of the ceremony in The Hague
\nyesterday. But the heart of the friendship between Poland and our community, the
\ngratitude for their efforts in the September days of 1944, are here in
\nDriel.<\/p>\n

Toespraak burgemeester, mevr. E. Tuijnman<\/span><\/p>\n

Dear veterans, I therefore hope to be able to continue to welcome
\nyou in this memorable village of Driel for as long as possible.<\/p>\n

Elisabeth
\nTuijnman, Mayoress of Overbetuwe
\n<< Terug<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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