At 16 Arden Street in the south of Edinburgh there is a
metal plaque in memory of the General which is inscribed:
GENERAL
STANISLAW MACZEK
COMMANDER OF
THE 1ST POLISH ARMOURED DIVISION
IN WORLD WAR TWO
LIVED IN THIS HOUSE 1948 - 1994
In a ceremony on
December 11th 1997, on the third anniversary of the General's death
and in the presence of the Consul General of the Republic of Poland,
Mr Leszek Wieciech, former soldiers of the 1st Polish Armoured
Division, members of the Polish community, with the City of Edinburgh
represented by The Lord Provost of Edinburgh the plaque was unveiled
by the General's son -Dr Andrzej Maczek.
The General was one of the distinguished Polish commanders of the
last war.
Military Career - World War Two - a brief review
The General was born near Lwow in 1882. He was commander of the
1st Polish Armoured Division from February 1942 until May 1945. He became
GOC 1st Polish Corps in Scotland and later GOC Polish Forces in Great Britain.
He saw service in the campaigns in Poland in 1939 and France in 1940 as the
commanderof the 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade. He was given command of the
1st Polish Armoured Division which he formed in February 1942 in Scotland.
In the campaigns in NW Europe the Division foughtin France, Belgium, Holland
and Germany.
He died in Edinburgh in 1994, aged 102 and is buried in Breda, Holland.
Emblem of the
1st Polish Armoured Division
Return to Polonica in Scotland
Created 12th December 1997
Last modified 8th August 1998
© Copyright R M Ostrycharz 1997