Polonica Duns

P O L O N I C A in Scotland

Duns, Berwickshire

Items of Polonica which may be found in Duns include - a plaque placed there during the war and a monument erected in more modern times.

Unit insignias

1 Tank Regiment

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2 Tank Regiment

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The tablet given to the town on the occasion of Poland's Constitution Day - 3rd May 1943

From 1942 the Polish 1st Tank Regiment and 2nd Tank Regiment were stationed at a army camp near Duns.

Unveiling of the stone monument

In gardens in the the town there exists a stone monument remembering Polish soldiers. The monument with a cross at the top bears the emblem of the

1st Polish Armoured Division.

Unveiling of the stone monument
It is inscribed
Remembering 127 Polish soldiers of the first and second Armoured Regiments stationed
at Duns 1941-1944 and fallen on the battlefields in France Belgium Holland and Germany
Down two sides of the monument are the names and ranks of the fallen.

Beneath which is written
FOR OUR FREEDOM AND YOURS

Unit insignias 1 Tank Regiment (Image) 2 Tank Regiment (Image)	The tablet given to the town on the occasion of Poland's Constitution Day - 3rd May 1943	From 1942 the Polish 1st Tank Regiment and 2nd Tank Regiment were stationed at a army camp near Duns.
Unveiling of the stone monument	In gardens in the the town there exists a stone monument remembering Polish soldiers. The monument with a cross at the top bears the emblem of the 1st Polish Armoured Division.	Unveiling of the stone monument