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POLONICA in Scotland |
Edinburgh |
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At 16 Arden Street in the south of Edinburgh there is a metal plaque in memory of the General which is inscribed: |
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Emblem of the 1st Polish Armoured Division
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GENERAL STANISŁAW MACZEK COMMANDER OF THE 1ST POLISH ARMOURED DIVISION IN WORLD WAR TWO LIVED IN THIS HOUSE
1948 - 1994 |
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
commander of 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
fought in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. |
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LINKS 1st Polish Armoured Division There are a number of pages on the web which include information about
the Division - Use a search engine such as google.com and search terms "1st Polish Armoured Division" to find these sites. |
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. |
He died in Edinburgh in 1994, aged 102 and is buried in Breda, Holland. |
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Last modified 14 March 2009 |
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