Laying of Flowers by various Polish Organizations on the 78th anniversary of the end of the World War II in front of the Plaque commemorating Polish Soldiers.
Organized by: Polish Heritage Month Cultural Committee at Polonia Centre (Windsor) Inc..
Participating Organizations: Polish People Home Association (SPDL), Polish Army Veterans Association (post 126), Polish Scouting Association in Windsor, Polonia Centre (Windsor) Inc., Polish Alliance of Canada Branch 20, Polish Village at the Carrousel of the Nations, Tatry Song & Dance Ensemble, Polonia Park, Canadian Polish Congress, Polish Canadian Business & Professional Association, Polish Canadian Women’s Federation – Branch 20, Polish Language School at the Holy Trinity R.C. Parish.
After Sunday Holy Mass at 12:30 pm on May 7th, Members of the Polish Organizations and the rest of our Community will walk together to Dom Polski for this ceremony. This is an outdoor event. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The English version of the text on Commemorative Bronze Plaque as following:
DURING WORLD WAR II, IN APRIL 1941, THE PRIME MINISTER
OF POLAND, GENERAL WLADYSLAW SIKORSKI, AND THE
PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA, MACKENZIE KING, SIGNED AN
AGREEMENT, ESTABLISHING THE POLISH MILITARY MISSION IN
CANADA TO RECRUIT POLISH SOLDIERS. FROM JULY 1941
TO MAY 1942, GENERAL BRONISLAW DUCH WAS THE
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE POLISH ARMED FORCES, WITH
HEADQUARTERS IN WINDSOR, ONTARIO. DOM POLSKI
WAS THE RECRUITMENT CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERS INTO THE
POLISH ARMY.
WINDSOR- NOVEMBER 2005
