National Day of Rememberance of the Cursed Soldiers

Agnieszka Pawlus — Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:54 pm

Author: Agnieszka Pawlus

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:54 pm

Last Saturday, on 1st of March, in Poland was the National Day of Rememberance of the "Cursed Soldiers". This is the latest national holiday in Poland, celebrated since 2011.

The cursed soldiers ("accursed soldiers" or "damned soldiers"; in Polish: Żołnierze wyklęci) is a name applied to a variety of Polish anti-communist resistance movements formed in the later stages of World War II and afterwards.

Their story is incredibly interesting and still not well known in Poland. During the communist times, they were considered bandits.

Read more about the "cursed soldiers" on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursed_soldiers

Below is the episode of the excellent Polish TV series "Czas honoru" ("The Time of honor"). The action of this series takes place during the 2nd World War and afterwards. Here is the scene of the Polish underground soldiers, releasing the important prisoner from the communist headquarters:

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