The Memorial to the Soldiers of the Military Gendarmerie (Polish: Pomnik w hołdzie żołnierzom Żandarmerii Wojskowej) is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, within the Wola district. It is placed in front of the headquarters of the Military Gendarmerie at 35 Ostroroga Street, within the neighbourhood of Młynów. It is dedicated to the soldiers of the Military Gendarmerie, who fell in conflicts fought by Poland and Polish people since the 19th century. It includes the November Uprising, January Uprising, Polish–Ukrainian War, Greater Poland Upising, Polish–Soviet War, Second World War, as well their participation in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in Syria, and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. The monument was designed by Marek Moderau, and unveiled on 28 May 2013.
History The monument is dedicated to the soldiers of the Military Gendarmerie, who fell in conflicts fought by Poland and Polish people since the 19th century. It includes the November Uprising, January Uprising, Polish–Ukrainian War, Greater Poland Upising, Polish–Soviet War, Second World War, as well their participation in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in Syria, and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. The monument was designed by Marek Moderau. It was unveiled on 28 May 2013, a day prior to the Day of the Veterans of the Operations Outside the State Borders. The ceremony was attended by Zbigniew Włosowicz, the deputy director of the National Security Bureau, Piotr Lis, the general director of the Ministry of National Defence, Andrzej Kunert, the secretary of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites, and division general Mirosław Rozmus, the commander-in-chief of the Military Gendarmerie.
Characteristics The monument consists of 5 stone elements arranged in a row. The first takes a form of a tall cuboid, featuring the insignia of the Military Gendarmerie, as well as inscriptions in Polish, which read "W hołdzie żołnierzą Żandarmerii Wojskowej", and "Ofiarą zbrodni niemieckiego i sowieckiego reżimu". They translate to "In memory to the soldiers of the Military Gendarmerie", and "To the victims of the crimes of German and Soviet regimes", respectively. It is followed by four smaller prism, with inscriptions dedication the monument to the soldiers of the Military Gendarmerie who fought in numerous conflicts involving Poland. This includes the insurrections against the Russian Empire in the 19th century, in form of the November Uprising and January Uprising, the conflicts during the formation of the Second Polish Republic in the early 20th century, including the Polish–Ukrainian War, the Greater Poland Uprising, and the Polish–Soviet War, the involvement of Poland in the Second World War, and its participation in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in Syria, and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the 20th century. The first tablet reads:
The second tablet reads:
The third tablet reads:
The fourth tablet reads:
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