1st World General Maczek Fan Jamboree

On Saturday, September 8th 2018 afternoon,  the first campers started to erect their tents in the beautiful park of Canada-Poland War Museum in Adegem. They were General Maczek’s fans from Poland, Belgium, Netherlands and France and they came for the First World General Maczek Fan Jamboree.

They were welcomed by the organizers: Jerzy Samborski – author and leader of the „Liberation Route of General Maczek’s 1. Polish Division” programme, Maria Samborska – Communication and PR Manager, Barbara Keil Skrobiszewska – vice-president of President Kaczorowski Foundation and the hosts – the owners of the Museum, Gilbert and Alexandra van Landschoot.

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Photo contest “Who liberated this town?” has finished!

The photo contest 📸 “Who liberated this town?” (Belgian 🇧🇪 edition) has officialy finished!

Here is the list of authors who: gave the right answers to all the questions and which have gained the highest number of likes (data: 01/09, 2pm).

🏆 1st place –110 – Celine Lauwaerts
🥈 2nd place- 71 – Olivia Herda
🥉 3rd place – 64 – Ewa Romaniak 
🏅4th place – 63 – Wojciech Romaniak
🏅5th place- 12 – Wiktor Giedroyc-Juraha
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Geert Bourgeois: “Romantic spark struck between Maczek soldiers and Flemish girls…”

Geert Bourgeois, President-Minister of Flanders speech at the opening of the Armoured Wings / Pancerne skrzydła ehxibition dedicated to the Liberating Route of the 1st Armoured Division of General Maczek in Warsaw on 4th June 2018:

“(…) In some Flemish municipalities, the troops of General Maczek were the first allies whom they saw. And they were very enthusiastically received. Sometimes a romantic spark struck. A number of Flemish girls married a Polish soldier…” Continue reading “Geert Bourgeois: “Romantic spark struck between Maczek soldiers and Flemish girls…””