First Armored Division

Museum of the First Polish Armored Division

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05 April 2009

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On July 2, 1989 the Museum, Archive, and Library of the First Polish Tank Division, which was named after Gen. S. Maczek, was opened. The Museum consists of sections: I Polish Tank Division, the Voluntary Polish Army in Canada, and Women Soldiers AK. Each section has its own archive, library, and collection.

The Library contains literature concerning the history of I Division and other Polish military formations. It contains also a set of the periodical, Pancerniak. Showcases hold exhibits of original weapons, soldiers' equipment, and uniforms. A special showcase contains miniature military equipment of I Division. The exhibits of the Polish Army in Canada and Women Soldiers AK enrich the entire, impressive Museum.

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Zginęli spiesząc żłozyć hołd, tym którzy stracili życie w Katyniu.  Pan Prezydent Kaczyński, Jego Małżonka, Parlamentarzyści, Wojskowi i Duchowni; wszyscy wspaniali, córki i synowie Narodu Polskiego tam przeszli na wieczną wartę.  My Polacy mieszkający poza granicami Ojczyzny jesteśmy pogrążeni w żałobie z całym narodem.
Ćzesć Ich Pamięci.
They died in a rush to pay honor to those who lost their lives in Katyń.  President Kaczyński, his wife the First Lady of Poland, Members of Parliament, Military Officials, Clergy; brilliant people, all daughters and sons of the Polish nation now passed onto eternal guard.  We Poles living outside our motherland are immersed in deep mourning together with the entire nation.
May They Rest in Peace