Poland is waiting for eleven presidents at the conference in Gdansk on the 70th anniversary of the Victory
Poland awaits the arrival of the eleven presidents of the Conference in Gdansk on may 7-8, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the end of world war II, Polish media say.
in early February, the head of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski said about the fact that Warsaw is planning to build its own celebration of the anniversary of the Victory on may 8 in Gdansk Westerplatte. Komorowski then noticed that Poland does not wish to ruin Russia's Victory day on may 9, organizing their own events, " this idea arose in the last days."
it is assumed that the may 7 event in Gdansk on the Westerplatte Peninsula will be attended by the presidents of Central and Eastern Europe: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia and Ukraine. According to unconfirmed information, would also authorized the British Royal family.
according to TV channel TVN24, possible trip to Gdansk President of the French Republic Francois Hollande. However, the French Ambassador's residence in the capital of Poland is not assured, nor denied these data.
The office of the President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski as long as officially reported on the final guest list.
According to the plan of the conference, may 7, Came the presidents will participate in the discussion of historians about the impact of the Second world war for Europe, then at midnight on Westerplatte held events dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory over fascism.
Conference in Gdansk organized the Museum of the Second world war, together with the European centre of solidarity. The forum will consist of five discussions, during which historians will discuss the different interpretations of the consequences of war. The conference will be attended by British historian Norman Davies, an American researcher Timothy Snyder, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation Natalia Lebedeva and guest from Ukraine Andriy Portnov. As expected, the Russian Federation also will be Director of the Central Museum of military power of the Russian Federation Alexander Nikonov and historian-archivist Rudolf Pikhoya.
Westerplatte currently is a memorial complex immortalizing the memory of Polish soldiers who died in the beginning of the Second world war. In this place on 1 September 1939, at 04. 45 a.m. volleys German battleship? Schleswig-Holstein? Was fired on the Polish garrison that was the beginning of the Second world war.
The heroic defense of 182 Defenders of the garrison under the command of major Henryk Sucharski became a symbol of Polish resistance to the Nazi invaders. In the Central part of Westerplatte is a symbolic cemetery of the Defenders of the garrison. In October 1966 there was a Monument to the Defenders of the Coast, dedicated to the victims of war and all the places where he killed Polish soldiers and sailors.
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