As part of the celebrations of the Polish Armed Forces Day, a ceremonial changing of the guard took place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw.
Those present at the ceremony in Piłsudski Square included, among others, President Karol Nawrocki with his wife, Speaker of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, as well as the head of the National Security Bureau (BBN) Sławomir Cenckiewicz.
Celebrations have been underway since the morning
Before the official program, the President laid a wreath at the monument of Józef Piłsudski near the Belweder Palace, and then, together with his wife, attended a Holy Mass for the homeland and the soldiers of the Polish Armed Forces, held at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army.
The central event of the Polish Armed Forces Day celebrations will be the military parade scheduled for 12:00, with the participation of, among others, the President and Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Polish Armed Forces Day
The date of August 15 commemorates Poland’s victorious Battle of Warsaw of 1920. This decisive clash ensured the country’s independence and halted the Bolshevik offensive toward Western Europe. In the period of the Second Polish Republic, it was one of the most important historical events.
Armed Forces Day was established on August 15, 1923, and was celebrated until 1947. In 1992, this date was reinstated as the official holiday of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland.