The Battle of Monte Cassino 70th Anniversary commemorations

[Adrian Stevenson]

Thanks very much for the pics. I would have loved to have been there.

Cheers, Ade.

[Panzer trooper]

Great pictures thanks for posting.

[enca]

Here is the entire ceremony by Polish TV.

http://youtu.be/oLNTw4dXrm8


Regards
E.

[andrzejku98]

Hello Enca,

Fantastic photographs, I just thought that you might like to know some of the Veterans Names:



Bomb Waclaw Pruchnicki MCC 33522



Bomb Wincenty Knapczyk MCC 34366



Kapral pch. Stefan Maczka MCC 8638



Best wishes

Andrzejku

[enca]

Many thanks for the informations.

E.

[StefanM]

Another YouTube video to enjoy (in Polish):

[Polish2Corps]

A couple of photos from the ceremonies on the 18th.





It was strange to see WW2 uniforms of German, French and Goumiers together with sheep as I walked around Snakeshead Ridge.

[andrzejku98]

Hello Everyone,

I just thought that I would also put a name to those dignitaries who attend the Polish Memorial on the 18th May



Nr:1 Anna Maria Anders

Nr:2 HRH Prince Harry

Nr:3 Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk

Nr:4 Prime Minister Tusk wife Malgorzata

Nr:5 New Zealand Govenor General Lt. General Jeremy Mateparae

Nr:6 Karolina Kaczorowska (wife on the last President in Exile).

Best wishes

Andrzejku

[enca]

Hello,
I can add:
first from left is minister Jan Stanislaw Ciechanowski of Urzad do Spraw Kombatantów i Osób Represjonowanych (office of veterans); second: Mr. G. Alfano representative of the Italian Ministry of Defence.

Regards
Enzo

[Polish2Corps]

A few more pictures of the re-enactors