Polish in Normandy

**ze-pole** · 01-09-2022, 12:49 PM

Hello,
If you come in Normandy, you wll see the Polish troops have not been forgotten.

Two museums to visit :

- The MEMORIAL OF MONTORMEL, in Orne, where you can take advantage of a guided visit. Some named Polish items are in showcases. You will see also some small remains of the battlefield. Alla round, many places to see : Chambois, Montormel, Maczuga.

The website : MEMORIAL DE MONTORMEL. LA DERNIERE BATAILLE DE NORMANDIE. AOUT 1944
A wonderfull team to meet.

Here are some picture of the area of Montomel :

The cross raod in Chambois, the "Victory Crossroad" :

Monuments on the main place :

Monument in the church of Chambois for the 10th Dragoons :

Monument on th eplace of the junction between Zgorzelski (10th Dragoons) and Waters (90th US Infantry Division)

- Another place to visit is the OVERLORD MUSEUM, in Calvados, just near the American cemetery, at Colleville-sur-Mer. You will see there a big display about the "Falaise Gap" with many mannequins and two big showcases aboat the 1rst Polish Armored Division.

You can also discover the German tail (fuselage) of the Aircraft shot down by Polish pilot W. Potocki.

And when you go out the museum, there is a spcial wall with many pictures of veterans, and one is with Polish (mentionning Mister Wartalski) :

The Polish part of this museum was inaugurated last august. Here is the detail on facebook :
Overlord Museum - Omaha Beach - Главная

Of course, you will have to visit also the Polish monuments at Arromanches, Graye-sur-Mer, and all in the villages on the Polish road in Normandy. Of course, the Polish cemetery of Langannerie.