General Stanisław Sosabowski Monument

General Stanisław Sosabowski Monument

The monument in 2023.
52°15′50.86″N 20°59′32.77″E
Location	Disabled People Square, Warsaw, Poland
Designer	Martin Abspoel
Type	Sculpture
Opening date	23 September 2017
Dedicated to	Stanisław Sosabowski

The General Stanisław Sosabowski Monument[a] is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, located at the Disabled People Square, near Wojska Polskiego Avenue. It is dedicated to Stanisław Sosabowski, general and leader of the 1st Independent Parachute Brigade of the Polish Armed Forces during the Second World War. The monument was designed by sculptor Martin Abspoel and unveiled on 23 September 2017.

History

The monument dedicated to Stanisław Sosabowski, general and leader of the 1st Independent Parachute Brigade of the Polish Armed Forces during the Second World War, was proposed by the embassy of the Netherlands in Poland and the Driel-Poland Foundation. It was designed by sculptor Martin Abspoel and unveiled on 23 September 2017 in the Disabled People Square in Warsaw, during Paratrooper Day celebrations. The ceremony was attended by Michał Dworczyk, the minister of national defence, and Raphael Varga, the charge d'affaires of the embassy of the Netherlands.[1][2]

Characteristics

The monument includes a bust of Stanisław Sosabowski in military uniform, placed on a pedestal. On it is placed a plaque with an inscription as transcribed below.[1][2]

Polish inscription	English translation
Generał Brygady Stanisław Sosabowski 8 V 1892 Stanisławów – 25 X 1967 Londyn Dowódca I Samodzielnej Brygady Spadochronowej	Brigade General Stanisław Sosabowski 8 May 1892, Stanisławów – 25 October 1967, London Commander of the 1st Independent Parachute Brigade

See also

• 1st Armoured Division Monument, another World War II memorial monument located nearby

Notes

1. Polish: Pomnik gen. Stanisława Sosabowskiego

References

1. "'Poświęcił całe życie Polsce'". tvn24.pl (in Polish). 23 September 2017.
2. "W Warszawie odsłonięto pomnik gen. Sosabowskiego". dzieje.pl (in Polish). 24 September 2017.

External links

• Media related to General Stanisław Sosabowski Monument at Wikimedia Commons