Jun 29, 2020
Vandals deface image of Poland’s Black Madonna in Dutch city…
The monument is a tribute to Polish liberators who freed the city of Breda from the Nazis in 1944. The Black Madonna also honors Gen. Stanisław Maczek, commander of the 10th Motorized Calvary which rolled into Breda in 1944. However, because he had witnessed the devastation that WWII had left behind in Europe, he chose not to use full tank firepower in Breda. So instead, he and his troops fought house-to-house. As a result, very few residents of Breda perished, and thus the people honored Maczek by making him an honorary citizen.
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Gen. Stanisław Maczek: The Polish soldier fights for the freedom of all nations, but he dies only for Poland.
