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| Prisoners from the camp in Holiszów. photograph taken after the liberation of the camp. |
72nd anniversary of the liberation of the German concentration camp in Holiszów by the Świętokrzyska Brigade of the National Armed Forces./72. vyrocići liberated nemeckeho concentrateniho tabora v Holiszov Polish Svatoriżisko brigad of the National Armed Forces.Soldiers of the Świętokrzyska National Armed Forces Brigade on 5 May 1945 in Holiszów liberated over 1,000 prisoners: 400 French women, 280 judaic women, 167 Polish women, 167 Polish women, Dutch women, Belgian women, Italian women, Russian women, Ukrainian women, Romanian women, Yugoslav women and women of another nationalities.
The liberation of the German concentration camp in Holiszów by the National Armed Forces is the only specified case erstwhile the formation of the Polish Army during planet War II liberated the German concentration camp. In addition to the liberation of the German concentration camp in Holiszów, the Świętokrzyska Brigade liberated any 10,000 abroad forced laborers whom Germany forced to work in manufacture and treated as slaves. Turns out the camp was captured at the last minute. The Germans were just preparing to burn 250 judaic women alive, which were in 2 separate barracks separated from the remainder by barbed wire under electrical current. " From the darkness of the building, a terrible stench of human secretions mixed with the odor of decaying corpses came out. From these pits to the light of day came the women who remained alive with large tears of joy. Out of weakness they could not stand on their feet.(...) During this time, 1 of the prisoners crawled up to my legs and started kissing my feet. Then she pulls out a small bundle and gives me a small <
The Polish brigade besides crashed German military units and liquidated German-organized ambushes on American soldiers. In May 1945, Polish guerrillas, side by side with American soldiers, participated in fights against Germany in the Pilzna, Holysov and Vsekar areas.In the celebrations of the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp in Holiszów, the president of the IPN Jarosław Szarek took part. It was the first post-war ceremony attended by representatives of the state authorities and honorary assistance of the Polish Army.
The ceremony was attended by activists of the Association of National Armed Forces Soldiers from various parts of Poland (Szczecin, Lublin, Łomża,Warsaw, Ostrołęka ect.)
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| Activists from Ostrołęka |