The celebrations of the Polish Army Day began on Saturday, but the most important events are scheduled for Tuesday, August 15. On that day, a parade with the participation of two thousand soldiers will take place in Warsaw.
On Tuesday morning, on the Day of the Polish Army, the president will lay a wreath in front of the Józef Piłsudski monument at the Belvedere Palace, and then will take part in the Holy Mass with his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda. for the homeland at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army. Mariusz Błaszczak, head of the Ministry of National Defence, will also take part in the mass.
At noon, the president with his wife and the head of the Ministry of National Defense will take part in the ceremonial change of the post of honor in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw.
The culmination of the celebrations will be a military parade with the participation of about two thousand soldiers, about 200 pieces of various types of military equipment and 92 aircraft. The last parade on the occasion of the celebration of the Polish Army Day under the slogan “Faithful to Poland” took place in 2019 in Katowice. The place was chosen in connection with the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First Silesian Uprising – one of the three uprisings that led to the incorporation of part of Upper Silesia into Poland in 1922. Thousands of people gathered along the route of the parade to watch the march of 2.6 thousand. soldiers.
Rehearsal of the air parade observed from the Świętokrzyski BridgeRAL
At the parade on Tuesday, as announced by the Ministry of Defence, “soldiers of all types of the Polish Armed Forces will present the most modern military equipment”. “There will be, among others, M1A1 Abrams tanks bought from the US, K2 tanks and K9 self-propelled howitzers bought in South Korea, as well as HIMARS rocket launchers, Polish Krab self-propelled howitzers, as well as Patriot air defense systems. “New Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles, Rosomak armored personnel carriers and Rak self-propelled mortars, Baobab-K scatter mine vehicles and Żmija light reconnaissance vehicles. New FA-50, as well as F-16 multi-role combat aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles will be visible in the sky,” the ministry announced. defense.
In the years 2020-2021, the parade did not take place due to the epidemic threat. In return, the military held military picnics. In 2022, the Ministry of National Defense also resigned from organizing a ceremonial parade on the Polish Army Day – the reason was the war in Ukraine. It was decided to organize picnics, equipment demonstrations and focus on recruiting volunteers for the army.
Polish troops festival
August 15 is the anniversary victorious battle for Poland in the war with Soviet Russia in 1920 This day was declared a Polish Army Day in 1923 and remained so until 1947. Since 1992, the holiday has been celebrated again in mid-August.
The pilots trained before the paradeTVN24
Impediments
On Monday, August 14, the following sections of streets will be closed due to the organization of the parade: Wisłostrada (in both directions, including Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie Street above the tunnel) from the Północny Bridge to the Łazienkowski Bridge, Wisłostrada (western roadway) from the Łazienkowski Bridge to ul. Gagarina, Sanguszko, Karowa, Lipowa, Dobra from ul. Karowa to ul. Lipowa, Zajęcza from ul. Dobra to ul. Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie, Tamka from ul. Dobra to ul. Kosciuszko Coast.
On Tuesday, on the Polish Army Day, the above sections of streets will be closed until 6 pm. Moreover, between 8 am and 3 pm, the Gdański Bridge will be closed to pedestrians and cyclists again.
Changes in the organization of traffic in connection with the parade on the Polish Army DayWarsaw City Hall
“At 9.00 on the grounds of the PGE National Stadium, the ‘Friday with a Soldier’ run is planned. Therefore, at 8.40-9.40 the right lane of the eastern carriageway of Wybrzeże Szczecińskie Street between the exit slip road from Al. Poniatowskiego and ul. Siwiec” – reports ZTM.
Also on Tuesday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., a public gathering is planned in front of the church at ul. Floriańska 3, and then a march along the route: Floriańska – Jagiellońska – pl. Hallera – Dąbrowszczaków – Inżynierska – Stalowa – Szwedzka in front of the building at ul. Szwedzka 2.
In addition, at 10-14 due to the solemn changing of the guard, pl. Piłsudski and ul. Królewska to pl. Małachowski.
Due to the air parade, vehicular traffic on the Gdański and Śląsko-Dąbrowski bridges will be closed from 2-3 pm.
Detailed information related to changes in the routes of individual bus and tram lines are available on the website Warsaw Public Transport.
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