The Ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of ‘The Sharp Gate’ operation - Belarus, July 12, 2009

On July 12, 2009 in Belarus a ceremony was held to commemorate the 65th anniversary of ‘The Sharp Gate’ operation. The event was organized by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Grodno and the Union of Poles in Belarus. Jacek Pawłowicz, the head of Exhibition and History Education Department in the Branch Public Education Office participated in the ceremony as a representative of the Institute of National Remembrance in Warsaw. The celebration began with a Holy Mass in the Holy Mother of Rosary Parish in Soły. The mass was held for the Home Army soldiers, who died for their country, and their families. On the way from Grodno to Soły, in Dyndyliszki flowers were laid and candles lit on the mass grave of the Home Army soldiers. Subsequently, the graves of Home Army soldiers in Iwaszkowce, Więcławienięty, Wojstom, Smorgonie and the 1920 soldiers quarters in Żodiszki were visited. In Smorgonie Jacek Pawłowicz gave a short speech. The celebration ended with a meeting with veterans during which Henryk Litwin, the Polish ambassador to Belarus gave several veterans nominations to the first officer rank.
 

 

A prayer at the mass grave of the Home Army soldiers in Dyndyliszki		Holy Mass in Soły		Holy Mass in Soły		Laying flowers on the Home Army soldiers grave in Iwaszkowce
Laying a wreath on the Home Army soldiers grave in Smorgonie		Jacek Pawłowicz makes a speech in Smorgonie		The members of the celebration in Wojstom		A speech preceding the ceremony of giving the nominations to the first officer rank
The Polish ambassador to Belarus giving the veterans nominations to the first officer rank		Young people laying flowers on the fascism and communism victims grave in Wojstom		The cementary in Żodiszki. The quarters of solidiers who died in 1920
		A prayer on the cementary in Żodiszki