Catch up on events in the Polish Community in North Worcestershire, including details of why Constitution day is so important. By Councillor Mike Oborski, Consul of the Republic of Poland for the West Midlands.
The German army invaded Poland on the 1st September 1939
A special mass was held at the Polish church at 3pm
You can contact the Polish Consulate in Kidderminster on 01562 630523
September sadness
September starts with the saddest of anniversaries. On September 1st 1939 Germany invaded Poland so unleashing the Second World War. Great Britain joined the war against Germany two days later.
In the course of the war over 6 million Polish citizens were killed by the Germans and the country was completely devastated.
German troops cross the Polish border
Today Poland is a member of NATO and looks forward to joining the EU in the very near future. However, while looking to the future, all Poles remember the dreadful suffering of the nation during the Second World War.
In Kidderminster there was a special Mass at the Polish Church in Pitt Street at 3.00pm on Sunday 1st September.
Earlier in the day, at 9.30am, Councillor Mike Oborski, Polish Consul for the West Midlands lit a candle and placed flowers at the Holocaust Memorial outside Kidderminster’s St Mary’s and All Saints Church.
And a Second Invasion On September 17th 1939 Soviet troops also invaded Poland from the east as part of a secret deal with Nazi Germany to remove Poland from the map and to seize Polish territory for themselves.
Millions of Poles died at the hands of the Soviets. The families of most of the Poles in the two counties are the survivors of those dreadful deportations to Siberia.
The Soviet invasion will be remembered at Mass at the Polish Church in Kidderminster at 3.00pm on Sunday 15th September.
