The international exhibition "Armoured Wings"

The international exhibition "Armoured Wings"

White-and-red flags, banners with slogans “Leve de Bevrijders!” (Long live the liberators!), “Long live Poland”, flowers – in this way the Flemish community welcomed the Polish 1st Armoured Division commanded by gen. Maczek. This grateful remembrance is still alive after so many years – as shown by the international exhibition "Armoured Wings" presenting the liberation of Flanders by the 1st Armoured Division in September 1944. Trilingual texts (Polish, English and Dutch version) are illustrated with a lot of photos and films that have never been published before. Panels are accompanied by unique exhibits including standards, soldiers’ diaries and soldiers' diaries. 

The exhibition, another example of Polish-Belgian friendship, is organized on the initiative of Dirk Verbeke, the honorary secretary of Tielt. It is a collective venture of the General Representation of the Government of Flanders in Poland, Institute of National Remembrance, and Museum of the Second World War in cooperation with Polish Army Museum, Association First Polish Armoured Division Belgium and The National Institute of Polish Cultural Heritage Abroad. Many exhibits come from private collectors
Design and production: 7Muz.

The exhibition takes place from June 5th till July 28th in Przystanek Historia Janusz Kurtyka IPN Education Centre in Warsaw, Marszałkowska 21/25.

Gallery

Gallery

Related entries

Fraud alert!
Fraud alert!
 We would like to inform you that the only legitimate source for purchasing tickets to the Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk is our official museum website: bilety.muzeum1939.pl.Beware of fake websites attempting to deceive our guests and extort money.We have started a legal process to put an end to this fraudulent activity.We…
An Awkward Guest? The Western Allies and Poland in World War II - Richard Overy’s lecture
Nauka
An Awkward Guest? The Western Allies and Poland in World War II - Richard Overy’s lecture
Professor Richard Overy’s lecture  on 19 June 2023, given during the promotion of the Arithmetic of War. The battles of the Second World War in 15 infographics, highlights the contribution of the Poles in the final victory over the Third Reich and emphasised the book’s importance in promoting knowledge on this subject.   “The great…
Competition for the design concept of MSWW 1939 decided
Westerplatte
Competition for the design concept of MSWW 1939 decided
On October 31st, a press conference was held at the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk, where the results of the ‘Two-Stage Implementation of the Architectural and Urban Design Competition for the Development of the Design Concept of the Westerplatte and the War of 1939 Museum – Branch of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk on…