East Meadow in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Polish Freedom Fighters Memorial
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 25, 2017
1. Polish Freedom Fighters Memorial Marker
those Polish freedom fighters
who made the supreme sacrifice
in W.W. II Invasion of Poland
Sept. 1st & 17th, 1939
Pamiętaj Katyń
American Polish Council of L.I. Inc.
1979
Erected 1979 by Pamiętaj Katyń, American Polish Council of L.I. Inc.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 40° 44.008′ N, 73° 34.632′ W. Marker is in East Meadow, New York, in Nassau County. Memorial can be reached from Park Boulevard north of Route 24. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Meadow NY 11554, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The "Comfort Women" (within shouting distance of this marker); African-American Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Jewish War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Catholic War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Silent Service (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of the Bulge Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Four Immortal Chaplains
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More about this memorial. The marker is mounted to a low stone monument beneath a tree about 250 feet south of the Veterans Memorial Tower in Memorial Plaza in Eisenhower Park.
Also see . . . Invasion of Poland, Fall 1939 (US Holocaust Memorial Museum). On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. The Polish army was defeated within weeks of the invasion. From East Prussia and Germany in the north and Silesia and Slovakia in the south, German units, with more than 2,000 tanks and over 1,000 planes, broke through Polish defenses along the border and advanced on Warsaw in a massive encirclement attack. After heavy shelling and bombing, Warsaw surrendered to the Germans on September 27, 1939. Britain and France, standing by their guarantee of Poland's border, had declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939. The Soviet Union invaded eastern Poland on September 17, 1939. The demarcation line for the partition of German- and Soviet-occupied Poland was along the Bug River. (Submitted on July 29, 2017.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 25, 2017
2. Polish Freedom Fighters Memorial Marker - Wide View
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
