Beveren-Waas in Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium — Northwestern Europe

Pro Nostra et Vestra Libertate

Photographed by Steven H., December 29, 2017

1. Pro Nostra et Vestra Libertate Marker

Inscription. Gen. Dyw. Stanislaw Maczek Dowódca 1 Polskiej Dywizii pancernej Ktora brala udziae W Oswobodzeniu Belgii 1944

Ltn. Gen.Stanislaw Maczek Bevelhebbern van de 1e Poolse Pantserdivisie in memorial Aan de bevrijders van België

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 51° 12.812′ N, 4° 15.533′ E. Memorial is in Beveren-Waas, Vlaanderen (Flanders), in Oost-Vlaanderen. It is on Gerard Van Gervenstraat just east of Kasteeldreef. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Gerard van Gervenstraat 2, Beveren-Waas, Vlaanderen 9120, Belgium. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ernest van Dyck (approx. 9.7 kilometers away); De Legende van Lange Wapper (approx.

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9.7 kilometers away); Semini (approx. 9.7 kilometers away); Het Steen (approx. 9.7 kilometers away); Snoepje Napoleon / Napoleon Candy (approx. 9.7 kilometers away); Ruihuis (approx. 9.8 kilometers away); Afdaken met een industrieel verle den (approx. 9.8 kilometers away); Willem Ogier (approx. 9.8 kilometers away).

More about this memorial. The nearby thoroughfare was named "Polenlaan" in addition to the erection of this statue to honor the Polish division that liberated the town from the German occupying forces.

Regarding Pro Nostra et Vestra Libertate. The marker portrays Vladislaw Maczek founder of the 1st Polish Armored Division.
Maczek founded this division in the UK where he was in exile after Poland was occupied by the Germans.
The 1st Polish Armored division consisted of mainly Polish soldiers, but also anonymous members, among them renegade Germans.
General Maczek fought for the liberty of his homeland Poland without ever forgetting the human and civilian destruction a war can cause. He would have to wait another 45 years to see Poland become an independent nation.
Maczek died in 1994 at the age of 102 years. He

Photographed by Steven H., December 29, 2017

2. Pro Nostra et Vestra Libertate Marker

lays buried in the Dutch city of Breda at his own request. Breda is the city Maczek and his division liberated without civilian loses, thanks to a clever flanked attack on the German troops.

Photographed by Steven H., December 29, 2017

3. Pro Nostra et Vestra Libertate Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2017. This page has been viewed 561 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 29, 2017, by Steven H. of Beveren-Waas, Belgium. 2, 3. submitted on December 29, 2017. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.