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
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. Marker is in Beveren-Waas, Vlaams Gewest (Flanders), in Oost-Vlaanderen. Memorial is on Gerard van Gervenstraat just east of Kasteeldreef. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Gerard van Gervenstraat 2, Beveren-Waas, Vlaams Gewest 9120, Belgium. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ernest van Dyck (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); Antoon van Dijck (approx. 9.8 kilometers away); Vleeshuis / Das Fleischhaus / La Halle des Bouchers / Butchers’ Hall (approx. 9.9 kilometers away); Sint-Annagodshuis / Saint Anne Almshouse (approx. 10.1 kilometers away); Sint-Carolus Borromeuskerk / St. Charles Borromeo Church (approx. 10.2 kilometers away).
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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 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
2. Pro Nostra et Vestra Libertate Marker
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 386 times since then and 15 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.
