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"As to the Jewish women and children, I did not believe I had a right to let these children grow up to become avengers who would kill our fathers [sic] and grandchildren."

 

- Heinrich Himmler  (Full speech)

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

 

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a monument located in the city of Warsaw.  It was dedicated to the unknown soldiers who have fought and sacrificed their lives for Poland. It was erected after World War I. 

Brief history from Wikipedia:

"The Tomb was designed by a famous Polish sculptor, Stanisław Kazimierz Ostrowski. It was located under the central part of the Saxon Palace, then the seat of the Polish Ministry of War. The central tablet was surrounded with 5 eternal fires and 4 stone tablets with names and dates of battles in which Polish soldiers fought during World War I and Polish-Bolshevik War. Behind the Tomb two steel gratings with symbols of two of the highest Polish military medals - Virtuti Militari and Krzyż Walecznych - were added."

 

 

We got the chance to witness the guards changing their ‘shift’ to guard this tomb.  Everyone had to make way as two soldiers marched into the square toward the Tomb while the two soldiers already at the Tomb prepared to march away to mark the end of their 'shift.'  Every hour, every day, two soldiers take turns to guard this Tomb.

Do you know how the Saxon Palace looked like before it was destroyed and stands as it is today?

 

Saxon Palace, seen from Saxon Square.  More info about this picture.

 

What Saxon Palace looks like today:

 

Source:

Wikipedia - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

 

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