In order to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of these events and to play tribute to those who died during these fights and those who contributed to the rebuilding Szczecin after World War II, a ceremony at the Central Cemetery in Szczecin took place.
On 26th April 1945, Szczecin was conquered by the 65th Russian Army and the Polish administration took over the city on 5th July 1945. In order to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of these events and to play tribute to those who died during these fights and those who contributed to the rebuilding Szczecin after World War II, a ceremony at the Central Cemetery in Szczecin took place. The representatives of the Headquarters Multinational Corps with the Commander PHQ, Colonel (GS) Peter M. Baierl, altogether with the delegations from the authorities of the city of Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivedeship, the government of Poland, uniformed services, Veterans’ organizations but also delegations from schools and ordinary citizens of Szczecin laid wreaths at the memorial ‘Brotherhood of Arms’.
Apart from the official ceremony, the event provided an opportunity for all the Veterans to meet and recall the years of their youth and difficult war conditions. Stanisława Czekajło, a radiotelegraph operator, with tears in her eyes and smile on her face talked about those times emphasizing courage and, as she called it, conscious discipline, which made those people fight for Szczecin and Poland though the spring was just as beautiful as it is now…
