Sikorski - The Forgotten Hero of WWII

A short film marking the 80th anniversary of the tragic death of General Wladyslaw Sikorski, a close British ally during WWII, who was based in the UK from 1940-43 and lay buried at Newark Cemetery for 50 years.
Not widely known about in Britain today, Sikorski was the Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile and Commander in Chief of the Polish Armed Forces and together with the thousands of Polish soldiers he brought with him to Britain after the fall of France, made a significant contribution to the Allied cause and eventual Allied victory in WWII, playing a role in many key battles, amongst others the Batte of Britain.
On the 4th of July 2023, The Polish Cultural Institute in London, in partnership with Newark Town Council and Newark and Sherwood District Council, unveiled a life-sized statue of General Sikorski saluting his fallen comrades, designed by Andrew Lilley, at Newark Cemetery.
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My grandfather saw General Sikorski when he came to their training grounds in Northern Ireland where they were preparing for Operation Torch. It was July 4th, 1942, exactly one year before the trajic plane crash.