Travel Guide "Remembrance Connects Region Oder-Warta"

70 71 The Space of Fat e The Space of Fat e In Czelin, the national memorial com- memorates the first Polish border post in 1945 , and there is a memorial to the 6 th Polish Independent Engineer Battalion. In the context of the Red Army‘s Berlin Operation, the 78 , 000 -strong 1 st Polish Army under Division General Stanisław Popławski played a decisive role in the 1 st Belorussian Front. The various troop units operated at the beginning of the advance towards Berlin in the Güstebiese (Gozdowice)/Alt Rüdnitz (Stara Rudnica) section, a secondary direction of the front. The main force of the army was led by the 3 rd Infantry Division and parts of the 2 nd Infantry Division from the Güstebieser Brücken- kopf. The 1 st Infantry Division conque- red the Oder River during the battle. The region has numerous memorials commemorating the support of Polish troops during the Red Army‘s advance towards Berlin. Here is an overview of a selection of mo- numents and places of remembrance: Gozdowice (Güstebiese) • Monument to the Polish Minesweepers • Monument to the 1 st Polish Army • Museum of Military Engineers of the 1 st Polish Army Siekierki (Zäckerick) • War Museum • Polish Military Cemetery • Siekierki Sanctuary • Monument to the Säckericker Brücke • Monument to the Polish Mothers in Osinów Dolny War Cemeteries and Graves • Gorzów Wielkopolski (Polish and Soviet victims) • Myślibórz (Polish and Soviet victims) • Parafialny (Polish victims) Brotherhood Monuments • Gorzów Wielkopolski • Słubice Polish commemoration of the Second World War Today, numerous memorials and commemorative sites along the Oder River are a testament to the victims of the Polish armed forces who lost their lives in the Second World War.