"In Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025, Roman Rakowski, a r..."

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11 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 1: Roman Rakowski (R), ps. 'Grab', 'Długi', a former Home Army soldier and later commander in the Polish Navy, and Jerzy Grzywacz (L), ps. 'Tapir', a former scout, soldier of the Home Army, and Warsaw Uprising participant, are seen during a commemorative event outside the Monument to the Defenders of the Polish Post Office on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, on September 1, 2025.

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11 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 1: Roman Rakowski, a former Home Army soldier and later commander in the Polish Navy, is seen during a commemorative event outside the Monument to the Defenders of the Polish Post Office on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland on September 1, 2025.

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11 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 1: Roman Rakowski, a former Home Army soldier and later commander in the Polish Navy, is seen during a commemorative event outside the Monument to the Defenders of the Polish Post Office on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland on September 1, 2025.

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10 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 1: Roman Rakowski, a former Home Army soldier and later commander in the Polish Navy, is seen during a ceremony commemorating the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II on the Westerplatte peninsula in Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025. The Westerplatte site, where German forces launched their attack on Poland in 1939, remains a symbol of Polish resistance and a key historical landmark commemorating the start of the war.

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10 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 1: Roman Rakowski, a former Home Army soldier and later commander in the Polish Navy, is seen during a ceremony commemorating the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II on the Westerplatte peninsula in Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025. The Westerplatte site, where German forces launched their attack on Poland in 1939, remains a symbol of Polish resistance and a key historical landmark commemorating the start of the war.

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10 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 1: Roman Rakowski, a former Home Army soldier and later commander in the Polish Navy, is seen during a ceremony commemorating the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II on the Westerplatte peninsula in Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025. The Westerplatte site, where German forces launched their attack on Poland in 1939, remains a symbol of Polish resistance and a key historical landmark commemorating the start of the war.

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10 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 1: Roman Rakowski, a former Home Army soldier and later commander in the Polish Navy, is seen during a ceremony commemorating the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II on the Westerplatte peninsula in Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025. The Westerplatte site, where German forces launched their attack on Poland in 1939, remains a symbol of Polish resistance and a key historical landmark commemorating the start of the war.

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10 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 1: Roman Rakowski, a former Home Army soldier and later commander in the Polish Navy, is seen during a ceremony commemorating the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II on the Westerplatte peninsula in Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025. The Westerplatte site, where German forces launched their attack on Poland in 1939, remains a symbol of Polish resistance and a key historical landmark commemorating the start of the war.

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1 September 2025

In Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025, Roman Rakowski, a retired commander of the Polish Navy, participates in a ceremony commemorating the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II at the Monument to the Defenders of the Coast on Westerplatte. Westerplatte symbolizes the outbreak of World War II. The defense of the Military Transit Depot becomes a symbol of Polish resistance against the aggression of the Third Reich. Every year, ceremonies commemorating the anniversary of the outbreak of World War II take place at the Monument to the Defenders of the Coast.

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