A November 11 Celebration

What country disappeared from world maps for 123 years?

Last week, while we celebrated Veterans’ Day on November 11, the Polish people celebrated their Independence Day. They first commemorated November 11  in 1918, after having existed as a nation since 966, and after 123 years of having their country erased from world maps. They lost their sovereignty again during and after WWII, first to the Nazis, then to the Russian Communists. The Poles didn’t gain their freedom again until 50 years later, in 1989.

To know more about the Poles’ sacrificial legacy of fighting for independence, take time to listen to this podcast. Hear about the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides’ part in this fight during WWII, and read the novel Underground Scouts for a front-row seat to the Poles’ heroic struggle for freedom.

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