It is symbolic that Wieluń is the first city to pass a resolution describing war losses and expressing support for Poland seeking reparations to Germany, because the outbreak of war began in this city – underlined the deputy head of the ministry of Foreign Affairs, Arkadiusz Mularczyk.
During Tuesday’s session, the Wieluń City Council unanimously passed a resolution on reparations, reparations and compensation for the losses Poland suffered as a result of the German invasion and subsequent occupation.
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First signal
Mularczyk stressed in an interview with PAP that, having sent letters to local governments, this is the first signal about the adoption of such a resolution.
And it seems to me that this is indeed the first such resolution in Poland
– added the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In his opinion, “this is an incredible symbol.”
This resolution is absolutely symbolic, because we all know that the outbreak of war was initiated by the bombing of Wieluń, which destroyed the entire old town and killed more than 1,200 people in a bomb attack on the sleeping city.
said the deputy minister.
It is extremely symbolic that Wieluń is the first city to pass such a resolution describing Wieluń’s war losses and expressing support for Poland seeking reparations, reparations and compensation for losses caused by aggression, occupation
observed Mularczyk.
According to him, “It was the residents of Wieluń, represented by the councilors, who said they supported the cause of reparations in such a symbolic place, but also at the time.” Because – as he said – “After all, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will soon come to Wieluń to celebrate the 84th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II.”
We know that the Prime Minister will be present in Wieluń. So it will undoubtedly be an opportunity for the Chairman of the Council or Councilors to present this resolution to the Prime Minister as part of moral support for the Prime Minister and for the actions of the Government on this matter.
Mularczyk emphasized.
As indicated in the motion for a resolution, reference is made to the resolution adopted in September last year. a resolution adopted by the Sejm on the claim of compensation by Poland for the damage caused by Germany during the Second World War and a resolution of the Council of Ministers on the need to address the question of reparations, damages and compensation in Polish-German relations to settle what Poland and Poland suffered as a result of Germany’s illegal attack on Poland in 1939 and the subsequent German occupation.
It was emphasized that this is an expression of support for actions aimed at obtaining compensation from Germany for Poland for the damage caused as a result of the unleashing of the Second World War by the Third German Reich.
Difficult experiences
The resolution indicated that the city of Wieluń, the first victim of the war initiated by Germany, was badly hit by aggression and then by the German occupation.
As a result of the Second World War, we suffered enormous material and immaterial losses, the infrastructure was destroyed: residential and public buildings, industrial installations, cultural monuments and museum collections. There are also huge human losses. Therefore, we have every right to demand that the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany unequivocally assume moral, political, historical, legal and financial responsibility for the damages and losses caused
– marked.
September 1, 1939 from 4.40. by the 14th, 380 bombs with a total weight of 46 tons fell on Wieluń. According to various sources, between 1,200 and more than 2,000 people died as a result of the Luftwaffe attack. people. 75% of it lay in ruins. urban buildings.
Before the war, Wieluń had about 16,000 inhabitants. inhabitants and was 21 km from the German border. At the time of the German attack, no Polish Army units were stationed there, nor were there any air defense positions. Not only from a military point of view, but also from an economic point of view, it was not an important target for the Luftwaffe. There were no industrial plants in it, no major lines of communication passed through it. According to historians, the city was bombed to test the equipment and to intimidate the civilian population.
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Source: wPolityce