Monument to General Chernyakhovsky to be dismantled in Poland
In Poland, the decision of the local authorities to dismantle the monument to Soviet General Ivan Chernyakhovsky came into force. Formally, the monument can already be demolished, reports TASS with reference to the Polish Press Agency.
The decision to dismantle was taken by the authorities of the town of Braniewo at the request of the volost (commune) of Penenzno, part of it, where the monument was erected.
The opposition was opposed by several small public organizations and the Russian embassy. “Our decision was challenged by one organization, but from the point of view of construction law, it cannot be a party to the process,” said Branevo’s warden Leszek Dzong.
As the press secretary of the head of the Warmia-Masuria region said, the Russian embassy "in its letter stressed that it did not give consent to dismantle this object and expressed strong protest against such actions." According to her, the administration sent all complaints and protests to the capital, Prime Minister Eva Kopach.
The Polish Council for the Preservation of the Memory of the Struggle and Martyrdom, which, in accordance with the Polish-Russian treaty, is responsible for the preservation of monuments of the Soviet era, said that "the discussion has been exhausted."
Burmeister Penenzno Kazimierz Keido is satisfied with the decision made, and will soon begin to act, it remains only to obtain official consent from the Council for the Protection of Memory.
"Not a penny from the budget for these purposes will be spent," he boasted. “There are many willing and sponsors to dismantle the monument.”
“However, I don’t want to make an empty hole in this place, tear down the monument and that's it. It is important for me to use the elements of this monument for the construction of another monument that will unite us all, ”Keido said. According to him, “on the site of the Chernyakhovsky memorial you can erect a monument in memory of the victims of the war or in honor of European friendship.”
Help Agency: “Ivan Chernyakhovsky in October 1943 of the year was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his brilliant organizational skills during the crossing of the Dnieper and personal heroism. In 1944, at the age of 37, Chernyakhovsky became the youngest general of the Red Army. He commanded the troops of the 3 of the Byelorussian Front, which under his command successfully participated in the Byelorussian, Vilnius, Kaunas, Memel, Gumbinnen-Goldap and East Prussian operations.
18 February 1945 of the year Chernyakhovsky was seriously wounded by fragments of an artillery shell on the outskirts of the city of Melzac in East Prussia, which is now the Polish city of Penenzhno. On the same day he passed away. The general was buried in Vilnius on one of the central squares, and later reburied in Moscow.
On the outskirts of Penenzhno, where Chernyakhovsky was fatally wounded, a memorial was erected at the beginning of the 70s of the last century. ”
The decision to dismantle was taken by the authorities of the town of Braniewo at the request of the volost (commune) of Penenzno, part of it, where the monument was erected.
The opposition was opposed by several small public organizations and the Russian embassy. “Our decision was challenged by one organization, but from the point of view of construction law, it cannot be a party to the process,” said Branevo’s warden Leszek Dzong.
As the press secretary of the head of the Warmia-Masuria region said, the Russian embassy "in its letter stressed that it did not give consent to dismantle this object and expressed strong protest against such actions." According to her, the administration sent all complaints and protests to the capital, Prime Minister Eva Kopach.
The Polish Council for the Preservation of the Memory of the Struggle and Martyrdom, which, in accordance with the Polish-Russian treaty, is responsible for the preservation of monuments of the Soviet era, said that "the discussion has been exhausted."
Burmeister Penenzno Kazimierz Keido is satisfied with the decision made, and will soon begin to act, it remains only to obtain official consent from the Council for the Protection of Memory.
"Not a penny from the budget for these purposes will be spent," he boasted. “There are many willing and sponsors to dismantle the monument.”
“However, I don’t want to make an empty hole in this place, tear down the monument and that's it. It is important for me to use the elements of this monument for the construction of another monument that will unite us all, ”Keido said. According to him, “on the site of the Chernyakhovsky memorial you can erect a monument in memory of the victims of the war or in honor of European friendship.”
Help Agency: “Ivan Chernyakhovsky in October 1943 of the year was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his brilliant organizational skills during the crossing of the Dnieper and personal heroism. In 1944, at the age of 37, Chernyakhovsky became the youngest general of the Red Army. He commanded the troops of the 3 of the Byelorussian Front, which under his command successfully participated in the Byelorussian, Vilnius, Kaunas, Memel, Gumbinnen-Goldap and East Prussian operations.
18 February 1945 of the year Chernyakhovsky was seriously wounded by fragments of an artillery shell on the outskirts of the city of Melzac in East Prussia, which is now the Polish city of Penenzhno. On the same day he passed away. The general was buried in Vilnius on one of the central squares, and later reburied in Moscow.
On the outskirts of Penenzhno, where Chernyakhovsky was fatally wounded, a memorial was erected at the beginning of the 70s of the last century. ”
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