Thursday, September 4, 2014

Poland 1967 : The Silesian Insurgents' Monument // 1 stamp

Poland 1967 :  The Silesian Insurgents' Monument  // 1 stamp
  • Fischer 1629 | Michel 1776 | Scott 1517 
  • Year of issue 1967 | People's Republic of Poland

1629 The Silesian Insurgents Monument in Katowice
Its three wings symbolise the three sequential uprisings in 1919, 1920 and 1921
(created by sculptor Gustaw Zemla and architect Wojciech Zabłocki)

Translations
Pomnik powstańczów Śląskich = The Silesian Insurgents' Monument

The Silesian Insurgents' Monument in Katowice, southern Poland, is a monument to those who took part in the three Silesian Uprisings of 1919, 1920 and 1921, which aimed to make the region of Upper Silesia part of the newly independent Polish state.

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