The General Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski Monument[a] is a monument in the Marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły Park in Warsaw, Poland. It is dedicated to Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski, officer of the Polish Armed Forces, who fought in the Warsaw Uprising during the World War II. It was designed by Marcin Nowicki and unveiled on 2 August 2019.
 The Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski Monument in 2019. | |
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| 52°13′45.03″N 21°02′22.52″E / 52.2291750°N 21.0395889°E | |
| Location | Marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły Park, Warsaw, Poland |
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| Designer | Marcin Nowicki |
| Type | Bust |
| Opening date | 2 August 2019 |
| Dedicated to | Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski |
History
editThe monument was proposed and founded by the Warsaw Insurgents Association and the Heroes of the Warsaw Uprising Remembrance Foundation.[1] It was made by sculptor Marcin Nowicki and unveiled on 2 August 2019, a day before the first anniversary of Ścibor-Rylski's death.[2][3]
Characteristics
editThe monument is dedicated to general Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski (1917–2018), an officer of the Polish Armed Forces, who fought in the Warsaw Uprising during the World War II. It is placed in the Marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły Park. The location was chosen because the Batallion Czata 49, in which Ścibor-Rylski was a company commander, fought there in 1944.[1]
The monument consists of a bust of Ścibor-Rylski in a military uniform, placed on a pedestal. It bears an illustration of the cross of the Virtuti Militari order, and an inscription as transcribed below.[3]
| Polish inscription | English translation |
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Generał |
General |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Pomnik gen. Zbigniewa Ścibor-Rylskiego". powstane1944.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Odsłonięto pomnik gen. Zbigniewa Ścibor-Rylskiego. 'Uczył nas, co to znaczy patriotyzm'". dziennik.pl (in Polish). 2 August 2019.
- ^ a b Tomasz Urzykowski (2 August 2019). "Pomnik dobrego człowieka. Generał "Motyl" upamiętniony". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).