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<I>Plaque</I><I> </I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="742" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 86 WIDTH="381"><div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >On the end of March</FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > the MBTA Director of Design, Barbara Boylan in TV's "Greater Boston" interview with Emily Rooney has said that she will look for anyone's project of a plaque to place it by the "Partisans". We need such plaque to give public more information about the sculpture and what does it mean. </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="342"><div> W koncu marca<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > dyr. artystyczny MBTA (Transportu Miejskiego), p. Barbara Boylan w wywiadzie udzielonym w programie TV z Emily Roony powiedziala miedzy innymi, ze jest otwarta na propozycje projektu tablicy informacyjnej dla "Partyzantow". </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>THE MBTA  PLAQUE:</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="23158840.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="900" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>The other projects:</U></B></div> <div> 1.Project:</div> <div> <I>by Szymon Tolak / PolBoston.com</I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U> The Main Plaque:</U></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="1f321c10.jpg" border=0 width="289" height="193" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>PARTYZANCI - THE PARTISANS</I></div> <div> <B>Created in 1979 by Andrzej Pitynski</B></div> <div> The commemoration of underground fighters who battled German occupation of Poland, the Soviet Army, and then Polish Communists during and after World War II.</div> <bR> <div>        <I><B>Polish Armed Forces in World War II numbered about half a million people. They fought entirely on the Allied side against the German Nazis coalition mainly in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. After the war ended, Poland was still left under the dictatorship of Stalin and the USSR</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>     </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>      The “Partisans” by A. Pitynski depicts Polish freedom fighters against first the German occupation 1939-45, than Soviet Red Army, and their Polish collaborators. The history of the armed resistance for more than 15 years after the war ended and the partisans had become essential part of the moral foundation for anticommunist opposition in Poland. It was the beginning of the Solidarity movement in 80' and finally free Poland in 90's. Polish partisans laid a corner stone for knocking down the Berlin Wall, demounting the USSR, and ending communism in Europe.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Additional Plaque:</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I> </I></FONT><I>T</I><I>he “Partisans” sculpture is own by Sculpture Foundation, Inc. and serves as memorial of freedom fighters around the world. The “Partisans” has stayed in different locations around Boston since 1983. The recent location is granted by MBTA after the sculpture was removed from Boston Common in January 18, 2006. </I></div> <div> <I> Rededication was held on… /date/ </I></div> <div> <I>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> 2.Project:</div> <div> by Andrzej Pronczuk</div> <bR> <div> Version I</div> <bR> <div> PARTISANS</div> <div> By Andrzej Pitynski</div> <bR> <div> <B>The sculpture, created in 1979, depicts Polish underground fighters who continuously battled, first the German and Soviet invasion during War World II (1939-45), and then the communists (1945-89).</B></div> <div> <B>When the Solidarity movement finally brought about the liberation of Poland from the communists in 1989, it inspired freedom actions in other Central and Eastern European countries.  As a result, this memorial can now be symbolic of freedom fighters around the world.</B></div> <bR> <div> <I>Since March 2006 on lease to MBTA from the Sculpture Foundation. </I></div> <bR> <div> Version II</div> <bR> <div> PARTISANS</div> <div> By Andrzej Pitynski, 1979</div> <bR> <div> <B>The sculpture depicts the Polish resistance fighters who battled German and Soviet invaders during War World II and communists afterwards. They fought for the same ideals of freedom that are so dear to Americans and to so many around the world.</B></div> <bR> <div> <I>Since March 2006 on lease to MBTA from the Sculpture Foundation. </I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</I></div> <div> <I>3. Project:</I></div> <div> <I>by S.D.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><U>VersionI</U></I></div> <div> <I>There are Five Freedom Fighters so lets think in terms of 5 separate glass or Plexiglas plaques with wording on them.  The glass would let a view of the sculpture as not to obstruct any of it ( the glass would also act would prevent people from climbing onto the sculpture)  the back side  I believe will be up against a fence so that would not be a problem. This would also be an inexpensive design with maximum impact.</I></div> <div> <I>Each plaque would be dedicated with the following topics ---- need wording developed for each!!!!</I></div> <div> <I> </I></div> <div> <B>1:  Polish Partisans  1939 -- 1945</B></div> <div> <B>2:  Polish Military in Exile  Polish Army Battles under Allies and Soviets, Polish Air Force and Polish Navy</B></div> <div> <B>3:  Polish Partisans  1945 - 1989  Solidarity</B></div> <div> <B>4:  Polish American Contribution</B></div> <div> <B>5:  Partisans of Other Nations </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <I>Note:   This plan should inform tourist of Polish suffering and accomplishments.</I></div> <div> <I>I had a display similar to this on 60th anniversary of WWII at Charlestown Navy Yard.  lot of tourist liked getting information that no one knows.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><U>VersionII</U></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Plaque suggestion:</I></div> <div> <B>Sculptor Andzej Pytinski depicts weary horses and men beleagured from constant fighting. World War II 1939 -1945 over 2,000,000 Polish Partisans men, women and children fought Germans and Soviets for their freedom. Over 500,000 escaped from wat torn Poland to form the largest exiled force of WWII consisting of Polish Army, Navy and Air Force. Over 6,090,000 (Including 306,000 military) were killed by Germans/ Soviets, 880,000 became invalids, and over 1,000,000 succumdto various diseases. 1,500,000 were deported to Siberia by Soviets, 25,000 Polish Officers executed by Soviets in Katyn, over 4,000,000 were deported to slave labor camps by Germans. Polish Partisans did greatly hinder German war effort, breaking German Enigma Code, establishing Zegota Operation to save Jews, Assisting in Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 1943, Warsaw Uprising 1944 and Intelligence gathering especially about V1/V2 rocket site in Peenemunde and Polish couriers Jan Karski and Jan Nowak provided untold information especially on concentration cam ps. For their efforts the Poles lost their country to Soviet communist invaders. Polish Partisans would continue their struggle from 1945 to 1989 until Soviet Communist gave in to the Sol;idarity movement which freed up millions of other Eastern European peoples.</B></div> <div> <B>The Polish Partisans were the first to fight and the largest they welcome all other countries that fought for their freedom and are depicted in this Sculpture. </B></div> <bR> <div> <I> </I></div> <div> <I>Please send comments so that we can get maximum ideas and develop this site into something we can be proud of..</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>________________________________________</I></div> <div> <I>The "Partisans" new location </I><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Partisans new location in South Bost"><I>>>></I></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>