Generaal Maczek Museum
The General
Maczek Museum’s objectives are:
· To
collect (property or lend) sustain and display items and documents
regarding World War II. To encourage interest and to promote knowledge
of the history of this period.
· To
focus on the history of the Polish Military contribution at the
Western –European front 1939 -1948. After 1948 the Polish troops were
decommissioned. The emphasis on the operations conducted by the
Polish Troops in the Netherlands in particular the 1st Polish
Armoured Division,
1st Independent Parachute Brigade and the Polish Air Force.
This does not imply
that periods before or after 1939 – 1948 are excluded.
· To
be attentive to the history and what have happened in the broadest sense
in Breda and surrounded areas in this special period of time. This includes the
local population, the German occupiers and the Allied Forces.
· To
execute and contribute within its limits which is connected to the objectives of
the General Maczek Museum.
The start and history of the General Maczek Museum in Breda.
In the seventies of the last century the honourable gentlemen A.J.M. van Alphen, C. Coenders en W. Mol started to collect items, books en writings about the events in Breda during World War Two.Especially the liberation of the town by the 1e Polish Armoured Division which was lead by General Maczek was of their interest. The collection grew to a private museum in one of the founders houses.
The foundation was instituted in 1981, and received the name "Museum of Breda - Poland 1939-1945". After a visit to the exhibition, which was organised in the building of the St Olof retail school, General Maczek approved that his name could be connected to the museum.
The foundation's name now: “Foundation Museum of Breda - Poland 1939-1945 General Maczek”.
In 1997 the museum was transferred to the current location: Trip van Zoudtlandtkazerne in Breda.
25-04-2012 ◊ LAST UPDATE
