POSK Leaders Awarded Medals

On July 9, 2024, leaders of POSK (Polski Ośrodek Społeczno-Kulturalny, or Polish Social and Cultural Association) in London were awarded the Reipublicae Memoriae Meritum medal by IPN (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, or Institute of National Remembrance).

This medal was created to recognize efforts to commemorate events and people from the history of the Polish Nation between the years 1917 and 1990, as well as the support offered to the IPN in its educational, research and publishing mission.

For tireless work towards preserving Polish history and promoting it in the UK, Chairman Marek Laskiewicz was presented with a golden medal, while Małgorzata Bugaj-Martynowska and Sylwia Kosiec with silver ones.

The medals were awarded at an event celebrating the opening of the IPN exhibition “Trails of Hope: The Odyssey of Freedom.” The event presented speakers on the role of Polish intelligence during World War II, SOE agents, the Cichociemni (Silent & Unseen) special forces paratroopers, and Polish cryptologists.

The speakers included IPN researcher Mateusz Marek and award-winning biographer Clare Mulley (see prior posts about her books Agent Zo and The Spy Who Loved).

Click here for a more detailed report on the event.