Władysław Sikorski
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Władysław Eugeniusz Sikorski was a Polish military and political leader. Before World War I, Sikorski established and participated in several underground organizations that promoted the cause of Polis
Sikorski, c. 1942
Sikorski in his youth
Sikorski in 1923
Sikorski with Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch (1923)
On 4 July 1943, a Liberator II aircraft crashed off Gibraltar shortly after takeoff, killing all but one of the seventeen people on board. Among the victims were several senior Polish military leaders
Władysław Sikorski
…diplomatic relations after Sikorski asked the International Red Cross to investigate the Katyn massacres. In July 1943, a plane carrying Sikorski plunged into the sea immediately on takeoff from Gibraltar, killing all on board except the pilot. The exact circumstances of Sikorski's death have been disputed and have…
Sikorski's Liberator, lying on its back in the sea just off Gibraltar following the crash
Biuletyn Informacyjny from 15 July 1943 News of the death of General Władysław Sikorski and the order for a national day of mourning.
A memorial stone for the 50th anniversary of the 1943 Gibraltar air crash at the Powązki Military Cemetery.
Memorial plaque dedicated to Sikorski located at the end of the Great Siege Tunnels in Gibraltar