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Polish-Swiss Friendship Monument

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Polish-Swiss Friendship Monument

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Polish-Swiss Friendship Monument

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Location: Basel-Landschaft, Nordwestschweiz, Switzerland

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March 16, 2023

Below the dirt road on the edge of the Staufen forest, not far from the Waldegg convalescent home, is the so-called "Poland Monument" with the inscription: POLACY - SZWAJCAROM (Poland - Switzerland)

After the defeat of the Polish army by the German Wehrmacht in autumn 1939, a large part of the Polish armed forces found their way to France via winding paths, where they regrouped as part of the Allies. During the German attack on France in 1940, Polish units were driven off towards the Swiss border and fled to Switzerland, where they were disarmed and interned in various camps throughout Switzerland. One of these camps was at the site of the monument.

The interned Poles were used in agriculture for the Plan Wahlen (cultivation battle) or did construction work. In Rickenbach they built the stairs over the "Hüenersädel" in the direction of Rickenbacherfluh.

The memorial itself was donated by former camp inmates after the Second World War and stands for Swiss-Polish friendship.

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Location: Basel-Landschaft, Nordwestschweiz, Switzerland

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Polish-Swiss Friendship Monument

1. View from Böckterflue – Farnsburg Castle Ruins loop from Sissach

2. Buuseregg – Alpaca Farm loop from Rickenbach

3. Sissacherfluh Ruins – Sissacherfluh Mountain Restaurant loop from Rickenbach

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