Under the command of the platoon commander of the 3rd company, the cadets perfected the elements of the drill in order to make a Solemn Change of the Honorary Post at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Marshal Józef Piłsudski Square in Warsaw at noon on May 29 this year. Before the commencement of the ceremony, the speaker – Senior cadet officer Paweł Wesołowski – presented information about our University – its history, traditions and mission, as well as the history of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The idea of the grave-monument, located in Marshal Józef Piłsudski Square in Warsaw, is to pay tribute to those who died in the struggle for the independence of the homeland.

 

The officer who changed the guards at the honorary post was 2nd Lt. Krystian Płocki. Senior cadet officer Błażej Koselnik and Senior cadet officer Maciej Słowik left the honorary post. Senior cadet officer Bartosz Cyniak and Senior cadet officer Wiktor Dankowski entered the honorary post.

 

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The Solemn Changing of the Honorary Post is a symbolic assumption of the perpetual soldiers' guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw, which takes place every Sunday at 12.00 in Marshal Józef Piłsudski Square. The guard service in the most important place of national remembrance, and remembrance of the heroic military deeds of Polish soldiers, is of immeasurable value. It is undoubtedly a token of gratitude to those who died in the fight for their Homeland. It is performed in accordance with the rules governing the guard service, with changes in the post 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However, a special character is given by the ceremonial setting only during the Sunday change.