National Stutthof Museum

News: Annual celebration

On the 63-rd anniversary of the World War 2 beginning, first transport of prisoners to KL Stutthof and deportations of Gdynia citizens - on Sunday, the eighth of September, 2.00 p.m. the patriotic and religious celebration dedicated to the Memory of War and Stutthof's Victims took place in the Stutthof Museum.

PROGRAM OF CELEBRATIONS:

up to. 13.45 - gathering of participants near the Monument
14.00 - Beginning of celebrations

• National Anthem (Polish Naval Orchestra)
• Greetings of celebration participants
• Oratory of Gdynia President, Wojciech Szczurek
• Oratory of former Stutthof prisoner
• Memory Appeal
• Fire of the Salute
• Laying of flowers and lighting fires

The Mass for martyrs and victims of Stutthof was directed by bishop Andrzej Śliwiński with participation of mixed choruses "Lutnia - Rezonans" from Malbork under direction of Wawrzyniec Zamkowski. After the Mass, meeting under the cross near the crematory and the prayer.

ENTERPRISE ACCOMPANYING CELEBRATIONS:
Saturday - sunday, 7-8ht of September 2002, 10.00 a.m. - XXII Chess Memorial of mjr Henryk Sucharski

Pictures can be seen here