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| Tribute to Polish forces unveiled | Tribute to Polish forces unveiled |
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| A new UK memorial to all Polish servicemen and women has been unveiled in Staffordshire. | |
| About 500,000 Poles fought under British command during World War II and some veterans said the role of Polish forces had been overlooked. | |
| The bronze and granite sculpture at the National Memorial Arboretum, in Alrewas, represents the air force, the army, the navy and Polish resistance. | |
| The memorial was made in Poznan by a Polish sculptor. | The memorial was made in Poznan by a Polish sculptor. |
| The unveiling was led by HRH The Duke of Kent. | |
| Feliks Kendrick, 88, who was in the army for two years and the navy for four, said he was happy that Polish efforts during the war were being recognised in such a way. | |
| "I'm glad it was recognised at long last - it's a long time after the war," he told BBC News. | "I'm glad it was recognised at long last - it's a long time after the war," he told BBC News. |
| "That somebody else was in the war, not only the British and the Commonwealth, this now will bring it up because it's now in writing." | "That somebody else was in the war, not only the British and the Commonwealth, this now will bring it up because it's now in writing." |
| The Polish War Memorial at Northolt in London is another tribute to Polish servicemen and women. | |
| The memorial, which was unveiled in November 1948, bears the names of more than 1,200 Poles who died in World War II. | The memorial, which was unveiled in November 1948, bears the names of more than 1,200 Poles who died in World War II. |