Campaing to create statue for Gen. Maczek in Scotland

The Scottish Parliament is to launch a campaign to create a memorial to Polish war hero, General Stanisław Maczek, Scottish daily Herald Scotland announced. General Maczek led a Polish division under the Allied Command in the liberation of France during the Second World War. After the war, he was unable to get back home due to the fact that the communist regime had already been installed  in Poland. He had later worked as a barman in his adopted city of Edinburgh and died there aged 102. The late Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, who represented the Scottish government at the funeral, became interested in the general's story and launched a campaign to raise funds for a metal bench that would include a figure of the general to be cast in Edinburgh. After his death, the Lord's daughter Katie Fraser has established the General Stanisław Maczek Memorial Trust. Highlands and Islands MSP Jean Urquhart hosted a meeting on Friday at the Scottish Parliament with leading figures of Polish and Scottish communities. "General Maczek was an exceptional man who lived an extraordinary life, but he was never really recognised here when he was alive.", Urquhart was quoted by Herald Scotland. The project commemorating General Maczek has a target of £100,000, with £5,000 already offered by the Polish Ex-Combatant's Association.