For commemoration of the 84th anniversary of the outbreak of II World War, today (September 1) at noon, sirens sounded in Ełk Alarm.

Ełk the celebrations of the anniversary of the outbreak of World War II began with a Holy Mass in the church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Official city celebrations were held before monument to the "Heroic Soldiers of September" with the participation of a military company Honorary from Bemów Piski.

In During the ceremony, the President of Ełk Tomasz Andrukiewicz said: "Celebrations of the next anniversary of the outbreak of World War II are a reminder of Polish heroes, and at the same time a warning, so that history does not repeat itself. In the face of the ongoing beyond our eastern border wars in Ukraine, celebrations take on a wider dimension, showing the importance of the role of It fills the memory of history. Memory, which determines the awareness of the need the existence of institutions, guarantees and actions that ensure security Polish. Therefore, with great gratitude and respect we receive the creation of units military personnel in north-eastern Poland, including Ełk: defense troops territorial and forming reconnaissance troop units. (...) Our It is our duty to remember that the awareness of heroism and suffering, inscribed in our history, should never be extinguished Nation. Honor and glory to the Heroes."

President Tomasz Andrukiewicz with deputies, Ełk parliamentarians, representatives uniformed services and a number of Ełk institutions laid flowers and lit candles, paying tribute to the victims of war.

Yet today, as part of the anniversary celebrations in the ECK auditorium at 6 p.m., will take place the performance BETON (16+) of the Miniatura Municipal Theatre from Gdańsk as part of the programme of Teatr Polska 2023. Tickets can be purchased at the ECK box office and online.

More About the show: https://eck.elk.pl/wydarzy/spektakl-beton/