Small Wars Journal

Our Condolences to the People of Poland

Sat, 04/10/2010 - 10:09am

Our most sincere condolences to the people of Poland, a true and steady ally, on the untimely death of President Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria, other members of the Polish delegation to Katyn, Russia, and to their families and friends.

"The Polish president and his wife were killed in a plane crash this morning, according to Russian officials. President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria were on board a flight which crashed at 10.56 Moscow time (0656 GMT) near Smolensk airport. Russian media is reporting that all 132 passengers were killed. The Kaczynski's were travelling with several senior government figures on a trip to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn forest massacre, in which thousands of Poles were executed by Soviet secret police."

-- The Times

"The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, DC wishes to inform that the book of condolence is open the Embassy's premises on April 10 (Saturday) from 12pm to 6pm, April 11 (Sunday) from 10am to 5pm, and from Monday to Friday from 10am to 6 pm."

-- Embassy of Poland, U.S.

Polish President Dies in Plane Crash - Krakow Post

President Lech Kaczyński Dead in Plane Crash - Warsaw Business Journal

Polish President Killed in Plane Crash - Voice of America

President of Poland Killed in Plane Crash in Russia - New York Times

Polish President is Killed in Plane Crash in Russia - Washington Post

Polish President, Others Killed in Plane Crash - Wall Street Journal

Polish President Killed in Plane Crash - The Times

Crash Kills Polish President - New Poland Express

Polish President Dies in Plane Crash - BBC News

Polish Tragedy in Smolensk - Krakow Post

Full List of Plane Crash Victims Issued - Warsaw Business Journal

Leaders Express Sorrow at Polish President's Death - Associated Press

Week of Mourning Announced in Poland - RIA Novosti

Poland Mourns President - Voice of America

Polish Citizens Mourn Plane Crash Victims - BBC News

Biography of Polish President Lech Kaczynski - RIA Novosti

Biography of Poland's Lech Kaczynski - CNN News

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland - U.S. Embassy

Comments

giovanni (not verified)

Sun, 04/11/2010 - 11:36am

My sincere condolences to all Slavic-Polish people from all Croatian people..

Marysia, Poland (not verified)

Sun, 04/11/2010 - 6:53am

I'm Polish and I live in Poland. Still can't believe that our President, his wife Maria and other prominent people are dead. This day will be fixed in our memory...

ingrid margouleff (not verified)

Sun, 04/11/2010 - 5:13am

between 1994-2010 1593 additional mentioned all on board killed in tupolev 154
AP report
tupolev 154 has problem gaining altitude responce or pilot training is insufficient
sincere condolence to all concerned
best
Ingrid Margouleff Switzerland

ingrid margouleff (not verified)

Sun, 04/11/2010 - 4:42am

PS
i wish the polish nation, relatives of those who perished and All concerned a bright, happy, prosperous future
best
Ingrid Margouleff

ingrid margouleff (not verified)

Sun, 04/11/2010 - 3:49am

between 1994-2010 1593 additional mentioned all on board killed in tupolev 154
AP report
tupolev 154 has problem gaining altitude responce or pilot training is insufficient
sincere condolence to all concerned
best
Ingrid Margouleff Switzerland

Dave D. (not verified)

Sat, 04/10/2010 - 5:40pm

My most sincere condolences to the people of Poland.

Alexander (not verified)

Sat, 04/10/2010 - 4:52pm

Dear Polish friends! I am in deep shock. Please accept my sincere condolences ...

Audrey (not verified)

Sat, 04/10/2010 - 1:13pm

I don't know Polish, so I used an online interpreter to say: Wyrazy Szczerego Żalu I Współczucia Z PowoduŚmierci Polski przywódca, 96 innych.

Best I could do, but I'm heart-broken for all the Polish people, especially considering the occasion.