From ipn.gov.pl: On November 10, 2012, at 12 o'clock, in the Temple of Divine Providence in Wilanow a solemn funeral Mass was held and the ashes of the late Lt. Col. Zygmunt Lechoslaw Szadkowski and Wanda Szadkowska were placed in the Pantheon of Great Poles. The ceremony was presided over by His Excellency Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz, Metropolitan of Warsaw. The Sejm of the Republic of Poland was represented by the Vice-Marshal Marek Kuchcinski. The funeral ceremony was followed by the opening of the exhibition and a meeting at the Divine Providence Center.

Sigmund Lechosław Szadkowski

Born January 5, 1912 in Warsaw. The son of a prisoner of the Warsaw Citadel. He graduated from Stefan Batory University in Vilnius. In 1938, he started working in diplomatic service in Latvia. In November 1939, he was sworn in to the Union for Armed Struggle. He was delegated by General W. Sikorski, Commander-in-Chief, as an emissary of the government to create transport routes from Romania to Poland and to the Middle East, for which he was awarded the Cross of Home Army. Since June 4, 1940 he was a soldier of the Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade. He took part in the defense of Tobruk and in the battles for Gazala. For the Libya campaign he was awarded the Cross of Valour.

Photo: Martyna Józefiak.

He was associated with the Boy Scouts, which he joined in 1919, until the end of his life. During World War II, he was the Commander of the Polish Scouting Association in the East, by order of Commander-in-Chief, General K. Sosnkowski, he created courses for scouting instructors in Isfahan, the Chairman of the Polish Scouting Association based in London until 1967. Awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for scouting activities.

In exile in London since 1947. The only issue in which he never accepted compromise was the freedom and independence of Poland. From the very beginning he worked in the Association of Polish Veterans, serving for many years as president of the World Federation and its branch in Great Britain, for which he was awarded the Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta. He was a three-time minister in the governments in exile.

He was a member of the Committee for the Defense of the Polish Name, A member of the Council of the Polish Institute of Catholic Action, he was active in the Committee for the Care of War Cemeteries of the Polish Armed Forces in the West. He chaired the Committee for the Construction of the John Paul II Home in Great Britain. Member of the Committee for the Construction of the Katyn Monument, unveiled in London in 1976. Chairman of the National Council of the Republic of Poland, or the Speaker of the Polish Parliament for 3 terms, until its dissolution in December 1991. Decorated with the Grand Ribbon of the Order of Polonia Restituta. "With the dissolution of the Polish National Council the emigration episode of our history, now called the Second Great Emigration, came to an end.

He died on September 5, 1995, in London.

Wanda Szadkowska née Malinowska

Born August 23, 1912 in Łapy. A faithful life companion of Zygmunt Szadkowski for 60 years. She spent her childhood in Petersburg, where at the age of 5 she lost her mother during a cholera epidemic. She was active in the Polish Women's Union in ExileShe was a member of the "National Treasury" and a member of the Polish Veterans Association "Scout" circle. She belonged to the Society of Friends of the John Paul II Foundation in Great Britain. From a letter written by Zygmunt Szadkowski to his wife during the war: "I know that you are a brave Pole. I remember how you told me back in Paris: if it is necessary, I will bear everything valiantly, I know that it cannot be otherwise. Every Pole must fulfill his duty. Recollections of Henryk Sielecka, wife of Colonel Stanisław Sielecki: "We shared a kitchen with Wanda, and that is the best test of conflict-free friendship. Sigismund had a truly wonderful wife! He would never have accomplished so much in his life had it not been for her concern for his "daily bread", the upbringing and education of his children. She was the "head and neck" of the family. She consented to his community service, for which no one was paid. Such wives should go down in history. They deserve the highest honor.".

She died on November 5, 1999, in London.
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