Imola celebrates Polish Gen. Anders and soldier-bear Wojtek
Park and monument dedicated to 70 years since Liberation
15 April, 16:38In Scotland and Poland, they have already remembered him with a statue. Italy celebrates him with a ceremony on Sunday, April 19 at Imola, with the unveiling of the sculpture by the Bolognese artist Luigi Enzo Mattei, the laying of wreaths at the base of the monument dedicated to the Polish soldier, the naming of a garden after General Anders. The programme includes a re-enactment of liberation, with the participation of Polish students from the school of Zagan. Young Italians and Poles have already established a very close relationship, which has also led to the creation of the comic book ''How the bear Wojtek became a soldier'' designed by Anna Kret, as part of a project between the Italian and Polish schools. The volume, just re-issued under the patronage of the European Parliament and the Senate, is written in four different languages, and can even be downloaded from the internet. (ANSA).