Speaking at the ceremony, Parliament's President Jerzy Buzek, himself a Pole, said "the attack on Poland which took place on 1 September 1939 marked the beginning of the nightmare which engulfed Europe and the world".
Šeit 1939.gada 1.septembra rītā viens no Vācijas karakuģiem atklāja uguni Polijas virzienā, uzsākot karu.