Poland Holds Independence Day March in Warsaw

© AP Photo / Czarek SokolowskiDemonstrators burn flares and wave Polish flags during the annual march to commemorate Poland's National Independence Day in Warsaw, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. Thousands of nationalists marched in Warsaw on Poland's Independence Day holiday, taking part in an event that was organized by far-right groups
Demonstrators burn flares and wave Polish flags during the annual march to commemorate Poland's National Independence Day in Warsaw, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. Thousands of nationalists marched in Warsaw on Poland's Independence Day holiday, taking part in an event that was organized by far-right groups - Sputnik International, 1920, 11.11.2021
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This year the celebrations take place against the backdrop of mounting tensions on Poland's eastern border, as thousands of migrants camp there hoping to gain access to the EU from Belarus.
Sputnik comes live from Warsaw where nationalists are holding a rally on Poland's Independence Day. Marches to mark the day have taken place since 2008, although last year the event was held in a restricted fashion because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The holiday marks the day on which Poland was re-established at the end of the First World War, 11 November 1918. The country had ceased to exist more than a century before after it was carved up in the 18th century.
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