General Sikorski

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
43/56
Date Released
15 Jul 1943
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
Sikorski in Gibraltar inspecting Polish patriots who have escaped to join the army. A few hours later Sikorski was to die in a plane crash. The coffin aboard a Polish destroyer is brought to a British port and the body lies in state at the Polish Government HQ in Kensington Palace Gardens.
Keywords
Politics and government; Funerals
Locations
London; Plymouth; England; Gibraltar
Length of story (in feet)
129
Story extras:
Film clip
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'General Sikorski', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 43/56, 15 Jul 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/100031 (Accessed 29 Jun 2025)