Fascists march in Warsaw for Polish Independence Day
Thousands of nationalist and fascist demonstrators have taken part in a march in Poland in what is believed to have been one of the largest far-right gatherings in the world.
The Warsaw demonstration was organised by far-right groups as Poles celebrated their country's Independence Day, with the turn-out dwarfing that of previous years.
It attracted far-right and nationalist campaigners from elsewhere in Europe, including the UK’s Tommy Robinson, alongside protesters from Sweden, Germany and Slovakia.
The march was one of many events marking Poland's rebirth as a nation in 1918 after being wiped off the map for 123 years. Polish Independence Day marks the country regaining its sovereignty at the end of World War I after being partitioned and ruled since the late 18th century by Russia, Prussia and the Austro-hungarian Empire.
Fascists march in Warsaw for Polish Independence Day | The Independent
Thousands of nationalist and fascist demonstrators have taken part in a march in Poland in what is believed to have been one of the largest far-right gatherings in the world.
The Warsaw demonstration was organised by far-right groups as Poles celebrated their country's Independence Day, with the turn-out dwarfing that of previous years.
It attracted far-right and nationalist campaigners from elsewhere in Europe, including the UK’s Tommy Robinson, alongside protesters from Sweden, Germany and Slovakia.
The march was one of many events marking Poland's rebirth as a nation in 1918 after being wiped off the map for 123 years. Polish Independence Day marks the country regaining its sovereignty at the end of World War I after being partitioned and ruled since the late 18th century by Russia, Prussia and the Austro-hungarian Empire.
Fascists march in Warsaw for Polish Independence Day | The Independent