visited by a large Polish contingent and the city devotes part of the festivities to the fallen Polish soldiers. Many artefacts and memorabilia belonging to Maczek and the 1st Polish Armoured Division are on display in the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London. In 2018 a bronze statue was unveiled in honour of General Maczek in the quadrangle of the Edinburgh City Chambers. A footpath crossing Bruntsfield Links which leads to the general's former home in Arden Street in Marchmont, has been named General Maczek Walk. Honours and awards Order of the White Eagle (1994) Knight's Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari Gold Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari Silver Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Cross of Valour Gold Cross of Merit with Swords Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown with Palms (Belgium) Croix de Guerre with Palms (Belgium) Commandeur of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre with Palms (France) Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1939–1945 (France) Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) Order of the Star of Romania IV Class (Romania) Companion of the Order of the Bath (United Kingdom) Distinguished Service Order (United Kingdom) Gallery In popular culture Maczek, as the leader of the 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade, is a historical figure in the novel A Witness to Gallantry: An American Spy in Poland 1939. In The Death of the Fronsac by Neal Ascherson, a Polish officer, Maurycy Szczucki, serves with General Maczek in World War II. After the war, Szczucki returns to Edinburgh where he discovers the impoverished Maczek working as a barman in the Learmonth Hotel. The General is frequently visited by old comrades, who "salute him before they order a whisky." See also List of Poles Polish contribution to World War II Polish Armed Forces in the West Western betrayal World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West Poles in the United Kingdom Great Polish Map of Scotland Stanisław Sosabowski References External links OpusMedia.fr , Captain Kazimierz Duda – 1st Polish Armoured Division – C.K.M. Montormel.evl.pl, History of 1st Polish Armoured Division Montormel.evl.pl, 1st Polish Armoured Division in the battle of Falaise New research on Maczeks post-war situation 1892 births 1994 deaths Burials in the Netherlands People from Lviv Oblast People from the Kingdom of