ˌɔn wˈɛnzdeɪ θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, kwˈiːn bˈiətɹɪks ʌvðə nˈɛðɜːləndz pˈoʊsthjuːməsli ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə lˈeɪt mˈeɪdʒɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl stˈænɪslˌɔː sˌɑːsɐbˈoʊski, kəmˈændɚɹ ʌvðə fˈɜːst pˈoʊlɪʃ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt pˈæɹəʃˌuːt bɹɪɡˈeɪd, ðə bɹˈɑːnz lˈaɪən fɔːɹ hɪz sˈɜːvɪsᵻz ɪn ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən mˈɑːɹkɪt ɡˈɑːɹdən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ.
On Wednesday 31 May 2006, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands posthumously awarded the late Major General Stanisław Sosabowski, commander of the 1st (Polish) Independent Parachute Brigade, the Bronze Lion for his services in Operation Market Garden in 1944.