i think peter and wojciech were saying had been more full of of content or at least hints of politics than where it was expected so angular medical's being here observing it all in her usual calm if not to say dispassionate way but since it is a solemn ceremony but also with lots of pageantry and lots of interest. indeed simon and we're seeing now i think the wreath laying ceremony just getting under way there in warsaw at the tomb of the unknown soldier let's listen to. shockey price those of contortions to have more. options shuffled to have the opponent not to come out over. the reef laying ceremony has now concluded. the heads of the delegations to return to the grandstand. the mob will begin thing. so this is essentially the conclusion of a job and that's part of the ceremonies that we've been seeing there and at this has since the square in warsaw as we just heard the announcer say the wreath laying ceremony and has a concluded there will be a military honorary escort leaving the square of course that the delegates representatives from more than 40 countries as well will leave t

given the foreigner there was the courage shown and in the 2nd world war and then the courage as wojciech has already mentioned the struggle against communism immense contributions made by poland to european history indeed well there certainly will have the chance to talk more about that we are still waiting for the german president funkhouser steinmeyer to arrive out there as you see in those pictures about let's take a look at the for historical context that we have just been discussing as we said 80 years ago today on the 1st of september a 939 germany invaded poland and the date is regarded as the start of the 2nd world war in the early hours german warship opened fire on the polish garrison in what was then the free city of dancing and about the same time bombs rained down on the small polish town of the alone killing 1200 civilians it was the german list of office 1st air raid on poland and the 1st of many war crimes to come. in the early hours of september 1st $939.00 the german battleship because stein attacked a polish ammunition depot and down sick now known this be done sgt the

that it had when the communists were in power in moscow i thought just one lie beforehand bartz you wojciech the one line from. i think he. went to the roof when he talked about imperial trends in europe and we were all wondering should he were thinking what he must mean russia but he was being very very exposed. by the night he mentioned georgia in crimea and was talking about the threats to the liberty of nations in europe in the future. yes so no wonder the blood of a lot of blood would have been not just as easy he didn't attend today he would be furious. yes there's a really very heart of dress made by the polish president and he did a whole ever in polish debate those kind of words aren't really something something new with address russia very roughly talking about ukraine or talking about what happened in georgia 2008. previous polish president lech kaczynski died in the crush in russia some years ago you also saw a very. the docking not about budge or john calling for a full resistance in the in the in the west however. presidency dude. said he warned that too much appeasement policy

we also have wojciech show manzi from polish service here in studio you've been following today's ceremonies we saw of course both germany's presidents and chancellor in attendance the president being in fact the guest of honor what does that show about the relationship between these 2 countries the attendance of both from both the president and chancellor merkel it is indeed a symbol for very good and deep and for. relations between poland and germany the both countries have gone the route the way the path of the. conciliation and the attendance of from both their steinmeier today on the square saying some very important words is very symbolic and it's in evidence for this for this reconciliation i think prism steinmeier has used. the word stalking there too to the polish people stating it clearly it was a german crime this war dut. germany started 80 years ago and then saying important words for people as i ask for forgiveness i recognise our enduring crispness ability those kinds of words are always well you can't have enough of these kind of words when speaking as a german president in t