Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Warsaw, Poland, on 21 August, marking the first visit (after Morarji Desai) by an Indian Prime Minister to the country in 45 years.
- During his visit, PM Modi held meetings with his Polish counterpart and the President, and also engaged with the Indian community.
- Memorial of the Jam Saheb of Nawanagar: Later, the Prime Minister laid a wreath at the memorial of the Jam Saheb of Nawanagar. The memorial is dedicated to Jam Saheb Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji, a former Maharaja of Nawanagar (now Jamnagar). In 1942, the Maharaja established the Polish Children’s Camp in Jamnagar for refugee Polish children who were brought out of the USSR during World War II.
- Battle of Monte Cassino: He also visited the monument to the Battle of Monte Cassino. The monument commemorates the victory of the soldiers of the Second Polish Corps at the Battle of Monte Cassino during the Second World War in 1944. The Second Polish Corps conquered the hill and the monastery on it. More than 900 Polish soldiers were killed in this battle.
- Kolhapur Memorial: The PM also visited the Kolhapur Memorial adjacent to this monument. This has been set up in memory of the village in Kolhapur that hosted the Polish children whom the Jam Saheb of Nawangar had granted refuge. The children were moved to Valivade in Kolhapur in 1945.
