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The Great British Art Tour: a parachute, a pie and the pride of Poland

The Great British Art Tour: a parachute, a pie and the pride of Poland With public art collections closed we are bringing the art to you, exploring hidden gems from across the country in partnership with Art UK. Today’s pick: Fife’s Memories of a Polish Paratrooper Detail of Marie Louise Wrightson’s Memories of a Polish Paratrooper, 2006. Photograph: © the artist/Fife Council Detail of Marie Louise Wrightson’s Memories of a Polish Paratrooper, 2006. Photograph: © the artist/Fife Council JaneFreel,collectionscurator,ONFifeMuseumsandGalleries Mon 1 Feb 2021 01.00 EST During the second world war, the 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade trained in Fife. The regiment consisted of Polish exiles who had escaped from occupied Poland. In 1944, the brigade travelled to Arnhem for Operation Market Garden, in which unsuccessful operation many thousands of lives were lost. Some of the Polish survivors settled in Fife after the war. In the early 2000s, the Polish ex-servicemen

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