Welcome to Duns twinned with Zagan Poland, sign
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Welcome to Duns twinned with Zagan Poland, sign
Image: © Jennifer Petrie Taken: 2 Aug 2020
Duns was the county town of the historic county of Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. During the Second World War many Polish soldiers of the first and second Armoured Regiments were stationed here at Duns 1941-1944. In Duns Park there is a memorial dedicated to the 127 Polish soldiers who were stationed here and were killed in battle 1944-1945.
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Image Location
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55.774213
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-2.359914