Testimonies – Polish 2nd Corps

Describing how he attended school during the Italian campaign, with a view to becoming an officer.

Explains the reasons why Poles continued to fight in the war

Describing how he took a German POW back to base, on his motorcycle.

Describes receiving the medals during the Italian campaign.

Aleksander describes how a bomb from a German plane fell only a few feet from him, during the fighting at Loretto Italy.

Describing how his Uncle was promoted in the Polish 2nd Corps, and eventually replaced General Maczek and served in the iPAD in Meppen.

Stefan recounts the offensive on Monte Cassino in May 1944

Our job was to drive around with the radio truck.

Memoir written by John ( Jan) Drewniak about his and his family experience in World War 2. In 1941 Jan was conscripted into the Russian Army from his hometown Postolowka …

Jozef contacts the Ministry of Defence in the UK and learns that they have his father’s possessions and that they will send them to him via Diplomatic post. Jozef is …

Jozef lists the items that were among his father’s possessions, including a letter that his father had written to him but never got the chance to send.

Describes how a Polish soldier with an American companion approached her while she was standing guard over the vehicles one evening, threatening damage, and having to fire a warning shot.

Describing the ammunition and goods they delivered, and the parts of Italy she went through.

This video clip is from the documentary “Moja młodość, moje szczęście, mój świat…“ (My youth, my good luck, my world). Scenario & realization: Joanna and Piotr Perczyński, Photos & mounting: …

Describing how she and the other Women’s Auxiliary members would hide under their beds during the bombing, and would later joke about it.

Describing an incident involving a bridge that she had to cross at night, in the rain.

My arrest, prison in Minsk, sentence to 5 years hard labour, deported to Sevzheldorlag, a penal labour Gulag camp, release on amnesty and journey to join and fight in WW2-Italy.

Tadeusz describes how they liquidated arms and vehicles in Italy, and then made their way to England.

Autobiography of Zbigniew Pniewski . Nr ewidencyjny 3 DSK/Serial Nr in 3 DSK 1920/8 Escaped Poland in 1940, in order to avoid conscription into the German Army - made his …

Jozefa describes the action at Bologna and the fact that all the soldiers in her transport were killed during there, as a result of American bombing raids that mistook the …