Hall of Images
Władysław Ryszkowski
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Siberian Cross/Krzyż Zesłańców Sybiru |
Siberian Cross, with supporting document, awarded to Władysław Ryszkowski posthumously on 7 November 2012 |
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Władysław aged 1 |
Photo taken in Dawid-Gródek, Poland, in 1924 |
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Władysław with mother, brothers and friends |
Władysław (aged 4/5) is sitting in the middle with his mother Wacława behind him, his brother Czesław first on the left and his other brother Edmund second from the right. Photo taken in Marcinkance near Grodno circa 1927-28 |
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Świadectwo Szkolne, Marcinkańce, powiat grodzieński |
Władysław's School Report dated 1 February 1932 |
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Świadectwo Szkolne, Marcinkańce, powiat grodzieński |
Władysław's School Report dated 22 December 1933 |
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Stiepanówka in the Urals, USSR |
Slave labour camp in which Władysław & his family stayed after being deported by the Russian NKVD in February 1940. Photo taken in 1940. |
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Polish soldier from the 8th Infantry Division in Durban, South Africa |
Władysław (aged 19) posing with a native chief. Photo taken in 1942 |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Polish Military Camp, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
Photo taken in July 1942. Władysław was stationed in this camp after being transported with the 8 Infantry Division from the Middle East before they were transferred to Scotland to join General Maczek's 1st Polish Armoured Division. |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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1st Polish Armoured Division soldiers ready for guard duty |
Photo taken in Scotland circa 1943-44. Władysław is first left in the front row. |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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1 Pułk Artylerii Motorowej – Legitymacja Nr 710 |
Document authorising Władysław to wear the 1st Field Artillery Regiment Badge from 22 Sept. 1943, issued 15 November 1946 |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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1st Polish Armoured Division Soldier |
Władysław on guard duty. Photo taken in Scotland circa 1943-44. |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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1st Polish Armoured Division Soldiers |
Photo taken in Scotland circa 1943-44. Władysław (on the right) with his brother Czesław |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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General Maczek’s casual inspection during a sports event. |
Inspection during a sports event, Scotland 1943-44. Władysław is standing 8th from left (as indicated on photo). |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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1st Motorised Artillery Regiment NCO School, Scotland 1943 |
Władysław is sitting far left behind the instructor. |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Świadectwo, 1 Pułk Artylerii Motorowej, Szkoła Podoficerska |
Certificate, 1st Motorised Artillery Regiment NCO School, Scotland 29 November 1943 |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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1st Motorised Artillery Regiment |
Photo taken in Scotland, November 1943. Władysław is in the back row 2nd from right. |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Group of soldiers from the Battery of Death (Bateria Śmierci) |
Photo taken in Scotland 1943-44. Władysław is standing in the 2nd row 3rd from left. Major Stanisław Taras, officer of this famous Battery, is sitting in the first row 3rd from right. |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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War Department Driving Permit |
Dated 12 May 1944 and valid until 12 May 1945 |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Scottish-Polish Society Membership Card |
Dated 3 May 1943 |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Normandy Campaign 1944-45 |
Władysław on top of tank later destroyed during Battle of Falaise from which he was lucky to escape with his life |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Normandy Campaign 1944-45 |
Władysław (standing 1st on right) is taking a break with his fellow tank crew members |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Group of soldiers from the Battery of Death (Bateria Śmierci) |
Polish 1st Armoured Division - Photo taken in 1944 during the Normandy Campaign. Władysław is 1st on left in the front row. |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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1st Motorised Artillery Regiment of the 1st Polish Armoured Division |
Photo taken in Holland, 1944. Władysław is in the centre of the back row with a smaller soldier wearing a beret on his left. |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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1-sza Dywizja Pancerna odznaczona srebryn medalem honorowym miasta Bredy |
Władysław's copy of the document dated 30 October 1944 stating that the Polish 1st Armoured Division has been awarded the honorary silver medal of the town of Breda and its soldiers have been granted honorary citizenship. |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Normandy Campaign 1944-45 |
Władysław among war-torn buildings in France |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Normandy Campaign 1944-45 |
Władysław among war-torn buildings in France |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Normandy Campaign 1944-45 |
Photo of the 1st Motorised Artillery Regiment, 1st Polish Armoured Division. Władysław is 7th from the right in the front row. |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Normandy Campaign 1944-45 |
Photo taken of Władysław and his tank crew. Władysław is standing on the tank at the back (1st right). |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Last Bridge of the War completed 0759 hrs on 5 May 1945 |
Standing by the sign is Władysław (1st right) and Major Stanisław Taras on the left. The other soldier is unknown. |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Campaign Stars, Clasps and Medals to which Władysław is entitled |
Instituted in recognition of service in the war 1939-45. |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Władysław (on the left) and friend Franek Pruski |
In 1st Polish Armoured Division uniforms. Photo taken in September 1946 during the occupation of Germany. |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Władysław (on the right) with his brother Czesław, Germany 1946 |
The Polish girls are ex-slave labourers who had been deported by the Germans. The girl on the left next to Czesław is his future wife Wanda Leikin. |
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Władysław in 1st Polish Armoured Division uniform |
Photo taken in 1946 during the occupation of Germany |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Certificate from Germany, 1947 |
Świadectwo ukończenia Kursu Elektromonterów – Instalatorów w Maczkowie/Lengerich. Władysław's Certificate for completing an electrical installation course in Maczków/Lengerich, Germany, dated 14 January 1947. |
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Władysław (in uniform) with Polish civilians in Germany 1946 |
These civilians are ex-slave labourers who had been deported by the Germans after their invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 |
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Władysław attending his brother Czesław’s Wedding in Germany 1946 |
Władysław is on the left next to Wanda, his brother's new wife, and next to Czesław on the right is Wanda's sister Krystyna Leikin |
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Władysław’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book |
Soldier's name and description on attestation and on enlistment signed by Władysław on 4 February 1943. |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Władysław’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book |
Discharge Certificate issued to Władysław by the PRC Record Office, Witley Camp, dated 27 August 1948 |
Polish Resettlement Corps |
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Autentyczny Odpis Umowy Służby w Wojsku Stałym |
Władysław's original copy of the PRC Agreement in Polish dated 27 May 1947 |
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Polish Forces termination |
Polskie Siły Zbrojne – Zaświadczenie o Zakończeniu Służby - Władysław's Certificate of Service Termination with the Polish Forces, London 20 November 1947 |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Władysław’s Alien Identity Certificate |
Polish Resettlement Corps and A.T.S. Polish Resettlement Section. Dated 5 February 1948. |
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Wedding of Walentyna Misiewicz and Władysław Ryszkowski |
The wedding took place in Wrexham, North Wales, on 10 August 1948. In the photo standing next to Walentyna is her youngest sister Danuta, and standing next to Władysław is Walentyna's other sister Alina. |
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Tilstock Camp, Shropshire U.K., in 1950 |
Władysław with wife Walentyna and his mother Wacława holding their baby daughter Barbara |
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Erasmus Medal commemorating 40th Anniversary of WW2 |
Awarded to Władysław by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1984 during his visit to Holland |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Krzyż 1 Dywizji Pancernej – Nr Leg. 798 |
Document authorising Władysław to wear the 1st Polish Armoured Division Cross dated 8 August 1986 |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Dyplom Odznaki Honorowej SPK |
Diploma of Honorary Badge awarded to Władysław by the Polish Ex-Combatants Association on 15 August 1993 |
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Krzyż Czynu Bojowego Polskich Sił Zbrojnych na Zachodzie |
Document confirming that Władysław was awarded the Military Action Cross of Polish Armed Forces in the West by the President of Poland Lech Wałęsa on 20 December 1994 |
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Normandy Jubilee Medal |
Awarded to Władysław on 21 August 1994 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Normandy |
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Ministry of Defence Veteran’s Badge |
Presented to Władysław by the Under Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans in the UK |
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Ministry of Defence Letter – Page 1 |
15 September 1994 Document confirming Władysław's military service and theatre of operation during WW2 |
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Ministry of Defence Letter – Page 2 |
15 September 1994 Document confirming Władysław's military service and theatre of operation during WW2 |
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Odznaka Weterana Walk o Niepodległość |
Polish Veteran's Badge for taking part in the battle for independence awarded to Władysław in 1995 by the Polish Secretary of State for matters relating to ex-combatants and victims of repression |
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Dyplom Srebrnej Odznaki Honorowej SPK |
Diploma of Honorary Silver Badge awarded to Władysław by the Polish Ex-Combatants Association on 15 August 2002 |
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Dyplom Złotej Odznaki 1 Dywizji Pancernej Nr. 239 |
1st Polish Armoured Division Golden Badge Diploma awarded to Władysław on 23 November 1997 |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Dyplom Złotej Odznaki Honorowej SPK |
Diploma of Honorary Golden Badge awarded to Władysław by the Polish Ex-Combatants Association on 15 August 2004 |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Legitymacja Odznaki Pamiątkowej 11-ego Pułku Artylerii |
Document authorising Władysław to wear the 11th Artillery Regiment Badge dated 16 September 1999 |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Medal of Remembrance for 1945 Liberators |
Awarded to Władysław by the Netherlands in January 2004 - written in English and Dutch |
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek) |
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Władysław Ryszkowski |
Photo taken in 1948/49, after demobilisation from the Polish Resettlement Corps in the UK |
Polish Resettlement Corps |
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