Hall of Testimonies

Danuta Aleksandra (Mączka) Gradosielska - Italy

Loss of breaks on a hill in Italy

Danuta Aleksandra (Mączka) Gradosielska - After the war part 1

Studies after the war

Danuta Aleksandra (Mączka) Gradosielska - After the war part 2

Living in the Nissan huts in the UK

Danuta Aleksandra (Mączka) Gradosielska - After the war part 3

Why they did not return to Poland

Zbigniew Gondek - From Kazakhstan to the Polish Army

Going from Northern Kazakhstan to the Polish Army in the South.

Zbigniew Gondek - Italian Campaign part 1

Taking shelter and sleeping on a corpse

Zbigniew Gondek - Italian Campaign part 2

Being transported from the field after being wounded.

Zbigniew Gondek - Life in Scotland and Canada part 1

In Scottish hospital and sneaking out to the hotel

Zbigniew Gondek - Life in Scotland and Canada part 2

Marriage in Scotland.

Zbigniew Gondek - Life in Scotland and Canada part 3

Apel to the next generation.

Henryk Franciszek Kustra - Amnesty

Andrzej Garlicki - Arrest Father

Telling how his father was arrested by the Soviets, prior to his being deported with his mother.

Andrzej Garlicki - Evening discussions

Describing the discussions that took place between the deportees in the evenings

Andrzej Garlicki - Driving course

Signing up for a driving course in the USSR and learning that the top spots always go to Party members.

Andrzej Garlicki - Brother Pahlevi

How he found his brother on the beach in Pahlevi

Andrzej Garlicki - Monte Cassino

Describing the incredible spectacle of the Battle of Monte Cassino.

Andrzej Garlicki - Coming to Canada

Describing the early years in Canada.

Andrzej Garlicki - Medals

Explaining each of the medals he was awarded.

Edwarda Wiktoria (Szczygieł) Fijał - Russian invasion

Describing the activities on the Russian side of the river, the night before the Russian invasion.

Edwarda Wiktoria (Szczygieł) Fijał - First saw Marian

Edwarda describes how she first noticed Marian from the window of the cattle car, when it would stop to get water or food for the deportees

Edwarda Wiktoria (Szczygieł) Fijał - Barrack description

Description of the barracks at the labour camp.

Edwarda Wiktoria (Szczygieł) Fijał - Mother in jail

Mother is jailed for exchanging a clock for flour.

Edwarda Wiktoria (Szczygieł) Fijał - Kermine Uzbekistan

Finding the Polish Army in Kermine.

Edwarda Wiktoria (Szczygieł) Fijał - Finding Father

Finding Father in Pahlavi and brothers in the Middle East.