Hall of Testimonies

Describing how the Polish Army and civilians were evacuated to Persia.

Describing how each member of the family had a function in the Army

Describing his participation at the battle of Monte Cassino

Describing how they would put on plays in Tengeru. Also how they would attend the screening of a film every two weeks. And how the children were always hungry.

Describing how there were different days for boys and for girls to swim, so that they were never in the lake together.

Describing how her uncle found her mother in Teheran – she was very ill – and he told her that her eldest son had joined the Polish Army, and the …

Describing how he kept bees, a rabbit and other critters while living in Masindi.

Describing how they would get food whenever there was an Uzbek wedding

Describing how painful it is to hold back tears and cry on the inside.

Describing how they escaped from Poland, soon after their repatriation from Kazakhstan, and made their way through Germany to Italy.

Describing how his mother knew of the amnesty but did not feel that she could take a chance to travel south with two children who were so young.

Describing how his father and some friends escaped to Romania in order to avoid being arrested by the Soviets.

Describing how she decided to continue her studies and was awarded a bursary by the Polish-Government-in-Exile (Polish Resettlement Corps)

Describing how her father and brother-in-law organized the trip south, and how at one stop a Russian soldier allotted a loaf of break for each of the 84 persons traveling …

Describing the conditions of life in this northern part of Kazakhstan.

Describing how they tried to move to various countries, and eventually they had a sponsor to come to the USA

Describing the schooling she received, the teachers, the director, and the landscape of Santa Rosa.

Describing how they spent a few weeks in a camp in Los Angeles and received clothing from a number of Polish-American charities.

Describing how the family and the Polish government made all the arrangements for the funeral of her husband at the military cemetery in Warsaw.

Describing the hospitals in the area, and the huge number of injured and dead at Monte Cassino.

Describing how a neighbour found them on the train and brought a trunk full of goods to them.

Irena describes living with a young Russian couple in Uzbekistan.

Irena describes how the children were dying of disease and malnutrition in great numbers, then Bishop Gawlina came to give the older ones their Confirmation. One girl died right at …

Irena describes how her father knew the commandant from the period of the First World War, and how he treated them kindly as a result of this.