Gallery – “Amnesty” for the innocent
Conscripted soldiers in the Russian Army
Polish and other foreign soldiers conscripted into the Russian Army. One year after the Soviets had become allies, Roman was still requesting and waiting to be released to join the Polish Army. That never happened and so he escaped and located Anders' Army in Guzar. Photograph taken in Stanica Leprozorsk, a lepers' village in the Kuban, Northern Caucasus, USSR. November 7, 1941
Back from left: Wacek Wasowicz, Zbyszek Gerulski, Roman Skulski, Genek Rodzaj, unknown. Middle centre: Jan Przyborowski Far right: Mike Pietrasz
During WWII
Soviet Union
Conscripted into the Red Army
Ipn File - Franciszeka Witek nee Zak 1921-1973
Franciszeka Zak - Exile to Siencybino Archangel
Ipn File - Aniela Zak nee Chmiel 1884-1942
Aniela Zak nee Chmiel 1884-1942
Wife of Adam Zak, younger brother of Jan Zak
Perished in Siberia.
Janina Zak 1921-1942
Janina Zak 1921-1942 Daughter of Adam Zak
Survived Exile to Siberia but died on her return in Tehran Persia.
LAC Ewald ( Edward ) Wawrzyniak
He was in the Polish Airforce in Poznan, then was captured by the Russians and sent to Riowne camp, were he spent 2 years, He joined Anders Army in Totskoye , then to Persia and finally to England He landed in Blackpool in July 1942 his service number was703650 Polish Airforce in England . He was Electrician with ground crew in 304 Squadron then 302 with whom he stayed with in Europe till the end of the war