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Photo ID: 959319
Title:

Dad with friends

Description:

Dad with friends

Source:

Ken Fedzin

Time Period:

During WWII

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 957758
Title:

Polish submarines interned in Sweden

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Three Polish submarines ORP Zbik, ORP Sep and ORP Rys interned in Sweden from September 1939 - Marielund, Sweden until 1945. Andrzej Sadowski's father Kazimierz Sadowski was the Torpedo Officer aboard ORP Zbik

Source:

Andrzej Sadowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

Sweden

City/Town/Village:

Marielund

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957758
Title:

Polish submarines interned in Sweden

Description:

Three Polish submarines ORP Zbik, ORP Sep and ORP Rys interned in Sweden from September 1939 - Marielund, Sweden until 1945. Andrzej Sadowski's father Kazimierz Sadowski was the Torpedo Officer aboard ORP Zbik

Source:

Andrzej Sadowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

Sweden

City/Town/Village:

Marielund

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957756
Title:

Polish submarines interned in Sweden

Description:

Three Polish submarines ORP Zbik, ORP Sep and ORP Rys interned in Sweden from September 1939 - Marielund, Sweden until 1945. Andrzej Sadowski's father, Kazimierz Sadowski, was the Torpedo Officer aboard ORP Zbik

Source:

Andrzej Sadowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

Sweden

City/Town/Village:

Marielund

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957756
Title:

Polish submarines interned in Sweden

Description:

Three Polish submarines ORP Zbik, ORP Sep and ORP Rys interned in Sweden from September 1939 - Marielund, Sweden until 1945. Andrzej Sadowski's father, Kazimierz Sadowski, was the Torpedo Officer aboard ORP Zbik

Source:

Andrzej Sadowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

Sweden

City/Town/Village:

Marielund

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957755
Title:

Polish submarines interned in Sweden

Description:

Three Polish submarines ORP Zbik, ORP Sep and ORP Rys interned in Sweden from September 1939 - Marielund, Sweden until 1945. Andrzej Sadowski's father, Kazimierz Sadowski ,was the Torpedo Officer aboard ORP Zbik.

Source:

Andrzej Sadowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

Sweden

City/Town/Village:

Marielund

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957755
Title:

Polish submarines interned in Sweden

Description:

Three Polish submarines ORP Zbik, ORP Sep and ORP Rys interned in Sweden from September 1939 - Marielund, Sweden until 1945. Andrzej Sadowski's father, Kazimierz Sadowski ,was the Torpedo Officer aboard ORP Zbik.

Source:

Andrzej Sadowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

Sweden

City/Town/Village:

Marielund

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957754
Title:

Polish submariners interned in Sweden

Description:

Three Polish submarines ORP Zbik, ORP Sep and ORP Rys interned in Sweden from September 1939 - Marielund, Sweden until 1945. Andrzej Sadowski's father, Kazimierz Sadowski, was the Torpedo Officer aboard ORP Zbik. This photographs shows Polish sailors marching past a house in Sweden.

Source:

Andrzej Sadowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

Sweden

City/Town/Village:

Marielund

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957754
Title:

Polish submariners interned in Sweden

Description:

Three Polish submarines ORP Zbik, ORP Sep and ORP Rys interned in Sweden from September 1939 - Marielund, Sweden until 1945. Andrzej Sadowski's father, Kazimierz Sadowski, was the Torpedo Officer aboard ORP Zbik. This photographs shows Polish sailors marching past a house in Sweden.

Source:

Andrzej Sadowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

Sweden

City/Town/Village:

Marielund

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957752
Title:

Polish Navy submarine ORP Zbik

Description:

Three Polish submarines ORP Zbik, ORP Sep and ORP Rys interned in Sweden from September 1939 - Marielund, Sweden until 1945. Andrzej Sadowski's father, Kazimierz Sadowski, was the Torpedo Officer aboard ORP Zbik. This article provides information about ORP Zbik.

Source:

Andrzej Sadowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957752
Title:

Polish Navy submarine ORP Zbik

Description:

Three Polish submarines ORP Zbik, ORP Sep and ORP Rys interned in Sweden from September 1939 - Marielund, Sweden until 1945. Andrzej Sadowski's father, Kazimierz Sadowski, was the Torpedo Officer aboard ORP Zbik. This article provides information about ORP Zbik.

Source:

Andrzej Sadowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957751
Title:

Polish Captain and Swedish interning Officer, 1939

Description:

Three Polish submarines ORP Zbik, ORP Sep and ORP Rys interned in Marielund, Sweden from September 1939 until 1945. Andrzej Sadowski's father ,Kazimierz Sadowski ,was the Torpedo Officer aboard ORP Zbik. This photograph - taken in September 1939 - shows the commander of ORP Ryś, Captain Aleksander Grochowski (1901-1992), with Swedish internment officer, Captain Erlass.

Source:

Andrzej Sadowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

Sweden

City/Town/Village:

Marielund

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957751
Title:

Polish Captain and Swedish interning Officer, 1939

Description:

Three Polish submarines ORP Zbik, ORP Sep and ORP Rys interned in Marielund, Sweden from September 1939 until 1945. Andrzej Sadowski's father ,Kazimierz Sadowski ,was the Torpedo Officer aboard ORP Zbik. This photograph - taken in September 1939 - shows the commander of ORP Ryś, Captain Aleksander Grochowski (1901-1992), with Swedish internment officer, Captain Erlass.

Source:

Andrzej Sadowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

Sweden

City/Town/Village:

Marielund

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957735
Title:

Kazimierz Sadowski in Sweden

Description:

Three Polish submarines ORP Zbik, ORP Sep and ORP Rys interned in Sweden from September 1939 - Marielund, Sweden until 1945. Andrzej Sadowski's father, Kazimierz Sadowski, was the Torpedo Officer aboard ORP Zbik. This photographs was taken in Sweden.

Source:

Andrzej Sadowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

Sweden

City/Town/Village:

Marielund

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Title:

Polish Navy records of Captain Zebrowski

Description:

In September 1939, Kazimierz Sadowski (Andrew's father) was serving as the torpedo officer on the submarine ORP Zbik, and was interned in Sweden for the duration of the war, along with submarines ORP Sep and ORP Rys. Andrew's godfather, and friend of Kazimierz Sadowski, was the Captain of ORP Zbik, Komandor ppor. Michal Zebrowski. These are his Polish Navy records.

Source:

Andrzej Sadowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

Poland

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957731
Title:

Polish Navy records of Lieut Bronislaw (Horodyski) Hackbeil

Description:

In September 1939, Kazimierz Sadowski (Andrew's father) was serving as the torpedo officer on the submarine ORP Zbik, and was interned in Sweden for the duration of the war, along with submarines ORP Sep and ORP Rys. Andrew's uncle, Lieutenant Bronislaw (Horodyski) Hackbeil was an officer on ORP Sep and was also interned in Sweden. This is his pre-war Polish Navy record.

Source:

Andrzej Sadowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

Poland

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957569
Title:

Churchill welcomed onto ORP Burza

Description:

On the 30th August 1939, on the eve of WW2, 3 Polish destroyers ORP Blyskawica, Grom and Burza were ordered to escape the Baltic and get to the UK. They arrived in Leith, Scotland and shortly after were sent to Plymouth where they became operational under the overall command of RN. In September 1939 the First Sea Lord, Winston Churchill paid a visit to Devonport to inspect the crew of the Polish destroyers in order to raise morale - here seen being welcomed on board ORP Burza by Commander Nahorski. Behind Churchill climbing the steps to the ship is M Dunbar-Nasmith.

Source:

Stefan Nahorski

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Town/Village:

Plymouth

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957568
Title:

Churchill inspects ORP Burza

Description:

On the 30th August 1939, on the eve of WW2, 3 Polish destroyers ORP Blyskawica, Grom and Burza were ordered to escape the Baltic and get to the UK. They arrived in Leith, Scotland and shortly after were sent to Plymouth where they became operational under the overall command of RN. In September 1939 the First Sea Lord, Winston Churchill paid a visit to Devonport to inspect the crew of the Polish destroyers in order to raise morale - here seen inspecting the crew of ORP Burza at that time under the command of Nahorski. Behind Churchill to the left is M Dunbar-Nasmith and next to him (directly behind Churchill) is Commander Nahorski.

Source:

Stefan Nahorski

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Town/Village:

Plymouth

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957567
Title:

Churchill inspects ORP Burza

Description:

On the 30th August 1939, on the eve of WW2, 3 Polish destroyers ORP Blyskawica, Grom and Burza were ordered to escape the Baltic and get to the UK. They arrived in Leith, Scotland and shortly after were sent to Plymouth where they became operational under the overall command of RN. In September 1939 the First Sea Lord, Winston Churchill paid a visit to Devonport to inspect the crew of the Polish destroyers in order to raise morale - here seen inspecting the crew of ORP Burza at that time under the command of Nahorski.

Source:

Stefan Nahorski

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Town/Village:

Plymouth

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957540
Title:

ORP Grom arriving in Poland

Description:

Polish Navy destroyer ORP Grom arriving in Poland in 1936. She was built in Cowes, UK. ORP Grom was sunk in 1940 during the Norwegian campaign near Narvik.

Source:

Marek Twardowski

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

City/Town/Village:

Gdynia

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957324
Title:

Crew of Polish submarine ORP Żbik interned in Sweden

Description:

Crew of Polish submarine ORP Żbik interned in Sweden

Source:

Mateusz Prociak

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

Sweden

City/Town/Village:

Vaxholm

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 957323
Title:

Crew of Polish submarine ORP Żbik interned in Sweden

Description:

Crew of Polish submarine ORP Żbik interned in Sweden

Source:

Mateusz Prociak

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

Sweden

City/Town/Village:

Vaxholm

Related Military Service:

Polish navy

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Photo ID: 955295
Title:

Portrait in the Polish Army, 1937-1939

Description:

Served in the Polish Campaign of 1939

Source:

Mieczysław Łutczyk

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

Poland

Related Military Service:

September 1939 Campaign

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Photo ID: 955140
Title:

Officer Rank Verification Certificate

Description:

Officer Rank Verification Certificate

Source:

Henry Sokolowski

Country:

Poland

City/Town/Village:

Guzar

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 955136
Title:

Medal Entitlement card (outside)

Description:

Medal Entitlement card (outside)

Source:

Henry Sokolowski

Country:

Poland

City/Town/Village:

London

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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  • 83643

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Photo ID: 955135
Title:

Medal Entitlement card (inside)

Description:

Medal Entitlement card (inside)

Source:

Henry Sokolowski

Country:

Poland

City/Town/Village:

London

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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  • 83643

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Photo ID: 955119
Title:

ID Photo Bronisław Sokołowski_back

Description:

ID Photo Bronisław Sokołowski_back

Source:

Henry Sokolowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Related Military Service:

Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek)

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Photo ID: 955119
Title:

ID Photo Bronisław Sokołowski_back

Description:

ID Photo Bronisław Sokołowski_back

Source:

Henry Sokolowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Related Military Service:

Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek)

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Photo ID: 955118
Title:

ID photo Bronisław Sokołowski

Description:

ID photo Bronisław Sokołowski

Source:

Henry Sokolowski

Time Period:

During WWII

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 952800
Title:

Polish-British Naval Agreement is signed 18th November 1939

Description:

Source: Polska Marynarka Wojenna, published 1947 by the Polish Naval Association in London.

Source:

Polska Marynarka Wojenna Polish Naval Association in London

Time Period:

During WWII

Country:

United Kingdom

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