Gallery – Interwar Borderlands

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Photo ID: 600478
Title:

Lwow – Church of the Bernardine Fathers

Description:

Lwow – Church of the Bernardine Fathers - Pre-WWII postcard

Source:

Aleksander Malczeniuk

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

City/Town/Village:

Lwów, Lwowskie

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Photo ID: 600477
Title:

Lwow – Holy Ghost Square

Description:

Lwow – Holy Ghost Square - Pre-WWII postcard

Source:

Aleksander Malczeniuk

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

City/Town/Village:

Lwów, Lwowskie

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Photo ID: 600476
Title:

Well in the Lwow market, with wall of Cathedral in background

Description:

Well in the Lwow market, with wall of Cathedral in background - Pre-WWII postcard

Source:

Aleksander Malczeniuk

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

City/Town/Village:

Lwów, Lwowskie

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Photo ID: 600421
Title:

Andrzej Garlicki’s mother, Andrzej, and his older brother Jan, in 1924

Description:

Mother = Stefania Maria (nee Dobiecka) Garlicka. Brother Jan was born in 1920.

Source:

Andrzej Garlicki

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

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Photo ID: 600420
Title:

Celebrating a 40th Wedding Anniversary

Description:

Andrzej, 5 years old, center front. Mother is on the far right in the middle row, next to her parents whose 40th Anniversary this was. Jan and Tadeusz are behind and to the right of Mother. Also in the photo are Mother's sister, with her husband and children.

Source:

Andrzej Garlicki

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

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Photo ID: 600412
Title:

Mrs. Andrzej Garlicki as a young girl

Description:

Mrs. Andrzej Garlicki as a young girl

Source:

Andrzej Garlicki

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

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Photo ID: 600410
Title:

President Moscicki on a horse

Description:

The person on the horse with a sword is Andrzej Garlicki's uncle.

Source:

Andrzej Garlicki

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

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Photo ID: 600392
Title:

Polish airmen 1932

Description:

Alexandra's father, Zygmunt Pracki, on the left in 1932 (aged 29 years) - most likely National Service (Airforce)

Source:

Alexandra Copley nee Pracki

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

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Photo ID: 600385
Title:

Wedding in Hallerow

Description:

Wedding in Hallerow

Source:

Aleksandra Halko

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

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Photo ID: 600384
Title:

Mother and Aunt on a trip to town

Description:

Mother and Aunt on a trip to town

Source:

Aleksandra Halko

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

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Photo ID: 600383
Title:

Four generations from the Kresy

Description:

Four generations from the Kresy - See next photo for ID of each person

Source:

Aleksandra Halko

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

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Photo ID: 600382
Title:

Four generations from the Kresy

Description:

Four generations from the Kresy - ID of each person on previous photo

Source:

Aleksandra Halko

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

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Photo ID: 600367
Title:

Wilno Railroad Station

Description:

While the 3rd battalion of KOP was deployed at Augustow and the simultaneous invasions were in progress. Lucian Aksnowicz was assigned as a courier to carry documents and letters back to Slobodka Zawierska. Above is a photo of the Wilno railroad station where he was captured and detained by Soviet military. About 2000 Polish soldiers were then marched to a large field near Nowa Wilejka where a separation was made of officers and enlisted personal. Subsequently all were shipped by rail to unknown destinations.

Source:

Ron Aksonowicz

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

City/Town/Village:

Wilno

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Photo ID: 600366
Title:

KOP Service Hat

Description:

While the rest of the Polish Army wore the typical four cornered service hat "rogatywka", the Frontier Defence Corps "KOP" wore a round service hat with a navy blue band and yellow piping.

Source:

Ron Aksonowicz

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

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Photo ID: 600365
Title:

KOP BADGE

Description:

Badge worn by the Frontier Defence Corps. (Korpus Ochrony Pogranicza)

Source:

Ron Aksonowicz

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

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Photo ID: 600364
Title:

Uniformed KOP Rifleman

Description:

Strzelec Lucian Aksnowicz, 3rd Batalion Korpusu Ochrony Pogranicza, Slobodka Zawierska, Powiat Braslaw. Photo taken in 1938.

Source:

Ron Aksonowicz

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

City/Town/Village:

Slobodka Zawierska

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Photo ID: 600363
Title:

Another Church Group 1934

Source:

Ron Aksonowicz

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

City/Town/Village:

Dzierkowszczyzna Glebokie

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Photo ID: 600362
Title:

Church Group 1933

Description:

Youth group parish church of the Assumption Dzierkowszczyzna Ks. Krawel pastor.

Source:

Ron Aksonowicz

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

City/Town/Village:

Dzierkowszczyzna Glebokie

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Photo ID: 600361
Title:

Church Group Photo 1933

Description:

Youth group parish church of the Assumption Dzierkowszczyzna powiat Dzisna 1933. Lucian Aksnowicz at age 17, standing top row just left of center

Source:

Ron Aksonowicz

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

City/Town/Village:

Dzierkowszczyzna Glebokie

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Photo ID: 600360
Title:

Parents of Lucian

Description:

Parents of Lucian; Melvina Kalicka Aksnowicz and Adam Aksnowicz.

Source:

Ron Aksonowicz

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

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Photo ID: 600356
Title:

joseph4

Description:

Jozef Aksnowicz August 1939.

Source:

Ron Aksonowicz

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

Related Military Service:

September 1939 Campaign

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Photo ID: 600317
Title:

berewecznew1

Description:

Early 20th century photo of Berezwecz monastery. The buildings to this day are being used as a penitentiary. Photo courtesy of Nadzieja Babie, Belarus

Source:

Ron Aksonowicz

Country:

Poland

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Photo ID: 600313
Title:

pullman_coach

Description:

Along with frieght cars, coach cars were also employed to transport Polish military prisoners. Soviet security was lax and guards were undisciplined. Lucian Aksnowicz and two other prisoners were able to jump the train. Lucian made it back to his home traveling on foot mostly by night. Pictured is a typical coach car of the time.

Source:

Ron Aksonowicz

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

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Photo ID: 600311
Title:

The Church of Lucian’s Baptism 1916

Description:

Church of the Assumption in Dzierkowszczyzna as it is today.

Source:

Ron Aksonowicz

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

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Photo ID: 600310
Title:

Glebokie Area Map

Description:

Map of the Glebokie area from the 2nd Republic. My father's village Zajezierze can be seen lower left just above lake Serwecz.

Source:

Ron Aksonowicz

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

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Photo ID: 600309
Title:

Lucian age 20

Description:

Lucian Aksnowicz from the town of Zajezierze about 12km. from Glebokie. This photo was taken in 1937 shortly before leaving for his basic military training with the 16th Infantry Regiment at Tarnow.

Source:

Ron Aksonowicz

Time Period:

Before WWII

Country:

Poland

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