Gallery – Polish 2nd Corps

My guess is that this is the first picture ever taken of Mieczyslaw Gigiera in 1942. From his attire and the tent, my guess is that this was taken in the Middle East where he was undergoing training in preparation for the war in Italy. He was just 21 years old.

Family archives

During WWII

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

In Teheran in August 1942 a Documentation Office was set up to take statements from all those who had been through the Soviet Prisons and Goulag camps. This hand written note appears to be a statement from Mieczyslaw, in his own words (but probably not written by him), that Mieczyslaw gave at the time. See other photo for translation.

Mieczyslaw is on the List of the Repressed.

During WWII

Iran

TRANSLATION OF HAND WRITTEN NOTE. In Teheran in August 1942 a Documentation Office was set up to take statements from all those who had been through the Soviet Prisons and Goulag camps. The hand written note appears to be a statement from Mieczyslaw, in his own words (but probably not written by him), that Mieczyslaw gave at the time. See other photo for translation.

Mieczyslaw is on the List of the Repressed.

During WWII

Iran

3 DSK 3 Sappers Battalion, Jan Drewniak (1st Row sitting 2nd from right)

Borrowed from Jozef Walczak

During WWII

Soldiers Post War 1947 Italy, Jan Drewniak on the far left

Jan Drewniak collection

After WWII

Soldiers Post War 1947 Italy, Jan Drewniak front center squatting

Jan Drewniak collection

Soldiers Post War 1947 Italy, Jan Drewniak back ,right of center

Jan Drewniak collection

Soldiers Post War 1947 Italy, Jan Drewniak 2nd from left

Jan Drewniak collection

Soldiers 3 DSK Sappers Swim Mediterranean Sea, Jan Drewniak highlighted on right

Jan Drewniak collection

Soldiers 3 DSK Sappers Swim, Mediterranean Sea

Jan Drewniak Collection

Soldiers 3 DSK Sappers Swim, Mediterranean Sea, Jan Drewniak highlighted

Jan Drewniak Collection

Funeral of Soldier, Middle East

Jan Drewniak Collection

Soldiers 3 DSK Sappers - Jan Drewniak Highlighted

Jan Drewniak collection

Soldiers 3 DSK Sappers, Jan Drewniak far right

Jan Drewniak Collection

Soldiers 3 DSK Sappers, Jan Drewniak front left

Jan Drewniak Collection

Soldiers 3 DSK Sappers, Jan Drewniak far left sitting

Jan Drewniak Collection

Soldiers 3 DSK Sappers, Jan Drewniak front left sitting

Jan Drewniak Collection

Image of Michal Dąbruś

During WWII

Michał Dąbruś - Strzelec 3 Pułku Artylerii Przeciwlotniczej” 3DSK 1919/19

During WWII

Italy

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

3 Pułku Artylerii Przeciwlotniczej
(3rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment)
3 DSK (3rd Carpathian Rifle Division)

During WWII

3 Pułku Artylerii Przeciwlotniczej

During WWII

K.I.A. Near Bologna, Italy

https://www.polskicmentarzbolonia.pl/en/lista-pochowanych-bolonia/cart/1814/lucjan-michalski.html

After WWII

Italy

Bologna

Grave site at Bologna Polish War Cemetery

https://www.polskicmentarzbolonia.pl/en/lista-pochowanych-bolonia/cart/1814/lucjan-michalski.html

After WWII

Italy

Bologna

Grave site location Map - Bologna Polish War Cemetery

https://www.polskicmentarzbolonia.pl/en/lista-pochowanych-bolonia/cart/1814/lucjan-michalski.html

After WWII

Italy

Bologna

Jan Drewniak Center 2nd row

Michael Drewniak

Palestine

Jan Drewniak Center

Michael Drewniak

During WWII

Army ID documentation

During WWII

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

Legitymacja. Krzyż pamiątkowy Monte Cassino

During WWII

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

Medal of the Battle of Monte Cassino

During WWII

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)