Testimonies – Polish 2nd Corps

– From Lwów, to the Siberian Gulag, Monte Cassino, Loreto and Lago di Como. In his own words, my father describes the outbreak of WW2 and his arrest by the …

Our job was to drive around with the radio truck.

Stefan recounts the offensive on Monte Cassino in May 1944

Jozefa describes the action at Bologna and the fact that all the soldiers in her transport were killed during there, as a result of American bombing raids that mistook the …

This video clip is from the documentary “Moja młodość, moje szczęście, mój świat…“ (My youth, my good luck, my world). Scenario & realization: Joanna and Piotr Perczyński, Photos & mounting: …

Describing the ammunition and goods they delivered, and the parts of Italy she went through.

Describes how a Polish soldier with an American companion approached her while she was standing guard over the vehicles one evening, threatening damage, and having to fire a warning shot.

Describing an incident involving a bridge that she had to cross at night, in the rain.

Describing how she and the other Women’s Auxiliary members would hide under their beds during the bombing, and would later joke about it.

Describing his participation at the battle of Monte Cassino

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

Describes receiving the medals during the Italian campaign.

Describing how he took a German POW back to base, on his motorcycle.

Explains the reasons why Poles continued to fight in the war

Describing how he attended school during the Italian campaign, with a view to becoming an officer.

Describing how she met her husband and he asked her to marry him the next day. They were married after only 5 meetings.

Describing the condition of the hospital – all the windows were blown out by the bombing. Wounded were arriving from all the battles after Cassino.

Describing the set up of the hospital and dealing with the massive number of wounded from the Battle of Monte Cassino.

Describing how his Uncle was promoted in the Polish 2nd Corps, and eventually replaced General Maczek and served in the iPAD in Meppen.

This is the life story of Ludwik Cytera as discovered and written up by his grandson Christopher Cytera.