Gallery – Polish 2nd Corps
1943 Mosul Iraq
During a stay in hospital
1943 November 22nd
Location not known - possibly Iraq
1943 September 15th
Czesław (surname unknown)
1944 July 10th
Location unknown - probably somewhere in Italy
1944 September 1st
Location - probably somewhere in Italy
Group photo
Jan - 2nd from left - Location not known
Jan Adamczyk
Jan - sitting in the centre - location unknown
Leszczyński Family
left to right - Anna, Rozalia, Michał, Maria
Czesław Adamczyk
During WWII
Persia
In the Middle East
Michał Leszczyński on the right
During WWII
Persia
27th July 1943 in the Middle East
Michał Leszczyński - 5th from left (centre)
During WWII
Iraly 1945
Pawel somewhere in Italy, 1945
Paul Wojdak
During WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Army Discharge Papers
Paweł's army discharge, showing his address in Chalfont St Peter, dated 24 Oct 1948
Paul Wojdak
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish Resettlement Corps
Legitymacja
This document legitimises Paweł to wear the insignia of the 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division,
Paul Wojdak
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Italy, disabled fighter planes
Italy, disabled fighter planes
Paul Wojdak
During WWII
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Jerusalem - Hieronim Gromadzki with platoon
Standing in back row, third from left at stone entrance
Private
During WWII
Albin Matylonek
Growing up a soldier
personal collection
During WWII
Egypt
Maturing Solider - 1938-1947
All told Albin Matylonek served 9 years in the heat of conflict - from prisoner of war of the soviet state to fighting Nazis
Private
Making it out of Soviet Union
Recovering health and soldier training in Palestine
Personal collection
During WWII
Palestine
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Guard Duty
Training, duty, honor.
Personal Collection
During WWII
Palestine
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Tank training
The corps finally gets the tanks to train on
Visit to the Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis
The soldiers had time to visit the icons of ancient egypt
Chaplin of the Polish Corp
During WWII
Egypt
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Italy
Brisinghella, Park Ugonia, January 1945
Chaplain Polish 2nd Corps
After WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Mieczyslaw Gigiera in the army, possibly Middle East
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)
Mieczyslaw Gigiera, Statement of his treatment in Soviet prison.
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
Mieczyslaw Gigiera, Statement of his treatment in Soviet prison. English translation.
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
3 DSK 3 Sappers Battalion, Jan Drewniak (1st Row sitting 2nd from right)
Borrowed from Jozef Walczak
During WWII