Gallery – Polish Armed Forces in USSR
1942 Quastina, 5th Company
1942 Quastina, 5th Company
Andrew Syska
During WWII
1945 Camp Barbara, V Company
1945 Camp Barbara, V Company
Andrew Syska
During WWII
Adrewès mother at Ain Karem, Janina Szyska
Adrewès mother at Ain Karem, Janina Szyska
Andrew Syska
During WWII
Egypt
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
1943-45 in Nazareth
1943-45 in Nazareth - Andrews Sister
Andrew Syska
During WWII
Israel
Nazareth
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
Suez Canal
Suez Canal
Dated 2.1.1944
During WWII
Egypt
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Evacuation to Persia
The evacuation ships were incredibly overcrowded, with thousands of passengers.
During WWII
Statistics_Pahlevi_2nd_evacuation_page_1
STATISTICS: civilians in 2nd evacuation to Pahlevi Aug-Oct 1942. page 1
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Statistics_Pahlevi_2
STATISTICS on 2nd evacuation to Pahlevi Aug-Oct 1942. page 2 (NB. the totals were not included on the original)
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Death certificate
Death certificate
Małgorzata Ciszko
During WWII
Iran
Teheran
Middle East - Teheran
Death certificate, 1942
Death certificate, 1942
Małgorzata Ciszko
During WWII
Iran
Teheran
Middle East - Teheran
After the USSR
Julia Siomkajlo in Teheran, after arriving from the USSR
Krystyna Szypowska
During WWII
Persia
Teheran
R. Lipinski as a recruit, 1943
Romuald in the Middle East
Romuald Lipinski
During WWII
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Death Certificate of Mieczysław Ryszkowski
This was Wacława's 1st husband. The certificate shows that Mieczysław died from typhus on 19 March 1942 in Uzbekistan, and is buried in Czerakczi.
Barbara Ryszkowska
During WWII
Uzbekistan
PWSK in Teheran, Iran
Photo of Wacława taken in 1942, shortly after she had recovered from typhus which she contracted in Siberia, and had enlisted with the PWSK.
Barbara Ryszkowska
During WWII
Iran
Teheran
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
Tank Battalion leaves Totskoye
Written on the back of this photo: USSR 8 Feb 1942 (Jan was crossed out) - Tank Battalion leaves Tockoje headed south to Nikolajewki near the Chinese border.
Richard Starostecki
During WWII
Russia
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Winter camp
Polish Army's first winter in Russia
Richard Starostecki
During WWII
Russia
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Totskoye in winter
New recruits in Totskoye
Richard Starostecki
During WWII
Russia
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Time off from training
Swimming in 1942 while in Palestine
Richard Starostecki
During WWII
Palestine
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Summer in the Middle East
Two friends enjoy the sun in the summer of 1942.
Richard Starostecki
During WWII
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Summer in Kirkuk
Group photograph of first summer in Kirkuk, having left Siberia.
Richard Starostecki
During WWII
Iraq
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Group photograph in Kirkuk in 1943
Group photograph in Kirkuk in 1943
Richard Starostecki
During WWII
Iraq
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Zdzislaw Starostecki , ready to deploy
TelAviv in 1943
Richard Starostecki
During WWII
Israel
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Polish soldiers in transit
Soldiers in training and in transit
Richard Starostecki
During WWII
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Leaving Russia
Polish army soldiers aboard ship (Profireteor ?) leaving Krasnovosk to Pahlevi. Written on the back of this photo: 31 March 1943 (obviously in error & should be 1942)- Uroczy, USSR behind us - On the way from Krasnowodz to Pahlevi (Persia) via the Caspian Sea on the tanker "Profinterm" (Exact spelling of the name of the ship is hard to make out).
Richard Starostecki
During WWII
Uzbekistan
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Gathering in Kirkuk, September 1943
Gathering in Kirkuk, September 1943
Richard Starostecki
During WWII
Iraq
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Church services in the desert
Church services in the desert
Richard Starostecki
During WWII
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Pyramids in Egypt
Polish encampment in June 1942 in Egypt.
Richard Starostecki
During WWII
Egypt
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Enjoying good company
In the Middle East, before deploying to Italy.
Richard Starostecki
During WWII
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Encampment
Tents in Egypt in June 1942 for Polish Officers in training.
Richard Starostecki
During WWII
Egypt
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Polish Soldiers in the desert
Somewhere in the middle east in 1943
Richard Starostecki
During WWII
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)