Gallery – Polish Armed Forces in USSR
Bronislaw Blazejowski not in the picture
Bronislaw Blazejowski not in the picture
Louise Blazejowska
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Unknown friend of my father’s
Unknown friend of my father’s
Louise Blazejowska
During WWII
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Drawing of Danuta’s father
Drawing of Danuta’s father
Danuta Morgan
During WWII
Uzbekistan
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Junaks exercising in the Middle East
Junaks exercising in the Middle East
During WWII
Junak Mechanical School
MJSP Choir in Nazareth
After performing in one of the churches. Edward seated in front, with left hand on his chest.
Ed Bator
During WWII
2 Junaks under a palm tree in Egypt, 1944
Emil Sawczyszyn (straight legs) and a friend. Emil traveled with the Bators in Kazakhstan.
Ed Bator
During WWII
Egypt
Edward’s Junak documents
Edward’s Junak documents
Ed Bator
During WWII
Junak Mechanical School
Bashit Camp, Palestine June 1942
Bashit Camp, Palestine June 1942
Stanislaw in the center, Edward first on the right (the shortest)
Ed Bator
During WWII
Junak Mechanical School
Bator brotherss at Castina Camp Palestine July 1942
Bator brotherss at Castina Camp Palestine July 1942
Mieczyslaw (member of JSK), Edward (member of MJSP, armed to the teeth), Stefan (member of 3 DSK, survivor of the Gulag)
Ed Bator
During WWII
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Junak Ed Bator, Palestine 1942
Junak Ed Bator, Palestine 1942
Cadet Mechanical School (Junacka Szkola Mechaniczna)
Ed Bator
During WWII
Declaration form filled in by Edward whilst serving in the Polish 2nd Corps.
A declaration form and CV filled in by Edward whilst serving in the Polish 2nd Corps supplied some of the following facts about his pre-war days.
Edward attended Elementary School in Vienna. In 1928 the family moved back to Poland to Zawiercie, where he continued his studies, starting secondary school in 1930. In 1934 the family moved again, this time to Lodz, Poland where Edward attended High School and attained his matriculation certificate in May 1938.
Original now in the USHMM Collection
During WWII
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Edward’s soldier’s Pay Book.
In September 1941, following the Soviet amnesty of Polish prisoners, Edward made his way south. He travelled from Rybinsk, through Vladimir, Ryazin and Saratov, eventually joining the Polish Army at the recruitment centre at Tatischewo.
Original now in the USHMM Collection
During WWII
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Middle East 1.
On 17th August 1942 Edward finally left Russia on a boat called Cziczerin and landed in Pahlevi in Persia.
Original now in the USHMM Collection
During WWII
Middle East 2
Edward was a member of the 5th Kresowa Infantry Division. Army training continued in the Middle East.
Original now in the USHMM Collection
During WWII
Suez Canal
Suez Canal
Dated 2.1.1944
During WWII
Egypt
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Poles evacuating from USSR to Persia
Poles evacuating from USSR to Persia
During WWII
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)
Edwarda and friends in the Middle East
Edwarda and friends in the Middle East
Edwarda Fijal
During WWII
Early photo of Marian and Edwarda
Early photo of Marian and Edwarda
Edwarda Fijal
During WWII
Nurses in Rehevot 1946
LtoR: Pani Kniezarko, Edwarda, Zosia Solinska, Marysia Zajac, Dr Kotovicz
Edwarda Fijal
During WWII
Rehevot
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Rehevot 1946
Wanda Kniezatko, Edwarda, and British Officers
Edwarda Fijal
During WWII
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
General Sikorski
Addresses Junacka Szkola Kadetow, 3 days before his death
Edwarda Fijal
During WWII
Junak Mechanical School
Cadets in Nazareth, 1943-44
Cadets in Nazareth, 1943-44
Edwarda Fijal
During WWII
Israel
Nazareth
Middle East - Nazareth
Kantara Egypt, Dec 1944
Saying goodbye to Commandant Gasiorkow
Edwarda Fijal
During WWII
Egypt
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
3 May 1943 Parade
Junacka Szkola Kadetow
Edwarda Fijal
During WWII
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Skit performed in Rehevot, 10 III 1943
Krysia Kumor, Lila Osetek, Stefa Kacperska, Irka Zulauf, Halina Kwiatkowska, Tusia Korniewska
Edwarda Fijal
During WWII
Israel
Rehevot
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
LtoR: Sornowski, Pchor Edwarda, Dentist Habowski,Pahlevi,16 VIII 1942
LtoR: Sornowski, Pchor Edwarda, Dentist Habowski,Pahlevi,16 VIII 1942
Edwarda Fijal
During WWII
Iran
Pahlevi
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Edwarda volunteering to clean up new arrivals, Pahlevi 1942
Edwarda volunteering to clean up new arrivals, Pahlevi 1942
Edwarda Fijal
During WWII
Iran
Pahlevi
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)