Gallery – Western exiles’ dilemma

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Photo ID: 947734
Title:

Trip to the Island of Capri

Description:

Italy 1945-46

Source:

Joseph Drewniak

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

Italy

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 950737
Title:

Beyond the Wall of China – 5 of 17

Description:

Beyond the Wall of China – 5 of 17

Source:

Henry Sokolowski

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

Poland

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 951785
Title:

Rys at Plymouth 1954

Description:

Rys at Plymouth 1954

Source:

Helen Bitner

Country:

Poland

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  • 83018

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Photo ID: 959356
Title:

1947 23rd August in London

Description:

1947 23rd August in London

Source:

Ken Fedzin

Related Military Service:

Polish Resettlement Corps

Related Wall of Tribute:
  • 90687

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Photo ID: 947736
Title:

Exploring the Island of Capri

Description:

Italy 1945-46

Source:

Joseph Drewniak

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

Italy

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 949291
Title:

Demobilization document, page 1

Description:

Demobilization document, page 1

Source:

Helen Narell

Country:

Italy

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 950695
Title:

Polish soldiers at Cannon Hall camp

Description:

Bronislaw Sokolowski standing in the center of the photo

Source:

Henry Sokolowski

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Town/Village:

Cawthorne near Barnsley

Related Military Service:

Polish Resettlement Corps

Related Wall of Tribute:
  • 83643

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Photo ID: 953857
Title:

Wladyslaw’s Italian friend, Baldo

Description:

I think that this is my father's friend "Baldo" - The next photo shows the wording on the back of this photo.

Source:

Peter Grabowski

Time Period:

After WWII

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Photo ID: 955089
Title:

Beyond the Wall of China – 13 of 17

Description:

Beyond the Wall of China – 13 of 17

Source:

Henry Sokolowski

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

Poland

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 947738
Title:

On the way to the Island of Capri

Description:

Italy 1945-46

Source:

Joseph Drewniak

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

Italy

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 948334
Title:

Liverpool as seen from the ship

Description:

18 Aug 1946

Source:

Jacek Zawadowski

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

United Kingdom

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 949270
Title:

Portrait of Tom taken in Rome

Description:

Dated 8 August 1945

Source:

Helen Narell

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

Italy

City/Town/Village:

Rome

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 950739
Title:

Beyond the Wall of China – 6 of 17

Description:

Beyond the Wall of China – 6 of 17

Source:

Henry Sokolowski

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

Poland

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 951786
Title:

Rys_Plymouth_1956_Graduation

Description:

Rys_Plymouth_1956_Graduation

Source:

Helen Bitner

Country:

Poland

Related Wall of Tribute:
  • 83018

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Photo ID: 955541
Title:

Albridge, England, 23/04/1947

Description:

Albridge, England, 23/04/1947

Source:

Miguel Angel Zaprucki

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Town/Village:

Albridge

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 947740
Title:

Visiting the Island of Capri

Description:

Italy 1945-46

Source:

Joseph Drewniak

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

Italy

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 950708
Title:

Emergency Commission document

Description:

Emergency Commission document

Source:

Henry Sokolowski

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

United Kingdom

Related Military Service:

Polish Resettlement Corps

Related Wall of Tribute:
  • 83643

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Photo ID: 953858
Title:

Message in Italian

Description:

A message from "Baldo", written on the back of the previous photo

Source:

Peter Grabowski

Time Period:

After WWII

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Photo ID: 955091
Title:

Beyond the Wall of China – 14 of 17

Description:

Beyond the Wall of China – 14 of 17

Source:

Henry Sokolowski

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

Poland

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 947742
Title:

Lunch on the Island of Capri

Description:

Italy 1945-46

Source:

Joseph Drewniak

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

Italy

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 949272
Title:

Tom (1st on the left) and colleagues in Rome

Description:

August 1945

Source:

Helen Narell

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

Italy

City/Town/Village:

Rome

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 950741
Title:

Beyond the Wall of China – 7 of 17

Description:

Beyond the Wall of China – 7 of 17

Source:

Henry Sokolowski

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

Poland

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 951789
Title:

RYSZARD_TADEUSZ_ODYNIEC_SOUTHAMPTON_1956

Description:

RYSZARD_TADEUSZ_ODYNIEC_SOUTHAMPTON_1956

Source:

Helen Bitner

Country:

Poland

Related Wall of Tribute:
  • 83018

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Photo ID: 950168
Title:

Stanislaw Tarazewicz, out of uniform

Description:

In demob suit after 7 years in uniform

Source:

Stanislaw Tarazewicz

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

United Kingdom

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

Related Wall of Tribute:
  • 146736

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Photo ID: 953887
Title:

Attestation that Wladyslaw Grabowski was in the Polish Army

Description:

I found this with lots of other papers that my father had saved.

Source:

Peter Grabowski

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

United Kingdom

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

Related Wall of Tribute:
  • 146840

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Photo ID: 955094
Title:

Beyond the Wall of China – 15 of 17

Description:

Beyond the Wall of China – 15 of 17

Source:

Henry Sokolowski

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

Poland

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 949274
Title:

Tom and colleagues in Rome

Description:

August 1945

Source:

Helen Narell

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

Italy

City/Town/Village:

Rome

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 950727
Title:

Young Polish soldiers catching up on their education

Description:

Young Polish soldiers catching up on their education

Source:

Henry Sokolowski

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

Italy

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

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Photo ID: 950742
Title:

Evacuation of Polish forces from Italy

Description:

Bronek is almost in the middle of the photo, standing, with his buddy's arm around his shoulder

Source:

Henry Sokolowski

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

Italy

City/Town/Village:

Naples

Related Military Service:

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

Related Wall of Tribute:
  • 83643

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Photo ID: 946942
Title:

Halina and Roman Adamiak with son Juriek

Description:

Taken in England 1948

Source:

Dioniza Choros

Time Period:

After WWII

Country:

United Kingdom

Related Wall of Tribute:
  • 114866

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