Personal Details
Name: | Antoni Solecki | |
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Gender: | Male | |
Date of birth: | 1892- | |
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Did this person die during World War ll?: | No | |
Date of death: | 1979- | |
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Description: | The name Solecki appears as Sołecki in the Military and Civilian List. The family is not aware that the name was spelt with a 'ł' . Therefore the record here has been changed from Sołecki to Solecki. The names of this particular family appear in the IPN index as Solecki and not as Sołecki. |
Personal Situation at the outbreak of WWll
Residence at the outbreak of WWll: | Poland, Osada Kuchczyce, Kleck pow. Nieswiez woj. Nowogrodzkie, |
Kresy Inhabitant Status: | Military settler / Family member of military settler |
Ethnicity: | Polish |
Religion: | Roman Catholic |
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Deportations and Repressions
OD: yyyy | Mm | Dd | Do: yyyy | Mm | Dd | Do: Socjalistyczna Republika Radziecka | Oblast | Miejscowość |
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1940 | 02 | 10 | 1941 | 12 | 24 | Russian SFSR | Archangielska oblast' |
Other Information: | Antoni's village was awakened in the middle of the night on February 10, 1940. At 2 a.m. the Solecki family consisting of father Antoni, mother Anastazia, two brothers (Zbyszek and Lech) and younger sister Krystyna began their journey into exile in Siberia. They ended up just north of the Ural mountains along a major river to be used as manual labor for logging.They landed in Arkhangelsk oblast Rowdzienski region in the 'uczastek' Camp Piudla. Due to his age Lech, the younger brother, was tasked with gathering firewood for the barracks. What money he was paid went back to the work camp administration for the internee's meager supply of food. As was common for so many in Siberia, Lech contracted frostbite and was sent to a hospital outside of the camp. During this time his nurse mentioned in passing that she thought he would soon be leaving due to the amnesty that was declared for the deported Poles. This was a revelation neither Lech nor anyone in the camp had heard about. It just so happened that as this conversation was going on, the camp commandant overheard and knew his secret could no longer be kept. So approximately two months later on December 24th the remaining two families and 12 other men of varying ages packed a sleigh pulled by two horses and started heading south. Their mission was to attempt to find a train to transport them to Tashkent where the army was forming. Between fighting snow storms, looking for food and waiting for trains the long and arduous trip took over on month. Once at the mustering center the family's future was uncertain. Zbigniew’s father attempted to enlist immediately but was initially turned down for being too old. That decision was soon overturned and Antoni Solecki joined the 5th Kresowa Division and was assigned to the heavy artillery. Zbigniew and his younger brother , Lech joined the 14th infantry regiment on February 13th. The mother Anatazia Solecki and her daughter, Krystyna meanwhile were evacuated to Uganda in the newly formed Polish displaced persons camp there. The men of the family were on their own. |
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Military Experience
Służył w | Jednostka | Od: yyyy | Mm | Dd | Do: yyyy | Mm | Dd |
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Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders) |
Other Military Service: | After their exodus from the USSR the troops of the II corps found themselves training in present day Iraq. During this time volunteers were sought for the Polish Air Force fighting in England. Both Lech and his brother Zbyszek volunteered. Having already received basic radio training the older Solecki brother(Zyszek) became a wireless operator in the 300 bomber squadron. Lech wanted to follow his brother and volunteered for flight training. Unfortunately some of his frostbite wounds were so severe that he could not continue with flight school. At this time he requested transfer to a combat unit. As luck would have it, the Polish army was recruiting for a secret and dangerous mission. Lech and 42 others volunteered to join the elite "cichociemni" translated as "silent and unseen." The mission of these men was to commit acts of sabotage, gather intelligence from occupied Poland, coordinate with the Home Army and report back to London. the train first began with paratrooper qua |
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