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Describing the different ethnic groups that lived in Kolomya.

Daniela describes what the funerals were like in Tengeru, Africa.

Daniela describes how they lived in Tengeru, Africa.

Daniela describes what life was like for a child in Tengeru, Africa.

Describes how his school was multi-ethnic before WWII, and how everyone basically got along.

Describing how he published his first book with the support of the Canadian Polish Congress.

Describing the horrible conditions of the 2-year farm contract that 4,800 Polish soldiers signed up for.

Describes receiving the medals during the Italian campaign.

Describing how he took a German POW back to base, on his motorcycle.

Explains the reasons why Poles continued to fight in the war

Describing how he attended school during the Italian campaign, with a view to becoming an officer.

Describing how he reached the Polish Army in Uzbekistan.

Describing how they would start fires in the forest in order to get triple bread rations.

Describing how the commandant of the camp told him he could get a goat after 5 years of hard work.

Describing how he was assigned to work with a sleigh and a horse called Czudak, and also describing the woman who was in charge of the stable.

Describing how people would share anything but food, and when someone did share their food, it was a mark of extreme courage.

Describing the strange and limited contents of the camp store.

Describing the infestations of bedbugs

Describing how none of the locals thought it was strange to see them being marched along by armed soldiers.

Describing how the building they lived in was bombed, and how she was so frightened that she had trouble breathing and she developed a stutter.

Describing how her mother went to the town to sell their belongings, and was arrested and jailed on her return.

Describing the train accident that occurred on the way to Krasnowodsk, and how seriously her mother was injured. In order to board the ship, friends disguised her mother by sitting …

Describing her experiences as a Girl Guide in India, and having to spend 3 days on her own in the jungle to earn the 3 Feathers Badge.

Describing how difficult the trip south was, and how many families were separated on the way.