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Name: Felicia Karczewska
Maiden Name: Susczewicz
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Gender: Female
Date of birth: 1907-
Place of birth: Poland, Osada Kuchczyce
Did this person die during World War ll?: Yes
Date of death: 1942-
Place of death: Iran
Cause of Death:Exhausted by malnutrition in the USSR.
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Entry ID: 150965 Mothers given name: Emilia
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Given name of spouse: Jozef
Maiden name of spouse: Karczewski
Given name(s) of children: Janka, Witold, Marian, Wanda
Description: Grave number 203 in the Polish section of the Doulab cemetary, Teheran, Iran.
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Personal Situation at the outbreak of WWll

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Kresy Inhabitant Status: Military settler / Family member of military settler
Ethnicity: Polish
Religion: Roman Catholic
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1939 00 00 1942 00 00 Uzbek SSR

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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 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 qualifi
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Type of circumstance Day Month FROM Year Day Month TO Year Additional Information
Prisoner of War of Soviets 1939 1942

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