Profile - Nalezinski (Solecka) Krystyna
Profile - Nalezinski (Solecka) Krystyna
- Given Name: Krystyna
- Family Name: Nalezinski
- Maiden Name: Solecka
- Sex: female
- Date and Place of Birth: 1927-06-04, Poland, Kuchczyce Poland
- Did the person die during World War II?: no
- Date and place of Death: 2016-11-04, United States, Buffalo, New York
- Father's given name: Antoni
- Mother's given Name: Anastazia
- Mother's maiden Name: Bolek
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- Description: Krystyna attended grammar school in Kleck. At ten, along with my entire family, I was ported to Soviet forced labor camps in Arkhangelsk oblast, Rowdzienski region, in the "uczastek" Camp Piudla. There I attended a compulsory Russian school. After amnesty my family and I left the Siberian camps. In Kazakhstan. I was separated from my brothers and father who were enrolled into the Polish Army.
My mother and I wandered to Tehran, Ahwaz, Karachi, East Africa, Dar-es-Salaam, Moregoro, Ifunda and Kidugala. In Kidugala I continued my education and graduated from High School under the direction of a pre-war pedagogue, Mrs. Zofia Byra.
In 1948 my mother and I left for England through Mombassa, Egypt, Port Said.
While in England I finished a college education while at the same time learning a trade at the hairdresser school "Madame Daphne" in Market-Rasen Lincolnshire.
- Residence at the outbreak of WWII: Poland, Poland, Osada Kuchczyce,Kleck pow. Nieswiez Woj Nowogrodzkie
- Kresy inhabitant status: Military settler / Family member of military settler
- Ethnicity: Polish
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Education level: lower secondary
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| Deportation From Date | 1940-02-10 |
- Description: Solecki'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. Settled in the Arkhangelsk oblast Rowdzienski region in the 'uczastel' 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 Anastazia Solecki and her daughter, Krystyna meanwhile were evacuated to Ifunda, Tanzania in the newly formed Polish displaced persons camp in Africa. The men of the family were on their own.
Krystyna's trip from Northern Siberia took her through Mongolia, Persia, East Africa(Kidugalia, Tanganika) and England.
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- Civilian camps: Civilian Camp in Africa: Kidugala, Tanganyika
Her trip from Northern Siberia took her through Mongolia, Persia, East Africa( Dar-es-Salaam, Moregoro, Ifunda and Kidugala) and finally settled in England.
- Residence after 1945: Country: United Kingdom
City: Wolverhampton, England
Country: United States
City: Buffalo, New York
Description: At war’s end the whole family was blessed to be reunited in England. After waiting several years they were able to secure a visa to America where they immigrated to Buffalo NY, USA with the help of Rev. Franciszek Bolek , the brother of Anastasia Solecka , my mother.
