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A letter from someone who fled from Poland (Pomerania province) after the German invasion in September 1939.
He writes "in this unfortunate period, all true Poles turn to France as their second fatherland" He continues that he and his wife Alexandrine did the same and arrived in Paris that day.
The letter was written because he needs help and is sure that the woman the letter is addressed to, will provide him and his wife with this help.
Jan-Simon
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Talk about going from the frying pan into the fire...tragic events...
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I remember stories of Polish airmen and soldiers fleeing into Czechoslovakia, and then fleeing with free-Czech forces to France, then....
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Yes, and if they were very lucky, they might have been able to flee to England.
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A classic case in point. Czech not Polish but a hero none the less
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Franti%C5%A1ek
merv
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12:07:59pm
I believe that whole Polish formations fled or escaped through Romania and eventually made their way to the Middle East where they served with the British Army across the desert and later in Italy. I think I recall that they were deeply involved in the battle to take Monte Casino, a monastery on a mountain peak that was fortified by the Germans and finally had to be bombed into surrender.
The Free Polish Forces issued postage stamps for their troops to use on military mail..
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Here's a link to one of my favourite stories of the Polish army in the war:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojtek_(bear)
It's the true story of the only bear to serve in the Polish Army.
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A letter from someone who fled from Poland (Pomerania province) after the German invasion in September 1939.
He writes "in this unfortunate period, all true Poles turn to France as their second fatherland" He continues that he and his wife Alexandrine did the same and arrived in Paris that day.
The letter was written because he needs help and is sure that the woman the letter is addressed to, will provide him and his wife with this help.
Jan-Simon
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Talk about going from the frying pan into the fire...tragic events...
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I remember stories of Polish airmen and soldiers fleeing into Czechoslovakia, and then fleeing with free-Czech forces to France, then....
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Yes, and if they were very lucky, they might have been able to flee to England.
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A classic case in point. Czech not Polish but a hero none the less
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Franti%C5%A1ek
merv
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Silence in the face of adversity is the father of complicity and collusion, the first cousins of conspiracy..
25 Feb 2014
12:07:59pm
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I believe that whole Polish formations fled or escaped through Romania and eventually made their way to the Middle East where they served with the British Army across the desert and later in Italy. I think I recall that they were deeply involved in the battle to take Monte Casino, a monastery on a mountain peak that was fortified by the Germans and finally had to be bombed into surrender.
The Free Polish Forces issued postage stamps for their troops to use on military mail..
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Here's a link to one of my favourite stories of the Polish army in the war:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojtek_(bear)
It's the true story of the only bear to serve in the Polish Army.
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