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Street market in post-invasion Warsaw Ghetto, 1940.
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In Tentsmuir beachs, Scotland, Polish engineers construct defenses that will be used as anti-tank obstacles. Nov. 1940.
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Warsaw uprising, 1944, resistance.
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Monte Cassino, May 24, 1944. Gen. Wladyslaw Anders (1892/1970) – commander of the II Polish Corps – in the ruins of the Benedictine Convent, which was captured by Polish forces.
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Polish insurgents Bożena Grabowska -1925/2013- (codename: “Magdaâ€) and Cpl. Cadet Antoni Tuleja -1919/2002- (codename: “Niedźwiedźâ€), both of “Koszta†Company of the Armia Krajowa (Home Army) resistance movement pose for a photograph during the Warsaw Uprising.
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A soldier demonstrating a method of operating the 'George' or 'Polish V3' decoy dummy soldier.
How much time and resources were spent on that thing! 
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Polish soldiers having a chat in the port of Brest, while awaiting embarkation to Scotland, 21 April 1940.
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Resistance fighters sharing a cigarette during the Warsaw Uprising, 1944.
Guy on the right had a history of being third on a match.
You youngin's may need to look that one up.
You youngin's may need to look that one up.
The way the girl looks on the left he may be 4th on a match
Seriously, the tragedy is that the 3 of them probably did not live through the uprising.
Seriously, the tragedy is that the 3 of them probably did not live through the uprising.
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During Warsaw Uprising, two insurgents with flame throwers.
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Witold Modelski, born Nov 11, 1932 was the youngest 11 year old Warsaw insurgent,decorated with the Cross of Valour.
"...He obtained weapons for himself by carrying them almost from under a tank. He was irreplaceable."
The boy died on 20 Sept 1944, while defending buildings on Wilanowska St.
"...He obtained weapons for himself by carrying them almost from under a tank. He was irreplaceable."
The boy died on 20 Sept 1944, while defending buildings on Wilanowska St.
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Warsaw insurgent throws a Stielhandgranate-24 grenade. Warsaw, Aug 1944
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Polish soldiers embrace each other after reuniting during the Battle of Warsaw, Oct 1944.
Seems like they are good friends.
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Polish Commandos participating in a training exercise in England.
I see the soldier on the right has a cord around his shoulder.
When I was in training the instructors appointed some trainees "squad leaders" and gave them a cord or a yellow or red "rope" to put over there shoulders to signify their leadership.
We called these trainees "Ropes". They would march us from point A to point B so the instructors didn't have to do it or they could supervise a task, again, so the instructors could go have coffee and a danish at the NCO club
Some Ropes were good guys and proper team leaders.
With others the power went to their heads and were just a pain in butt so nobody would listen to them.
It makes me smile today, 40 years later, how they would throw their little tantrums.
When I was in training the instructors appointed some trainees "squad leaders" and gave them a cord or a yellow or red "rope" to put over there shoulders to signify their leadership.
We called these trainees "Ropes". They would march us from point A to point B so the instructors didn't have to do it or they could supervise a task, again, so the instructors could go have coffee and a danish at the NCO club
Some Ropes were good guys and proper team leaders.
With others the power went to their heads and were just a pain in butt so nobody would listen to them.
It makes me smile today, 40 years later, how they would throw their little tantrums.