by Wendy Milne | 2nd March, 2021 | Okehampton Polish Navy
‘Polish Naval Academy’ written by Professor Dariusz Nawrot „Akademia Marynarki Wojennej – Zarys Dziejów 1922 – 2012.” Pages 49-63, translated from Polish by Jolanta Wilson On 24 August 1939, as the German invasion of Poland became a concrete threat, the...
by Okehampton Heritage Coordinator | 13th February, 2021 | Okehampton Polish Navy
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by Okehampton Heritage Coordinator | 1st February, 2021 | Okehampton Polish Navy
This summary has been prepared by Jolanta Wilson, lead researcher on the Polish Naval Camp in Okehampton, with additional research support from Peter Szypko and Antoni Olszowski. To view larger images, please click on the thumbnails. INTRODUCTION The Polish community...
by Nicole Redfern | 31st January, 2021 | Okehampton Polish Navy
On 23rd November 2020, we held a virtual talk about the Polish Naval Camp. You can watch the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwqHXMXghno&feature=youtu.be
by Okehampton Heritage Coordinator | 5th January, 2021 | Okehampton Polish Navy
This summary has been written by Stanislaw’s son and volunteer researcher, Antoni ‘Tony’ Olszowski. Stanislaw Olszowski (Staszek) was born on 25th April 1920 in Sosnica, a small town between Zabrze and Gliwice in Upper Silesia. At that time, at the...
by Nicole Redfern | 1st January, 2021 | Okehampton Polish Navy
This account of Dymitro (Michael) Sniatkowski’s life has been written by his granddaughter, Kathy Sniatkowski. In 1940, when he was 22, my grandfather was taken prisoner by the Russians and moved by train to a work camp near Baku. The train stopped halfway and...
by Nicole Redfern | 1st January, 2021 | Okehampton Polish Navy
Jan Stepek was originally deported to the Archangelregion in the Soviet Union in February 1940. When Stalin released the imprisoned Poles, Jan began an epic journey south to Kazakhstan. Jan eventually joined the Polish Army, before transferring to the Polish Navy. Jan...
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