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Europe / Re: Interpreting Concentration Camp Records?
« on: Monday 22 February 21 20:56 GMT (UK)  »
Karen,
thank you so much for your continued help with deciphering my Great Uncle's records.
I suspect this may be the limit of finding out anymore detail of his last awful years.
My next mission is to find detail of his military service....a few avenues to explore there so wish me luck.  ;)
Thanks again for your help,

Ant

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Europe / Re: Interpreting Concentration Camp Records?
« on: Thursday 11 February 21 21:45 GMT (UK)  »
Dave,
thanks for your reply. Much appreciated.
The link you sent seems to be a site selling WW2 artefacts?

Thanks again,


Anthony

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Europe / Re: Interpreting Concentration Camp Records?
« on: Tuesday 09 February 21 16:28 GMT (UK)  »
Karen,
thanks for you time in translating the detail on these documents; helps to add detail to Mieczyslaus' last movements.
His father (Franciszek) was killed by the Gestapo in 1940 and his mother (Barbara) and my Grandmother Wladyslawa (his sister) made it to Britain in 1944 after some terrible years of forced labour and forced marches at the hands of the Soviets but that's another story that I was able to first hand detail of from my Nan. My Nan met a Polish airman (my grandpa - Konrad Paszkiewicz) and the rest as they say is history.

Thanks again for your time and effort - it's appreciated.

Regards,

Anthony

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Europe / Interpreting Concentration Camp Records?
« on: Monday 08 February 21 16:33 GMT (UK)  »
Afternoon all.
I am after some specialist assistance with interpreting some of my G.Uncles (Mieczyslaus Leszczynski) concentration camp records.
I am researching my Great Uncle's movements before he met his sad end in Dachau Concentration camp on 5th October 1942 aged 23.
This is what I know:
Mieczyslaus Leszczynski.
Father Franciszek, mother Barbara (Zaszkiewicz) and sister (my Grandmother) Wladyslawa.
Born 30.8.1919 in Wojska, Poland and lived in Chelm, near Lublin, Lubolska 76.
Served in the Polish army from 1937 in the horse drawn artillery (no idea of unit but trying to identify).
I think that he may have failed to escape with other Polish units into Romania in 1939 and so attempted to blend back in as a civilian. He is listed as a 'gardener' and as a 'student' on his camp records so suspect he attempted to conceal the fact he was a soldier. He is listed as a 'schutzhaftling' - protective custody prisoner i.e. seen as a threat to the Germans.
From what I can make out from the attached (I think) this is his time line:
11.02.40 - Picked up in Sanoc, southern Poland by the Stapo (Police?).
10.8.40 - 19.11.40 - Sachsenhausen
19.11.40 - 30.5.41 - Neuengamme
30.5.41 - 5.7.41 - Dachau (number 25985)
5.7.41- 12.3.42 - Buchenwald
12.3.42 - 17.8.42 - Natzweiler
17.8.42 - 5.10.42 - Dachau (new number given - 34621)

I have attached the records I have been able to download from the Arolsen Archives. I am struggling to understand the German on these records so am after some help if possible?

Any help that can be given would be much appreciated.

Regards,

Anthony

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Europe / Replacement Polish WW2 medals
« on: Wednesday 22 October 14 20:11 BST (UK)  »
A long shot and not even sure correct forum but am looking to find a reliable producer of replacement Polish WW2 medals.
My Grandfather Konrad Paszkiewicz flew with the RAF during WW2 and was awarded along side the usual British medals (39/45 star, Air Crew Europe star, Defence Medal, War Medal 39/45) several Polish medals these being Virtuti Militari 5th Class, Cross of Valour and 2 bars, Air Force Medal and 3 bars.
I have a set of miniatures of all (excluding the bars) - the originals sickeningly were stolen many years ago and are now no doubt split up and in a private collectors collection.
My question is does anyone know if or where it is possible to obtain replica medals of this type or perhaps point me in the right direction?

Many thanks in advance,

Ant

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: 4th Field Bakery Boulogne 1914 - scrappy copy of photo - any chance please?
« on: Thursday 09 January 14 13:06 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks very much everyone - much appreciated.


Ant

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: 4th Field Bakery Boulogne 1914 - scrappy copy of photo - any chance please?
« on: Wednesday 08 January 14 20:12 GMT (UK)  »
Both,
thanks for the photo touch-ups - they look much better.

Ant

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / 4th Field Bakery Boulogne 1914 - scrappy copy of photo - any chance please?
« on: Wednesday 08 January 14 13:29 GMT (UK)  »
Afternoon all and Happy New Year!
Attached is a poor quality copy of a badly damage photo of the 4th Field Bakery, BEF dated 13.8.14 taken in Boulogne. I am wondering whether anyone would be able to tidy it up for me in some way please?

Many many thanks,


Ant

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Mystery document found in Buxton needs translating please!?
« on: Monday 09 December 13 20:23 GMT (UK)  »
Well blow me! I must have a word with my father in law for sending me on a wild goose chase! He's a "Friend of The Pavilion Gardens" but clearly not a well informed one!
Thanks for the link and mystery solved!

Ant

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