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Europe / Re: Edward Burzynski - Poland
« on: Thursday 08 August 19 18:35 BST (UK) »
The background to Edward Burzynski from a document dated 17 June 1943.
Birth 2 January 1920 Wola Lipiniecka County of Radom.
Religion. Roman-Catholic Nationality Citizenship polish.
Marital. status single.
Parents. Adam Burzynski Eleanor Gluch (unable to find any details regarding parents or another relations, this is the reason that I am posting this information to see if anyone can be of assistance)
Civil education. 7 classed of public school.
Foreign Languages. Russian
Rank.Corporal (general training instructor)
Last regiment in Poland 2 regiment of Kaniowski Sappers Pulawy
Edward started military service 1936 joining Infantry Non-Commissioned Officers School for Minors
(Szkola Podoficerow Piechoty dla maloletnich in Konin)moved to Sappers Non-Commissioned officers School for Minors in Modlin completed 21 June 1939 his training joined Pulawy the rank of Senior Sapper.
Went into action at night 1 to 2 September 1939 with a squad of the 2nd Regiment of sappers Company commander Lieutenant Colonel Czyzewski and joined the group of Colonel Koe fighting a battle against the Germans,afterwards on 30th September 1939 my unit was disbanded the time was recalled again.
On his way home was caught by the bolsheviks near Frampol near Lublin taken to Wlodzimierz ran away home to Rowne was arrested taken to Kowel prison was there for a year,next taken to Arkhangelsk Oblast Russia to a forced labour camp.
After the amnesty arrived at Tatischevo joined 5th Division under command of general Boruta-Spiechowicz he was with 11th Motor Column commanding officer Lieutenant Kulakowski from sub unit to 14th SubUnit Sappers Company (Commander Col Dudzinski and then Piwierowski moved to 5th Sappers Battalion(in Iraq) under the command of Major Frydel (commander of his company lieutenant Kryk) then he went pilots station in Khanaqin Iraq.
While in prison in Kowel from 9th April to 12th April was starved,no room in cell to sit 62 metre for 60 to 80 people,no sanitary or hygiene whatsoever no baths no underwear,if sick put in corridor or hospital were 99% died.Interrogated many times in railway NKVD camp more than 2 days and 2 nights different charges they tried to force him into confessing,political policemen pushed and kicked him to complete exhaution, then put in dark cell without clothes for 7 days with half a lire of water and 300 grams of bread every third day, afterwards they sentenced him in absence for the desire to cross the border gave three years at labour camp in the North.
April 12 1941 taken to Arkhangelsk Oblast into a labour camp digging excavations for railway track also loading wood into luggage-vans until amnesty.
I have been asked by his granddaughter if I can find out anymore details about his life as he never spoke to anyone about the war and all she has are these typed notes , he came to England married an had three children.
Birth 2 January 1920 Wola Lipiniecka County of Radom.
Religion. Roman-Catholic Nationality Citizenship polish.
Marital. status single.
Parents. Adam Burzynski Eleanor Gluch (unable to find any details regarding parents or another relations, this is the reason that I am posting this information to see if anyone can be of assistance)
Civil education. 7 classed of public school.
Foreign Languages. Russian
Rank.Corporal (general training instructor)
Last regiment in Poland 2 regiment of Kaniowski Sappers Pulawy
Edward started military service 1936 joining Infantry Non-Commissioned Officers School for Minors
(Szkola Podoficerow Piechoty dla maloletnich in Konin)moved to Sappers Non-Commissioned officers School for Minors in Modlin completed 21 June 1939 his training joined Pulawy the rank of Senior Sapper.
Went into action at night 1 to 2 September 1939 with a squad of the 2nd Regiment of sappers Company commander Lieutenant Colonel Czyzewski and joined the group of Colonel Koe fighting a battle against the Germans,afterwards on 30th September 1939 my unit was disbanded the time was recalled again.
On his way home was caught by the bolsheviks near Frampol near Lublin taken to Wlodzimierz ran away home to Rowne was arrested taken to Kowel prison was there for a year,next taken to Arkhangelsk Oblast Russia to a forced labour camp.
After the amnesty arrived at Tatischevo joined 5th Division under command of general Boruta-Spiechowicz he was with 11th Motor Column commanding officer Lieutenant Kulakowski from sub unit to 14th SubUnit Sappers Company (Commander Col Dudzinski and then Piwierowski moved to 5th Sappers Battalion(in Iraq) under the command of Major Frydel (commander of his company lieutenant Kryk) then he went pilots station in Khanaqin Iraq.
While in prison in Kowel from 9th April to 12th April was starved,no room in cell to sit 62 metre for 60 to 80 people,no sanitary or hygiene whatsoever no baths no underwear,if sick put in corridor or hospital were 99% died.Interrogated many times in railway NKVD camp more than 2 days and 2 nights different charges they tried to force him into confessing,political policemen pushed and kicked him to complete exhaution, then put in dark cell without clothes for 7 days with half a lire of water and 300 grams of bread every third day, afterwards they sentenced him in absence for the desire to cross the border gave three years at labour camp in the North.
April 12 1941 taken to Arkhangelsk Oblast into a labour camp digging excavations for railway track also loading wood into luggage-vans until amnesty.
I have been asked by his granddaughter if I can find out anymore details about his life as he never spoke to anyone about the war and all she has are these typed notes , he came to England married an had three children.