USSR to Persia
Archival lists from Polska Walczaca - Zolnierz Polski na Obczyznie (Fighting Poland - Polish soldier on Foreign Soil) :
These lists were publish by Polish Media in the UK in 1943 and 1944. Depending on the list, the information may include names, dates of birth, addresses, etc. Each list is different, so it would be worth your while to check each one for the names of your family members. The original archived lists are located at the Polish Library, POSK, Hammersmith, London UK.
Polish military families in the USSR __ approx. 4,000 names: This list includes names, the relationship to a member of the Polish forces (including that member's rank), and the address where each person is located in the USSR. The list was compiled by the former Military Attaché of the Polish Republic in the U.S.S.R., Lieutenant Colonel Rudnicki and his staff. It includes Polish exiles whose family members (parents, spouses, siblings or children) served or were actively in the ranks of the Polish Armed Forces during the war. More distant relatives of Polish Armed Forces members were included in this list only when they lived at the same address. The list was based on reports the exiles made directly, or through delegates or stewards in the field. The information was gathered by the Department of Military Families of the Ministry of Defence, the Office of Assistance to Military Families and Prisoners of War of the Polish Army in the East, and the Polish Red Cross.
Note 1:Due to the quality of the original file, the search function is not reliable. Consequently, you should scroll through the document page by page to locate the name you are looking for.
Note 2: Polish diacritic letters are used in this list.
Polish military families in the USSR __ approx. 4,000 names
Civilians evacuated from the USSR in 1942 __ approx. 30,000 names: This list of Poles evacuated from the Soviet Union with the Polish Army in 1942 was published as supplements to 17 editions of Fighting Poland, between April 1943 and August 1943. The list consists of the Reference number, Family Name, First name, Date of birth, Place of birth, and the individual's current location. These locations are primarily in Teheran or Africa. In some cases, the relationship to a member of the military is also included. On the last 3 pages, it includes the children that were evacuated to India. The lists are organised in alphabetical order by last name, though within each letter series the names are sometimes out of order, so an entire alphabetical section should be read to find a specific name.
Note 1: Due to the quality of the original file, the search function is not reliable. Consequently, you should scroll through the document page by page to locate the name you are looking for.
Note 2: Polish diacritic letters are used in this list.
Civilians evacuated from the USSR in 1942 __ approx. 30,000 names
Civilians located in Teheran in 1942 __ 10,321 names: This list was published in Fighting Poland and includes the Family name, Given name, Maiden name (if any), Date of birth, Place of birth, and in some cases the relationship to a member of the military.
Note 1: Due to the quality of the original file, the search function is not reliable. Consequently, you should scroll through the document page by page to locate the name you are looking for.
Note 2: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Civilians located in Teheran in 1942 __ 10,321 names
Civilians evacuated from the USSR (Alternate list) __ approx. 13,400 names: This list includes the Family name, Given name, and year of birth. It lists only Family names from A to M. The letters N to Z are missing.
Note: Polish diaritic letters are used in these documents.
Civilians evacuated - part 1 __ Letters A to E
Civilians evacuated - part 2 __ Letters F to M
List compiled in 1941 by Tadeusz Romer, the Polish ambassador to Japan __ 8,700 names: This list was compiled during 1940-1941 and provides details about 8,700 deportees who contacted the Polish Embassy in Tokyo asking for assistance. Explanatory texts (in Polish) make up the first pages of the document, followed by a listing of names and their exact location in the USSR. Each family is listed by the name of the head of the family and the number of individuals that comprise the family unit is also indicated.
Note 1: The list is located on a different website and cannot be searched from this location.
Note 2: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Polish Refugees registered with the Polish Consulate in Shanghai (1932-1941) __ 1531 names: The document called Shanghai Ledger contains the records on Polish citizens kept by the Consulate of Poland in Shanghai in 1934-1943. As in other outposts of this kind, the ledger was kept pursuant to laws in force in 1924. The ledger was the supporting administrative tool for the diplomatic outpost as well as for the citizens, who settled in a given consulate jurisdiction. Based on the ledger, Polish citizens were able to apply for various documents and compensation. They could also be found more easily by their relatives and were able to get through all the formalities at the consulate faster. The ledger records the experiences of the citizens listed and the material evidence of the care and help provided by the Polish diplomatic and consular outposts in the Far East (Tokyo and Shanghai) after the outbreak of WWII. The original copy of the Polish Citizens Register kept by the Consulate in Shanghai was handed over to the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in April 1996, where it is stored to this day (Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Reference No. 43/2003). In addition to personal names, the register provides the following categories of information: date of registration; profession; religion; place and date of birth; marital status; permanent address in Poland and address of next of kin [rarely provided]; place of residence in the consular district; documents on the basis of which the person is registered [generally, passport]; names and year and place of birth of wife and children; passport expiration date; comments [e.g., "emigrated to America," "returned to Poland," "died"]. Roughly 60% of the registrants are identified as Jewish, 34% as Roman Catholic, 3% as Orthodox, and 2% as Protestant. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Polish Refugees registered in Shanghai __ 1,531 names
Deaths in the USSR and Iran __ 2,215 names: This handwritten list was compiled by the authorities in Tehran and were typed. The list includes the Family Name and First Name, and in some cases, the Year of Birth and Year of Death. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in these documents.
Deaths in the USSR and Iran __ 2,215 names
TEHRAN ARCHIVES - These lists were compiled by the authorities in Tehran __ approx. 60,715 names:
The following lists include both military personnel and civilians. Some of the lists are in Polish, others in English. The typed lists are searchable, the others are not, so one must go through the entire list to check for a family name. To make matters worse, the names are not necessarily in alphabetical order. The first five lists includes information from the USSR as well as Iran or Iraq. Note: many of these lists are hand-written and difficult to read.
Note 1: The lists are handwritten and cannot be searched - you must scroll through manually to find a name.
Note 2: Polish diacritic letters are used in these documents.
Children & Staff in Persia 1942-1945 __ 2,995 names: These lists are based on Minister Pios' delegation report, issued in June 1945. The lists include Children and Youth, Administrators, Health Care Staff, Caregivers, and Teachers. They include the Family Name and First Name of each individual. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in these documents.
Administrative staff in Isfahan in 1942-45 __290 names
Caregivers in Isfahan in 1942-45
__50 names
Children in Isfahan 1942-45
__2,428 names
Children who wrote essays about their deportation experience __ 1,746 names: This list of children who wrote essays in the Middle East in 1942, describing their deportation experience, is sourced from the Hoover Institute at Stanford University in California. The list identifies the Name of the child, and the File Folder where the original of that child's essay is located at the institute. Please send an email to irenac@stanford.edu at the Hoover Institute to request a copy of your relative's essay.
Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Children who wrote essays about their deportation __ 1,746 names
Children who left the USSR with 2 Corps __ 9,985 names: This list of children and their caregivers who left the USSR with the Polish 2nd Corps. The list identifies the Family Name and First Name of the children, and the teachers, caregivers, and camp staff that accompanied them. The list also identifies the Resettlement Camp where they were sent. The list was sourced by Iwonę Kopańską - Konon. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Children who left USSR with 2 Corps __ 9,985 names
Deportees who wrote about their deportation experience when they reached Persia __ 10,620 names: This is a list of deportees who wrote about their experiences in the USSR when they reached Persia in 1942, The list was compiled by Dr. Mark Ostrowski. The actual documents written by the deportees are located at the Hoover Institute of Stanford University in California. The list identifies the Family Name, First Name, Profession, Province & City of origin, and the Box Number where the file is located at Hoover. Please contact irenac@stanford.edu at the Hoover Institute to request a copy of your relative's essay. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Deportee Reports at Hoover __ 10,620 names
Government Officials released from NKVD Camps __ 1,967 names: This list contains the names of Polish Officials (Border guards, Police Officers, members of the Border Protection Corps, Military Police) who were released from Starobielsk, Kozielsk, Ostaszkow lub innych camps, and subsequently interned at SUZDAL. The list includes the Family Name, First Name, Yer of Birth, Father or Mother's Name, Rank, and Military Unit. The source of this list is the Index of the Repressed where you can use the search function to discover additional information about each person. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Govt Officials released from NKVD Camps __ 1,967 names
Persons deported to the Archangelsk region of the USSR __ 47,463 names: This list contains the names of Polish citizens who were deported by the Soviets to the Archangelsk region of the USSR. The list includes the Family Name, First Name, Father's Name, and in most cases the place they were deported from/arrested at. The information was compiled by Dr. Mark Ostrowski. The source of this list is the Index of the Repressed where you can use the search function to discover additional information about each person. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in these documents.
Archangelsk Part 1 __ 23,730 names
Archangelsk Part 2 __ 23,733 names
List of deportees at Vodopad Special Settlement in Archangelsk __ 684 names: This list is a subset of the one above, and includes deportees who were sent to Vodopad Special Settlement, Plesetskii Raion, Arkhangelsk Oblast. It was sourced by Dr. Mark Ostrowski combining information from a number of sources and, therby, providing more details on each of the 684 names. The list includes the Family Name, First Name, Father's Name, the Year of Birth, the Age in 1940, Where they were from, the Release Date, the Departure Destination, as well as Other information. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Vodopad Settlement in Archangelsk __ 684 names
Persons deported to Monastyriok Camp in the Archangelsk region of the USSR __ 616 names: This list contains the names of Polish citizens who were deported by the Soviets to the Monastyriok work camp. The list includes the Family Name, First Name, Date of Birth, Father's Name, the place they were deported from, and whether they died at the camp. The information was compiled by Dr. Mark Ostrowski. The source of this list is the Index of the Repressed where you can use the search function to discover additional information about each person. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Deportees at Monastyriok Camp in Archangelsk__616 names
Persons deported from the Polesie Province __ 675 names: This list contains the names of Polish citizens who were deported by the Soviets from the Polesie Province of pre-war Poland. The list includes the Family Name, First Name, Sex, Father's Name, Year of birth/age, their origin & destination, the date they were released, their destination after release, and (in some cases) their date of death. The source of this list is the Index of the Repressed where you can use the search function to discover additional information about each person. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Deported from Polesie Province __ 675 names
Deported from Wierchniaja Pielszma (Chołm) in Wolyn __ 122 names: This list contains the names of some of the Polish citizens who were deported by the Soviets from the Wolyn Province of pre-war Poland. The list includes the Family Name, First Name, Father's Name, Date of birth, their origin & destination, the date they were released, their destination after release, and (in some cases) their date of death. The source of this list is the Index of the Repressed where you can use the search function to discover additional information about each person. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Deported from Wierchniaja Pielszma _Chołm_in Wolyn __ 122 names
Deported from Municipality of Nowe Piekuty __ 141 names: This list contains the names of some of the Polish citizens who were deported by the Soviets from the Nowe Piekuty area of pre-war Poland. The list includes the Family Name, First Name, the Age, and the place they were deported from - separated by family group. The source of this list is an exhibit that was shown at Nowe Piekuty in April 2013. Note: Polish diacritic letters are not used in this document.
Deported from Mun of Nowe Piekuty __ 141 names
Deportees from Krakow to Archangelsk __ 272 names: This list includes the Family Name, the Initial, and the Rank of each person. The source of this list is the sienkiewicz website that no longer appears online. Note: Polish diacritic letters are NOT used in this document.
Deportees from Krakow to Archangelsk __ 272 names
Poles Repressed in Uzbekistan __ 540 names: This list includes Polish citizens who were repressed by the Soviets in Uzbekhistan. The list includes the Family Name, First Name, Father's Name, Year of Birth, and the Dates of Repression. It should be noted that the names have been translated from the original Russian document. The source of this list is: Naczelną Dyrekcją Archiwów Państwowych in Warsaw - to contact them regarding more information for any name in the list, you can send an mail to: erosowska@archiwa.gov.pl Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Poles Repressed in Uzbekistan __ 540 names
Deportation Trains: This list was put together by Aleksander Guryanov of the Memorial Society in Moscow. The list only applies to the transportation of civilians, and not ex-military or prisoners. The dates shown in the list are the dates that were documented in the records of the Russian Railway Authority - the dates when trains were allocated or assembled at the various stations, and not the dates that the trains were filled and set out. In many cases, the names of the stations will differ from the stations quoted by family members - this is because the assembly point may have been a location central to a number of stations. Note: Polish diacritic letters are not used in this document.
Deportation trains by date from Memorial Org.
POWs in Griazowiec in 1939 __ 1,675 names: This is a list of Prisoners of War captured by the Soviets during the September Campaign in 1939. The list includes the Family name, First name, Father's Name, Date of Birth, Rank, and Military Unit. Many of the names on the list are those of Polish officers, but some civilians are also included. The persons on this list were later released when 'amnesty' was declared, and they went on to join the Polish 2nd Corps that was forming in the USSR. The source of this list is the Index of the Repressed where you can use the search function to discover additional information about each person. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Prisoners in GRIAZOWIEC __ 1,675 names
POWs at Pawliszczem Borze near Rzew __ 70 names: This is a partial list of Prisoners of War captured by the Soviets who were at this camp in April 1940. The list was compiled from memory by one of the POWs. The list includes the Family name, First name, Rank, and Other miscellaneous information. Note: Polish diacritic letters are not used in this document.
POWs at Pawliszczem Borze near Rzew __ 70 names
Deportees at Michajlowka in Kazakhstan __ 50 names: The list of people with whom Zofia nee (Wonka) Galina was transported to the village of Michajlowka in Kazakhstan. The list includes Family Names, First Names, where they were deported from, and whether they died in exile. Note: Polish diacritic letters are NOT used in this document.
Repatriates in 1946 from Piła oblast in Kazakhstan __ 1,490 names: This is a partial list of Poles who returned to Poland in 1946. The list includes the Family name, First name, and the Year of Birth. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Repatriates from Piła oblast __ 1,490 names
Partial list of Poles Repatriated / Resettled (1945-1950) __ 55,711 names: This list was compiled by the "Panstwowe Urzad Repatriacyjne" and includes those who came through the city of Bialystok. The list includes the Family Name, First Name, the Date of Arrival, From Where, and the File/Section/Card ID numbers of the archive. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Karta Collection of Individual Stories __ 1,286 names: The list is from a 2008 publication by KARTA that summarizes the details of individual storis of deportation. The list includes the Family Name, First Name. Maiden Name, Year of Birth, Title of the person's memoir (if any), Years in Exile. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
KARTA Collection of Individual Stories __ 1,286 names
Karta Index of Personal Kresy Collections or Memoirs __ 1,185 names: The list is from a 2008 publication by KARTA that summarizes the details of individual storis of deportation. The list includes the Family Name, First Name. Maiden Name, Year of Birth, Title of the person's memoir (if any), Years in Exile. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Karta Index of Personal Kresy Collections or Memoirs __ 1,185 names
KARTA Individual Journals __ 215 names: The list was sourced from the 2016 KARTA PDF on their website. The list includes the Family Name, First Name, the Birth Year, the subject of the memoir, the years covered.
Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Karta Individual Journals __ 215 names
KARTA Processed Interviews __ 40 names: The list was sourced from the 2016 KARTA PDF on their website. The list includes the Family Name, First Name, the Birth Year, the subject of the memoir, the years covered.
Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
KARTA List of processed interviews __ 40 names
Sybiraks settled in the west __ 4,215 names: This partial list is of Sybiraks who settled in the west after WW2 compiled from Consular announcements & SPK records. The list includes the Family Name and First Name.
Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document..
Sybiraks settled in the west __ 4,215 names
Sybiraks from various sources __ 8,258 names: This partial list is of Sybiraks who settled in the west after WW2 compiled from memoirs, lists in books, newspaper articles, etc. The list includes the Family Names, First Name, Maiden Name (if any), and whether family members died in exile. Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document.
Sybiraks from various sources __ 8,258 names
More lists will be added, as they become available.