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Leon KRUPNIK
Polish 2nd Corps
Leon was born in 1912 in the Tarnopol region of Poland. After the September Campaign, he was deported to Siberia with his parents and two sisters. His parents (Jan and Maria) died there. When 'amnesty' was declared, Leon journeyed south to join the Polish army that was being formed there. He evacuated to Persia with the Polish 2nd Corps, served in the Middle East and in the Italian Campaign. After the war, he spent a few years in England before emigrating to Canada. Leon died in Winnipeg in 1985.

Leon in the Polish Cavalry before the war

Stefan Krupnik, top left
Leon Krupnik, bottom left

Leon Krupnik in the Polish 2nd Corps

Leon Krupnik in the Polish 2nd Corps

Leon & colleagues in Mosul, Persia - 2 March 1942

Leaving Persia for Palestine

Leon and colleagues in Bethlehem

Leon and colleagues at a cemetery in Jerusalem




Leon in Canada

Polish Eagle & 2nd Corps badges

British 8th Army badge

3rd Carpathian Rifle Division badge

Monte Casino Cross certificate - cover

Monte Casino Cross certificate - inside


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