
Marczak Family
The family were forcibly deported from the Eastern Borderlands of Poland by the Soviets. After 'amnesty' was declared, they managed to leave the USSR. Two sons joined the Polish 1st Armoured Division, the father and a younger son joined the Polish 2nd Corps, and the mother and youngest son were sent to the Polish settlement of Kidugala in Africa.

Longin (Leon) Marczak in the 1st Polish Armoured Division

Longin (Leon) and Jerimi (Jurek) in the 1st Polish Armoured Division

Longin (Leon) Marczak in the 1st Polish Armoured Division

Longin (Leon) and Krystyna, whom he met when she was rescued from the Oberlangen Prison Camp. Germany 1946.

Jeremi (Jurek) Marczak in the 1st Polish Armoured Division

Jeremi (Jurek) Marczak in the 1st Polish Armoured Division

Jeremi (Jurek) examining the shell

Jeremi (Jurek) on sentry duty

Jeremi (Jurek) and friends

Jeremi (Jurek) on ship to the UK in 1947

Stanislaw Marczak - the boys' father

Stanislaw Marczak in the Polish 2nd Corps


Tadzik Marczak and friends
Tadzik Marczak in the Polish 2nd Corps

Leon, Jurek, and Tadzik in Italy in 1946

Tadzik, Mietek, Stanislaw, Leon, and Jurek


Maria and Mietel in KIDUGALA, Africa
Maria and youngest son Mietel in Tehran


Maria and Mietek in KIDUGALA, Africa

Maria and Mietel in KIDUGALA, Africa

Daughter Renia after the war

Where it all began:
Maria, Renia, Longin, Jurek, Stanislaw, Tadzik and Babcia Karolina in 1928