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A map of the Republic of Poland published by the Military Geographic Institute in 1925 at a scale of 1:800,000. It depicts the military administrative division of the Second Polish Republic, with the boundaries of Corps District Commands (DOK) and County Recruitment Commands (PKU) marked, as well as the most important cities and transportation routes. The map was intended for official use and ...
A set of Deutsche Reichspost documents, including an identification card (Ausweiskarte) and refund and cancellation forms (Rückzahlungs- und Kündigungsscheine). A Postal Savings Bank savings book (Postsparbuch) along with its corresponding red account identification card (Postsparbuch Ausweiskarte). Overall condition as shown in the photos.
ALEXANDER I (1777–1825), Tsar of Russia and King of Poland. A document with engraved text and decorations on paper, filled with handwritten text, 1 sheet (written on one side), in Russian. Concerns the officer Pyotr Pavlovich Kaverin (1794–1855). Dated St. Petersburg, 1821. Handwritten signatures of the Chief of Staff and two generals. A small fragment of a seal. Dimensions: 35.5 x 45 cm.T...
A hand-made greeting card from veterans of the 2nd Horse Artillery Squadron, addressed to an unnamed major of the 2nd Horse Artillery Division. Created on the occasion of the veterans’ visit to the battlefield in 1981. Signatures of the soldiers on the reverse. 10.2 x 13.7. Condition shown in the attached photos.
An occupation-era identity card issued in Augustów in 1943 in the name of Irena Dembik. Dimensions: 12 x 8.3. The condition of the card is shown in the attached photos.
An original admission ticket to the Olympic track and field events at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The ticket granted admission to the Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion) on August 8 for the sessions held at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Dimensions: 6 cm x 9 cm. Overall condition as shown in the photos.
A document confirming military service and describing the service records of three soldiers of the Polish Legions. The document comes from the Military Archives and the Józef Piłsudski 1st Polish Legions Regiment Association in Lublin. Tadeusz Stanisław Tomaszewski “Bończa” (born in 1894 in Kharkiv)—son of Józef and Seweryna. He lived in Chełm at 70 Lubelska Street. He was a traine...
Two propaganda leaflets from the Third Reich: a leaflet with the slogan “Rückgrat! Meine Herren!” and a propaganda leaflet encouraging resistance against the alleged injustice of the judicial system toward Germans. It contains slogans emphasizing the importance of German unity and loyalty to the National Socialist movement, calling for participation in a mass rally on October 9 at the “...
An illustrated supplement to *Express Poranny* dated August 14, 1938. Dimensions: 38 x 27 cm. The item’s condition is shown in the attached photos.
A bilingual (Polish-French) document addressed to soldiers of the Infantry Division at the Elgg camp. A reprint from that period. Document from May 1942. 29.5 x 21 cm. Condition shown in the attached photos.
An illustrated supplement to *Express Poranny* dated August 7, 1938. Dimensions: 38 x 27 cm. The item’s condition is shown in the attached photos.
A bilingual (Polish-German) document from 1940, constituting a commitment by a soldier released from German captivity to undertake work assigned by the Germans. The document was issued at Stalag XA (Schleswig-Holstein) in the name of “Kuczyński” (resident of Poznań). 28.5 x 20.5. The condition of the document is shown in the attached photos.
Archival collection of a Polish émigré magazine “Życie. Katolicki Tygodnik Religijno-Kulturalny,” bound in the form of a commemorative yearbook. It is a valuable historical source documenting the postwar activities of the Polish independence and religious émigré community in Great Britain during the 1950s. The first photo shows the title page of the official table of contents for the ...
A document confirming the military service of three soldiers of the Polish Legions and describing the course of their service. The document comes from the Military Archives and the Józef Piłsudski 1st Polish Legions Regiment Association in Lublin. Jan Mieszkowski (born 1890 in Kalisz)—son of Feliks and Marta, soldier of the Polish Legions. He joined the Legions on October 4, 1914, serving ...
A postcard sent by Wincenty Koza, a resident of Sosnowiec, addressed to the Independence Cross Committee in Warsaw, as we can read from the text of the postcard, the author states that on September 18, 1936, he submitted an application to the Independence Cross Committee requesting the award of the decoration. As of the time of writing this letter, he had not received any response or informati...
A set of four issues of the newspaper “Wiadomości,” published by the Association of Former Soldiers of the 2nd Grenadier Brigade, from the 1960s. Overall condition as shown in the photos.
A propaganda leaflet addressed to Wehrmacht soldiers, urging them to surrender, states that 45 German generals had been taken prisoner, including Field Marshal Paulus, had called on the army and the nation to overthrow Hitler and bring the war to an immediate end. It emphasized that the generals were neither traitors nor cowards, but experienced commanders who had concluded that the war was lo...
DIMENSIONS: 120 X 140 MM
The brochure describes the formation and activities of the Home Army, established in 1939 on the orders of Commander-in-Chief Edward Rydz-Śmigły. It lists the successive commanders of the Home Army (Tokarzewski, Rowecki, Komorowski, Okulicki) and provides its strength—over 740,000 people prior to Operation “Burza.” It describes the scale of the struggle against the occupier, the main r...
DIMENSIONS 210 X 210 MM
ALBUM DIMENSIONS: 160 X 275 MM PHOTO DIMENSIONS: 70 X 100 MM
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DIMENSIONS WHEN FOLDED: 115 X 210 MM DIMENSIONS WHEN UNFOLDED: 575 X 420 MM
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ALBUM DIMENSIONS: 140 X 275 MM PHOTO DIMENSIONS: 70 X 100 MM
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