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Oflag 4A Prisoner of War Camp 22nd Jul 1941 Parcels If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Those known to have been held in or employed at Oflag 4A Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. Klimek Boleslaw Jan. Cpl. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records from Oflag 4A Prisoner of War Camp other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. 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The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about Oflag 4A Prisoner of War Camp? There are:0 items tagged Oflag 4A Prisoner of War Camp available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. Cpl. Boleslaw Jan Klimek 3rd Btn. 26th Infantry Regiment Boleslaw Klimek fought in the defence of Warsaw during the German invasion of 1939, and saved the lives of 25 soldiers after their lines of communication had been cut off by the Germans. The last action in which he fought was at Fort Radiowo Boernerowo. He and his comrades were praised by a German general, who could not believe that so few soldiers could put up such a fierce fight. He surrendered when Poland capitulated under a General Order issued on 28th September 1939. Afterward, he went through POW camps at Hoyerswerda, Colditz, Koenigstein, and Hohenstein Oflag/Stalag 4A. He was released by the Germans just before liberation by Russian forces in May 1945 and pointed in the direction of the British lines. The British tried to send him back toward the Russian lines, which would have meant certain death for him. Fortunately, he was rescued by French soldiers, who put him on a train to Paris. He ended up with the Polish 2nd Corps in Marseilles and went on to serve in Italy and Palestine. He came to the UK in 1947 aboard the SS Mauretania as part of the Polish resettlement effort and wound up at the Polish Resettlement Corps Depot at RAF Millom in Cumbria, where he enrolled in college courses to become a surveyor. Thereafter, he helped build many key buildings in Manchester from 1949 to 1962. He died in an industrial accident on 12th October 1962, and was laid to rest in Moston Cemetery (St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Churchyard). He was a great father and a war hero. Stan Add to this record. Cpl. Boleslaw Jan Klimek 3rd Btn. 26th Infantry Regiment Boleslaw Klimek fought in the defence of Warsaw during the German invasion of 1939, and saved the lives of 25 soldiers after their lines of communication had been cut off by the Germans. The last action in which he fought was at Fort Radiowo Boernerowo. He and his comrades were praised by a German general, who could not believe that so few soldiers could put up such a fierce fight. He surrendered when Poland capitulated under a General Order issued on 28th September 1939. Afterward, he went through POW camps at Hoyerswerda, Colditz, Koenigstein, and Hohenstein Oflag/Stalag 4A. He was released by the Germans just before liberation by Russian forces in May 1945 and pointed in the direction of the British lines. The British tried to send him back toward the Russian lines, which would have meant certain death for him. Fortunately, he was rescued by French soldiers, who put him on a train to Paris. He ended up with the Polish 2nd Corps in Marseilles and went on to serve in Italy and Palestine. He came to the UK in 1947 aboard the SS Mauretania as part of the Polish resettlement effort and wound up at the Polish Resettlement Corps Depot at RAF Millom in Cumbria, where he enrolled in college courses to become a surveyor. Thereafter, he helped build many key buildings in Manchester from 1949 to 1962. He died in an industrial accident on 12th October 1962, and was laid to rest in Moston Cemetery (St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Churchyard). He was a great father and a war hero. Stan Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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