Poland/USSR to the Middle East/Italy
 

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Identifier

no.28

Creation Date

4-24-1944

Description

Major General Bolesław Bronisław Duch (front row, far right, Commander of the 3rd Carpathian Rifle Brigade, Polish II Corps) bids farewell to the first Polish soldier killed in the Battle for Monte Cassino – Colonel Jerzy Jastrzębski (Deputy Commander of the 3rd Carpathian Rifle Brigade) who stepped on a German mine. White-haired man in front is Colonel Zygmunt Łapiński and to his right, Colonel Zygmunt Zawadzki. Monte Casino, Italy, April 24, 1944.

Collection

Drzewieniecki Collections, Fronczack Room

Keywords

Polish Army, WWII, Battle Of Monte Cassino, Major General Bolesław Bronisław Duch, Colonel Jerzy Jastrzębski

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