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A Forgotten Odyssey

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This site is connected to ‘A Forgotten Odyssey’, a recent documentary film by Jagna Wright and Aneta Naszynska. It deals with the forgotten tragedy of 1.7 million Polish citizens of various faiths and ethnicities (Polish, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish) deported from eastern Poland (Kresy) in 1940-42 to special labour camps in Siberia, Kazakhstan and Soviet Asia. Some 120,000 of these escaped through Persia in 1942 as soldiers of Anders Army and their families – and eventually made their way to the West because their pre-war homeland was consigned by the Allies to remain under the hated Soviet regime.

https://www.aforgottenodyssey.com

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A group of men, some in military uniforms and some in suits, stand indoors during what appears to be a formal or official event.

Trial of the Sixteen

The 1945 Moscow Trial of the Sixteen marked the end of Poland’s wartime independence, paving the way for Soviet control and the rise of the ‘Cursed Soldiers’.

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Dr Tadeusz W. Wlodek

Dr Tadeusz W. Wlodek, Lwów metallurgist and weapons innovator, helped create Poland’s wz.35 anti-tank rifle and led technical intelligence work before escaping the 1939 invasion.

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A city street with buildings in ruins and heavy smoke rising, likely due to a recent bombing or fire during wartime.

The Warsaw Rising

The 1944 Warsaw Rising saw Poland’s Home Army fight heroically for freedom as Soviet forces watched. Over 200,000 died and the city was left in ruins.

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