Overview
- Description
- Collection consists of the memoirs of disabled ex-servicemen from Poland, related to their experiences during World War II and the German occupation of Poland. The volume of individual accounts ranges from a few to several dozen pages. Many cases include personal questionnaires. The main subjects included in the memoirs are: the campaign of September 1939, the Polish Resistance movement, the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, forced labor and imprisonment in concentration camps and prison camps for NCO’s and soldiers in Nazi Germany.
- Alternate Title
- Collection of testimonies of disabled soldiers of World War II
- Date
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inclusive:
1939-1945
- Credit Line
- Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Collection Creator
- Zwi?zek Inwalidów Wojennych PRL
Physical Details
- Language
- Polish
- Genre/Form
- Diaries. Testimonies.
- Extent
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5,054 digital images : PDF ; 2.48 GB .
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in one series: 1.Testimonies and diaries of disabled soldiers of WW II (alphabetical order by last names)
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. No other access restrictions apply to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Reproduction of more than 100 pages of copies of documents for researchers or other institutions requires a written permission of the General Director of the State Archives of the Republic of Poland. Publication of more than 10 complete documents in an individual work requires the written authorization of the General Director. The Museum may not publish any archival material obtained from the General Director, including specific archives under his control, on the Internet, the World Wide Web, or any other publicly accessible on-line network without the written permission of the General Director. Citation of the materials in any publication must refer to the Museum and the Polish State Archives and must include the name of the archival group and catalogue number of the originals.
- Copyright Holder
- Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Poland. World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--Poland. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Poland. Uprising (Warsaw, Poland : 1944) World War, 1939-1945--Polish resistance--Poland. Polish soldiers--Europe--History--20th century. Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944--Personal narratives. Prisoners of war--Polish--Personal narratives. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Archiwum Państwowe w Warszawie
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Records originate from a series of competitions organized by the Historical Commission of the Warsaw District Board of the War Disabled Ex-Servicemen Union of the People’s Republic of Poland (now, the Republic of Poland), to submit memoirs of disabled ex-servicemen from World War II. These competitions took place in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980/81, 1983/84, 1988 and 1992. Source of acquisition is the Archiwum Państwowe w Warszawie, Poland, Sygn. 1702. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in Nov. 2016.
- Special Collection
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Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 12:47:48
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