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Oral history interview with Jerzy Orwovski

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1995.A.1285.39 | RG Number: RG-50.149.0039

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    Oral history interview with Jerzy Orwovski

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Jerzy S 'Jurek' Orwovski, born in Łódź, Poland, describes his family history in Poland; his parents; his early life in Poland; being a Polish member of the Polish Home Army and active in resistance in Poland from 1943 to 1944; being captured; being a POW in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in November 1944; escaping and going to Holland and being recaptured in January 1945; immigrating to Great Britain in April 1945; and serving as a technical officer with the Polish Air Force based in Cupar, Fife.
    Interviewee
    Jerzy Orwovski
    Date
    interview:  1980 February

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Extent
    11 sound cassettes (90 min.).

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
    Conditions on Use
    Restrictions on use. Permission to copy and/or use recordings in any production must be granted by the Imperial War Museums.

    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Orwovski, Jerzy.

    Administrative Notes

    Holder of Originals
    Imperial War Museum
    Provenance
    The interview was conducted by the Imperial War Museum as part of their retrospective oral history interview program. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum acquired a copy of the interview with Jerzy Orwovski from the Imperial War Museum in February 1995.
    Record last modified:
    2023-11-16 08:17:29
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