Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 1:06 pm
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Also, is Iagr a town? a prison?
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sirdanPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 1:20 pm
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Let me rephrase words about Dominik. He was under conspiration, active against occupant. He was spied by somebody. In 1940 he tried to move from soviet occupation area to german occupation area because he wanted to avoid arrest. He was catched by russians anyway on railway station in Rawa Ruska. I was easter time (march). He was accused, then judged death penalty, what turned into 10 years of prison. He was in camp in Kołyma and Jaźma. In 1941 he was freed because of amnesty, and after that he joined gen. anders army. This is what is in book. interesting, what other info is on your documents.
Łagr (Lagr) is soviet camp for prisoners. Camp is where people are forced work hard, and they lose hope.
Adam was forced to leave Lwów. Its written in book, that Adam was triple times in police station, and policeman "offered" him a movement. At third time it was threat. They took adams documents in the night, he had to go to railway station in the morning, they gave documents back, and Adam left Lwów. After the war this area was not polish territory anymore. Almost all polish people left old eastern polish teritories, they are called repatriants. Many of them settled in new, western territories.
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:53 pm
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Sirdan, you can't imagine what it's like to read all of that. So much information. So new. I wonder what Dominik was doing to have made the Soviets suspicious of him. Hmm. I can't wait to be able to read the whole thing. Amazing, Sirdan. Have I thanked you enough!?
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dnowickiPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:51 pm
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Melinda,
Perhaps the attached maps will help to visualize the changes of national/political jurisdictions of Lwow over time. On some maps Lwow is found under the German name Lemberg.
Lwow was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Rzeczpostpolita Obojga Narodow) for centuries. On the 1764 pre-Partition map of the Commonwealth Lwow is located in Wojewodztwo Ruskie. After the Partitions of Poland it became part of the Austrian Empire as what was known as the Kingdom of Galicia. It was in Austrian controlled Galicia that Dominik was born. After WWI Lwow became part of the Polish Republic and that was the situation when Adam was born in 1921. The General Government map reflects the situation during WWII until the understanding between Hitler and Stalin fell apart. As the Russian army advanced westward Lwow came under Russian control, which was the situation when Adam was arrested. The 1920 map has an overlay which shows how contemporary Poland lost territory in the East and regained territory in the West. Now Lwow is part of Ukraine and is known as Lviv.
Hope the maps help with visualization of the changes which Lwow underwent over time.
Wishing you continued progress and success,
Dave
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sirdanPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 2:29 pm
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Some more information about Dominik.
Dave did great knowledgable post about history of Poland. It clearly shows (picture - Poland 1920-1939.gif) what we lost, what we gained after WWII. According to book, most polish people started to leave Lwów in 1945. Mainly to Wrocław and Bytom. Some people stayed, like Adam, because they still kept hope that on another conference, politics would make changes to put back previous borders. Also polish underground army asked for that. Unfortunately nothing changed. Adam and other remaining people had to go to Poland anyway, if not, then they had been left on their own, which would be dangerous.
Dominik on september (1939) joined to police, just before Lwów was taken by soviets, he was at Obrona Narodowa. Later, police consisted of ukrainians and jews. Dominik was stubborn, he refused voting in march of 1940. When armed policemen came for him on 22:00 o'clock, he had to vote. All soviet voting was faked, not really have to mention. I wrote Dominik was arrested during escape in easter time 1940. Its so high possibility, that Cheri found that record. Its on first page, we have confirmation.
Forgot to mention. Józef, father of the family was working at monks Dominicans. Dont know his job. Mother was keeping house. Who knows what happened to them after the war. Dave's other finding might be a clue.
This is great story of whole family. That would be almost all about Dominik. The rest story is on books' pages. I wish you other findings, making contact with family too.
Cheers!
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Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 7:27 pm
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I recommend this book for anyone who wants to know more about what our relatives experienced:
The Eagle Unbowed: Poland and the Poles in the Second World War Hardcover – November 27, 2012
by Halik Kochans
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Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:51 pm
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Thank you Dave, Sirdan and Cheri. Dave, maps were great - thank you. A LOT to digest. Can't wait to see the translation of this chapter. Feel so fortunate that it exists, when very little about my family seems to be out there!
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