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kirrman — Sat Mar 28, 2020 1:31 pm

Author: kirrman

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2020 1:31 pm

my grandfather

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kirrman — Sat Mar 28, 2020 1:03 pm

Author: kirrman

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2020 1:03 pm

the only info I have of my grandfather is 2 pictures and that he was born 1883, in SOMEPLACE IN WARSAW would love to know where to write to find a archive for info.....this one picture is in uniform....

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Nellie444 — Fri Jun 17, 2016 5:43 pm

Author: Nellie444

Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 5:43 pm

I don't know who this man is, but his photo was passed down generation to generation along with a few other prized photos that made a long journey to the United States. I think it is an Austro-Hungarian uniform and I know the picture was pre-1906 as it was taken before the family left Boryslaw. The back had been damaged, but I believe the name Stanislaus is on the left hand corner.

Re: Military Portraits

melaniemiguel — Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:15 am

Author: melaniemiguel

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:15 am

Thank you so much, Elzbieta, for the translation! I will look up the city, etc. Melanie

Re: Mroz or Jarkiewicz

Elzbieta Porteneuve — Fri Feb 26, 2016 4:39 pm

Author: Elzbieta Porteneuve

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 4:39 pm

melaniemiguel wrote:

Here is a military photo. The young man in the upper right seems to be marked. I'm not sure who they are or what year. I am also attaching what was written on the back. Maybe someone can translate? Thanks! Melanie

Melanie,

Here it is.

Best,
Elzbieta

==
http://polishorigins.com/forum/files/poland3_153.jpg
This card has red stamps, on the top and in the middle.

On the top:
Powiatowa komenda uzupełnień [NOTE1]
Pszczyna

In the middle, for the date, written in black:
w Pszczynie, dnia 20/VIII 1925 r // done in Pszczyna, on 20 August 1925

Then the handwritten text:
Ofiaruję swoją podobiznę Wujkom na pamiatkę // I offer this picture of me to my uncles, as souvenir
Tomek
Czeladź, 16/VI 1927 rok // Czeladź is a city close to Katowice, and circa 46 km north of Pszczyna. 16 June 1927

NOTE1: cf.
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojskowa_komenda_uzupe%C5%82nie%C5%84
WKU is a unit of military administration in Poland, dealing with military draft
==

Mroz or Jarkiewicz

melaniemiguel — Wed Feb 24, 2016 7:51 am

Author: melaniemiguel

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 7:51 am

Here is a military photo. The young man in the upper right seems to be marked. I'm not sure who they are or what year. I am also attaching what was written on the back. Maybe someone can translate? Thanks! Melanie

Re: Military Portraits

Jaye — Tue Feb 23, 2016 3:11 pm

Author: Jaye

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 3:11 pm

Here is a picture of my great grandfather, John Saluk. Any input regarding the uniform would be welcome. I've been told it's Romanian, but I have no idea why that might be so!

familiy member in Polish military (?) uniform

davepio — Fri Aug 30, 2013 7:23 pm

Author: davepio

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 7:23 pm

I have a picture of my grandfather's family. One family member appears to be wearing a military uniform. I believe the photo was taken circa 1920. The family was from the Dabrowa-Gornicza area. I would be grateful to anyone that can help identify the uniform.
Thank you
Dave

Timeframe of Family Military Picture

Mary Pate — Fri Jun 28, 2013 11:05 am

Author: Mary Pate

Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 11:05 am

I have this picture posted in another section of forum but was told to post it here. So, I'm doing that.

Re: Polish POW's

Haloosia — Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:54 pm

Author: Haloosia

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:54 pm

drkarr wrote:

...I don't know enough German to tell if BAYER (as written on the building is a town or a functioning building in the camp - infirmary, etc. Based on the plumpness of the soldiers, this is still early in the war. They are either cavalry or horse artrillery (the boots) and infantry putees. No distinguishing insignia on the uniforms.

Jeff

Hi, Jeff
I suppose there is not written BAYER but Beyersdorf there. 'Dorf' in German means 'village'.
It is probably a village somewhere in Saxony (Sachsen).
H.

Polish POW's

drkarr — Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:52 pm

Author: drkarr

Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:52 pm

My great aunt Julia was abducted by the German army and brought to Germany to be a servant in a German officers house in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Stalag 5-A was located in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The first prisoners detained at the camp had been Poles, taken captive during the German invasion of Poland in 1939. As the war progressed, prisoners of other nationalities would arrive.

After the end of the war thousands of displaced persons, mostly poles were housed here, but were quickly transferred to permanent buildings of German army barracks around the city

These are Polish POWs in a German Camp. I don't know enough German to tell if BAYER (as written on the building is a town or a functioning building in the camp - infirmary, etc. Based on the plumpness of the soldiers, this is still early in the war. They are either cavalry or horse artrillery (the boots) and infantry putees. No distinguishing insignia on the uniforms.

Jeff

Re: Military Portraits

Slav — Wed Jul 11, 2012 6:33 pm

Author: Slav

Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 6:33 pm

Hi, re the second picture posted by ChuchG above. It's a no-brainer for Polish people but it may be not so obvious to others. The gentleman at the front on the left is Marshall Jozef Pilsudski. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zef_Pi%C5%82sudski
I don't recognize the others. Any historians specializing in Poland between the two world wars here?

The military has been outside the scope of my interests so far but the discussion and pictures shown here are very interesting.
Thanks!

Re: Military Portraits

ChuckG — Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:50 pm

Author: ChuckG

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:50 pm

Here's another from some formal event.

Any clue what it is?

Re: Military Portraits

ChuckG — Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:47 pm

Author: ChuckG

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:47 pm

Here area few of the many portraits my great-grandfather was sent by family who remained behind. These are WWI era.

Other than a few key people, I can't tell you much. I don't know when, why, or where these photos were taken.

Re: photo polish military???

Ute — Tue May 15, 2012 11:14 pm

Author: Ute

Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:14 pm

paulsbates wrote:

Here are two photos of my Busia's father, Francizek Grolle, The town they were from is on one, she left Poland in Sept, 1939 and carried these in her pocket book, does anyone know if this is military or police uniforms, the whistle makes me think police, any opinions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Paul

Paul,
On the side of the picture is the name of the photo studio: “Starza Majewski, Tarnow i Iwonicz”. The owner was Leon Starza Majewski. He had a photo studio in Tarnow and a subsidiary in Iwonicz. I found the information here:

http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Starza_Majewski_%28Tarn%C3%B3w_%28Polen%29%29/Fotostudio
http://www.fotorevers.eu/de/catalog1.php?details=2122

You'll see the back of two other photos from the same photo studio. Compare it to yours, or even better, post the back of your photo for us also. I love these old pictures!
Ute

Re: Military Portraits

Bill Rushin — Tue May 15, 2012 10:31 pm

Author: Bill Rushin

Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 10:31 pm

Paul, pretty sure it's a Austro-Hungarian army uniform in which Poles were required to serve in. This uniform era would be just prior to WWI. The 3 stars indicates he was a sergeant. You have a nice close up of his hat and service ribbon so I suggest you go to the A-H website, the guys over there can tell you a lot more.
Bill

Here is my relative with a similar uniform. (He was from Slovakia, they served in the A-H Army also.)

http://austrohungarianlandforcesdiscussionforum.yuku.com/forums/1#.T7MkZ8W8iWY

photo polish military???

paulsbates — Tue May 15, 2012 5:33 pm

Author: paulsbates

Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 5:33 pm

Here are two photos of my Busia's father, Francizek Grolle, The town they were from is on one, she left Poland in Sept, 1939 and carried these in her pocket book, does anyone know if this is military or police uniforms, the whistle makes me think police, any opinions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Paul

Re: Military Portraits

Henryk — Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:38 pm

Author: Henryk

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:38 pm

http://www.stankiewicze.com/index.php?kat=29&sub=276
On the above site is a picture of the badge your grandfather wore. The full name of the regiment is 21. GÓRSKI PUŁK ARTYLERII POLOWEJ.

Re: Military Portraits

Eric — Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:03 pm

Author: Eric

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:03 pm

Hi everyone, here is a portrait of my Grandfather Ludwik with two others. We are certain he is the one seated. It is quite possible that one of the others is his brother who went MIA in either WWI or the R-P war.
There is nothing that I can recall on the back of the photo, although it has been a while since I had scanned it. (I'm in Florida my parents house in Canada.) Next time I get up there I am going to go through the photo album and scan everything I can.

My dad says he was a cavalryman in WWI. Grandad was in pretty rough shape in his later years, but dad said when they would go horse riding, as soon as Grandad sat on that horse his back was ramrod straight, and he knew what he was doing up there!

His military record book from the Polish-Russo war says he was trained as Infantry, but ended up serving in artillery. There is a stamp in the book 21. PULK ARTYLERJI POLOWEJ BATERJA 6. (My Google translate is 21 Field Artillery Regiment, Battery 6).

Re: military uniforms in question

Bill Rushin — Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:24 pm

Author: Bill Rushin

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:24 pm

stacey wrote:

I have 2 scanned images of family in uniform, I believe that some of my relatives were army, air force merchant marine. I would like to show these 2 pics (poor quality) and hope someone can tell me something.
Thank you

Looks like US Army WWI. There was a Army Air Corp but they wore the same uniform. (there was no separate branch of the Air Force until 1947) A Merchant Marine is a civilian who worked on any type of commercial ships, non-military.