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Terese
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 7:59 pm Post subject:

I'm away from home at the moment (some 2720kms). Information on Krasowski -only what I've already indicated. The Polish military archives said that unless I had a company or unit and years of service, they could not help me. I've even been to the archives twice, which they did not like as I am not a Polish citizen. Ironically, I've had successful results for other people, and those results have had to come via the embassy here in Australia. The archive assistant said they do not have records for foot-soldiers (privates) and could only help if one's relative was an officer.
My father, Bronislaw Umbras was in the Polish border guard in the very north of the Kresy region in the late 1930s - Wilno province (he lived in the Wilenskie region which included Braslaw). His unit was called 1st company telegraph. They were a mounted unit and their armoury was a simple rifle. He had worked with the postal service prior to joining the border guard. His unit was sent south and they were annhilated in the Siedlce area (my father was the only one to survive). He was processed in Lambinowice - and this information came from the museum there. Warsaw archive said there were holes in their fonds, and that I should contact the archives in Belarus. I was also referred to a former border guard leader who had become an historian (living in Gdansk), but he could not help me. (Can't look up his name, because I'm travelling with my Ipad which does not have the capacity to carry what my Imac can - so I'll dig it up when I get back in a few weeks.)
I've written to Belarus and asked about their historical archive - but no reply. I had a cousin who served in the border guard recently, but he is no longer with them and is not interested in assisting. I shall make a personal visit to their offices on my third trip to Belarus next year.
Oh, I've just remembered something ..... a moderator called Henry on mapywig.org has a friend with some knowledge of the KOP .... I guess I should follow that up!
Also, I've got a book (again, can't remember the name) which has an incomplete list of KOP groups and which army corps they were attached to in 1939, but 1st company telegraph was not included.

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