arianne1504
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:20 pm
Post subject: Warsaw 1918 Onwards
Hi All
I have become aware that my great grandfather was a policeman in Warsaw as at March 1919. My query is, given that the police force in Warsaw was only commissioned (or should I say recomissioned) in July 1919, where would I be looking for further information on him?
Thank you.
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SophiaPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 10:26 am
Post subject: Re: Warsaw 1918 Onwards
| arianne1504 wrote: | Hi All
I have become aware that my great grandfather was a policeman in Warsaw as at March 1919. My query is, given that the police force in Warsaw was only commissioned (or should I say recomissioned) in July 1919, where would I be looking for further information on him?
Thank you. |
Hi,
Not quite sure what you are hoping to find, but I assume from your question that you are interested in police-related news that might make mention of your great-grandfather.
If you go here:
https://polona.pl/
And use the search terms Warszawa and policja, you find dozens and dozens of issues of the publication "Rozkaz Dzienny" which are very short (2 to 4 pages) and include the names of people. No guarantee that your great-grandfather will be among them.
For example, here is one issue of the "Rozkaz Dzienny" from 1920:
https://polona.pl/item-view/9ebe3247-d6b2-4fb1-a255-6c8d0877e787?page=0
In some cases, the people named are likely to be ones who broke the law, however in another issue I did see that there were names of constables being put on sick leave. So it will be very hit-or-miss. Also, it is entirely in Polish and so the task seems daunting, but given a grey day and a nice coffee, you might make some progress and at least get a flavor of what was happening in the city, as he would have seen it.
I did not continue far enough in the results of the above-mentioned search to see if there are photos or books that might be of interest to you.
Hope this is helpful,
Sophia
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arianne1504
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2025 6:36 pm
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Thank you so much for your response Sophia. Any sources of information are welcome, so I will have a look at these as you suggest.
Kind regards, Michelle
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