Victims of Russian aggression - preliminary findings on a history of the Polish children of Oudtshoorn, South Africa

• Authors: Stefan Szewczuk

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Ofiary rosyjskiej agresji - wstępne ustalenia dotyczące historii polskich dzieci z Oudtshoorn w Republice Południowej Afryki

Abstracts

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Niniejszy artykuł opiera się na dotychczasowych wynikach badań na temat polskich dzieci z Oudtshoorn w RPA. 10 kwietnia 1943 roku do Domu Dziecka w Oudtshoorn przybyło 500 polskich dzieci-uchodźców i ich opiekunowie, którzy przeżyli deportację na Syberię przez rosyjskie NKWD i późniejszą podróż z Syberii. Polski rząd na uchodźstwie w Londynie, reprezentowany w RPA przez konsula generalnego dr. Stanisława Łepkowskiego, podjął negocjacje z rządem Unii Smutsa, w których wyniku osiągnięto porozumienie w sprawie polskich dzieci i ich opiekunów, aby znaleźć im bezpieczne schronienie w Oudtshoorn. Głównym celem tego projektu badawczego jest udokumentowanie niezliczonych przeżyć dzieci z Oudtshoorn podczas ich deportacji na Syberię, podróży stamtąd do Persji, a następnie do Oudtshoorn oraz ich życia w Afryce Południowej.

Keywords

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Syberia; zesłańcy; dzieci; Oudtshoorn; RPA

• Publisher: Polski Uniwersytet na Obczyźnie w Londynie
• Journal: Zeszyty Naukowe PUNO
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 29-43

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Stefan Szewczuk

• Polish Association of Siberian Deportees in Africa
• Polish Heritage Foundation of South Africa

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Biblioteka Nauki

33537347