It remains an intriguing question, why all General Sikorski’s biographers and those seemingly concerned about the circumstances of his death, have during the past sixty years ignored the contents of those documents which were retrieved from the sea off Gibraltar following the fateful crash of Liberator AL 523 on 4th July 1943 a few minutes past 23.00 hours. This paper given at the Polish Embassy in London on the 70th anniversary of General Sikorski’s death tries to fill in this historical gap. Several papers saved from the sea refer to the Operations Bureau of the Polish General Staff under Col. Andrzej Marecki. There are studies relating to the possible operations in Italy and the best manner of carrying them out. The overriding interest, in Polish eyes at least, was an offensive through the Balkans, which also receives a detailed paper. There are detailed papers on the situation on the eastern front, along with possible developments there. Several of these documents concentrate on the Polish Home Army (resistance movement). General Sikorski’s file contains his numerous ciphers – military, political as well as private – which he sent and received in the weeks leading up to his death. The papers help to understand and unravel General Sikorski not only as Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces and Prime Minister, but above all, as a ground commander and private man
Aim: to present the didactic and teaching achievements of dr Władysław Suchcitz. Methods: an analysis of the available documentary sources as well as published materials. Results: the presentation of the first biographical study of dr Władysław Suchcitz, emphasising his varied achievements as a secondary school teacher of 50 years standing in Lwów, Salzburg and from 1921 in Poznań at the G. Berger Secondary School and the German F.Schiller Secondary School for the German minority. Conclusions: Władysław Suchcitz was a widely well regarded, strict but exemplary teacher and educator who had an important influence on his pupils.
Artykuł przedstawia historię Divine Mercy College w angielskim Fawley Court, męskiej szkoły średniej założonej w 1953 roku z inicjatywy ks. Józefa Jarzębowskiego kontynuującej tradycje szkół zakładanych przez polskich uchodźców i weteranów II wojny światowej. Główną ideą tej placówki było promowanie poczucia polskości i wartości katolickich, przy równoczesnym zapewnieniu uczniom solidnej edukacji. W ciągu 32-letniej historii, szkoła wykształciła ponad tysiąc uczniów i może poszczycić się zasłużonymi dla Wielkiej Brytanii absolwentami.
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This article presents the history of Divine Mercy College at Fawley Court, England, a secondary boarding school for boys founded in 1953 on the initiative of Rev. Józef Jarzębowski, which continued the tradition of schools established by Polish refugees and World War II veterans. The main idea of this establishment was to promote a sense of Polishness and Catholic values, while providing students with a solid education. Over its 32-year history, the school has educated more than a thousand pupils, and can boast distinguished alumni for the UK.
Aim: to present a portrait of one of the many extraordinary secondary school teachers who devoted their professional lives to provide education for Polish children during the Second World War in the Middle East and then in post war exile in Great Britain. Methods: an analysis of existing archival sources and the few published materials available. Results: the presentation of the first in-depth biographical study of Dr. Stanisław Kapiszewski, placed in the context of his times, emphasising his quiet achievements in bringing an understanding and love of the English language to hundreds if not several thousand of Polish secondary school boys in times of upheaval, both during the Second World War and after – in exile. Conclusions: Stanisław Kapiszewski was a much-respected Polish teacher of English as a second language, the number of which was limited in the wartime period and who had an important and significant influence on his pupils.
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