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Re: Polish flag on Monte Cassino
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romlipin
Dear Anne
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Thank you for the letter about Polish flag on Monte Cassino. The story about handkerchief is true. This is the regimental banner of the 12 Podolski Lancers Rgmt. who was the first to enter ruins of the monastery. The patrol was from the first Squad of the regiment under command of Lt. Kazimierz Gurbiel. Here are the names of the other uhlans participating in this patrol: Staff Sgt. Antoni Wroblewski, sgt. Marcin Zapotoczny,cpr. Wladyslaw Mozdzonek,cpr. Mikolaj Orow, cpr.Jerzy Prygodzicz, cpr.Waclaw Wieckowski, Cadet-officer Zdzislaw Pietruski, Leon Szczepulski,Wilhelm Wadas, Kazimierz Galina, Michal Kowalski, Jozef Mularczyk and Andzrzej Sadowski. I am quoting from the book "Ulani Podolscy" which is the history of the 12 Podolski Lancers Rgmt. That "gray" material at the bottom was originally blue - must have changed its color with time. The colors of the regiment are red on the top. anarrow strip of white in the middle and blue at the bottom. Dimensions of the banner are 334mmx162mm (Trzecia Dywizja Strzelcow Karpackich V.I p.366). Last time I talked to Jozef Mularczyk it was on the 50-th anniversary of the battle at Monte Cassino. He told me that he was the only one living of the group. Lt. Gurbiel lost his leg later on during our action on the Adriatic coast. He died few years ago. Surely, your letter brought many memories of that memorable day. I will never forget the joy that finally our days of misery and danger were over. But our joy did not last long. After about 2 weeks of rest and reorganization we went to fight on the Adriatic coast where we were for the rest of the war. Pozdrowienia Romuald 12 Podolski Lancers Rgmt. -----Original Message-----
From: Anne Kaczanowski <annekaczanowski@...> Sent: Oct 28, 2004 5:34 PM To: Kresy-Siberia@... Subject: Re: [Kresy-Siberia] Re: Polish flag on Monte Cassino <html><body> <DIV>This may have been the official one on the website, but not the very first one that was hoisted.<BR><BR><B><I>Bert Bakker <bert_bakker41@...></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><TT><BR>--- In Kresy-Siberia@..., Anne Kaczanowski <BR><annekaczanowski@y...> wrote:<BR>> Just a tidbit of info some may be interested in knowing.<BR>>? <BR>> I am in London and have visited the Sikorski museum.? In a book I <BR>> read somehere along the line, there was a story about how the flag <BR>> got hoisted on the capture of Monte Cassino hill.? It wrote about <BR>> how the first soldiers who reached the top of the Monte Cassino <BR>> hill <BR>> had no official flag to hoist. They had cloth from the Red Cross <BR>> that they wrapped bodies in , and so they ripped a piece of this <BR>> red and white material and an ol' handkierchief and stitched <BR>> together a makeshift Polish flag to hoist on a pole on the hill.? <BR>> Within hours apparently an official flag was hoisted but it was<BR>> this makeshift one that was the first Polish flag on the hill <BR>> marking its capture.? <BR>> I never knew whether this was in fact true or just a great story.? <BR>> Well it is true and the flag is on display at the museum.? <BR>>? <BR>> It is triangular, less than 2 feet long? with the red on top and a <BR>> tiny bit of white fabric on the material below it, white being <BR>> perhaps only an inch wide on the wide end.? Then a light grey <BR>> handkerchief is stitched underneath the white with delicate <BR>> stitching of white thread. The flag is wider on the right and <BR>> pointed on the left.? It was a sight to see and am happy the story <BR>> is true. <BR>?? <BR>> hania<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>????? ????? <BR>For a picture of the Polish flag that was hoisted above the ruins of <BR>Monte Cassino, see:<BR><BR><A href="></A><BR><BR><BR>Bert Bakker<BR>Nelspruit<BR>South Africa <BR><BR><BR><BR></TT><BR><BR><TT>*<BR>KRESY-SIBERIA GROUP = RESEARCH REMEMBRANCE RECOGNITION<BR>"Dedicated to researching, remembering and recognising the Polish citizens<BR>deported, enslaved and killed by the Soviet Union during World War Two."<BR>*<BR>Discussion site : <A href="></A><BR>Gallery (photos, documents) : <A href="></A><BR>Film and info : <A href="></A><BR>* <BR>To SUBSCRIBE to the discussion group, send an e-mail <BR>saying who you are and describing your interest in the group to:<BR>Kresy-Siberia-owner@...<BR>*<BR></TT><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><p> <hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br> Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. <a href=">Download now</a>. <br><br> <tt> *<BR> KRESY-SIBERIA GROUP = RESEARCH REMEMBRANCE RECOGNITION<BR> "Dedicated to researching, remembering and recognising the Polish citizens<BR> deported, enslaved and killed by the Soviet Union during World War Two."<BR> *<BR> Discussion site : <a href="></a><BR> Gallery (photos, documents) : <a href="></a><BR> Film and info : <a href="></a><BR> * <BR> To SUBSCRIBE to the discussion group, send an e-mail <BR> saying who you are and describing your interest in the group to:<BR> Kresy-Siberia-owner@...<BR> *<BR> </tt> <br><br> <br> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> <tr bgcolor=#FFFFCC> <td align=center><font size="-1" color=#003399><b>Yahoo! Groups Sponsor</b></font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFFFFF> <td align=center width=470><a href=" target="_blank"> <img src=" width="25" height="25" border="0"></a> <a href=" target="_blank"><p>Get unlimited calls to</p> <p>U.S./Canada</p> </a> <img src=" width=1 height=1 border=0></td> </tr> <tr><td><img alt="" width=1 height=1 src="></td></tr> </table> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <br> <tt><hr width="500"> <b>Yahoo! Groups Links</b><br> <ul> <li>To visit your group on the web, go to:<br><a href="></a><br>? <li>To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:<br><a href="mailto:Kresy-Siberia-unsubscribe@...?subject=Unsubscribe">Kresy-Siberia-unsubscribe@...</a><br>? <li>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the <a href=">Yahoo! Terms of Service</a>. </ul> </tt> </br> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> </body></html> |
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