If you look at an atlas of Russian resources, you will find there are many
salt mines, including, especially in the far east/s.east. Many Poles
'worked' in the south-central asian salt mines. Some also in the n/east.
At any university library you should be able to locate any of Martin
Gilbert's very good atlases on variations of Russian/Soviet landscape,
resources, transportation routes, etc.
Helen.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Linder Ladbrooke" <linder@...>
To: <Kresy-Siberia@...>
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 10:49 AM
Subject: [Kresy-Siberia] From Linder Stachnik in England
Dear Colleagues,
Can someone put me right? I am a little confused about the place that my
father was imprisoned during the war. According to his Polish Army
Records,
'he was deported to within the former USSR in 1940 [exact date and place
unknown]'. Family stories tell of 'Siberia Salt Mines', but as he came
from
Lwow and was captured there, I begin to wonder! WERE there any Salt Mines
in
Siberia? There was some Salt Mines near Krakow, I'm told. Could he have
been
captured at Lwow, sent to a Krakow Mine/Labour camp, then be released to
join the Polish Army being organised at that time? Family stories just
don't add up, so I'm trying to take out 'supposition'
and re-think the whole thing.
Appreciate any guidance from you all.
Thanks
Linder
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