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PAIFORCE 551

 

Dear fellow researchers,

I recently came upon a cousin, Leon HELLER, who was in the Polish Forces, with PAIFORCE 551. The date of this document is 8 June 1943.

I understand that PAIFORCE was the Persia and Iraq Force. I imagine that Polish forces were attached to it.

Can anyone explain what PAIFORCE 551 was? Is there a list of soldiers belonging to it?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Best regards,

Amos ZEZMER
Yerres, France
 

Hi Amos

Likely a Polish army postal address using the number 551 as a cryptonym.
In June 1943, the number was used by HQ Battalion Polish Army in the East then at Qizil-Ribat.

If a list exists of this battalion it would be at the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London.

Regards
Robert Ostrycharz
 

Thank you, Robert, for this valuable information. My cousin, Leon HELLER, was in Tel Aviv on the date I indicated. Would he have been on some sort of leave at that time?

Regards,

Amos ZEZMER
Yerres, France

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