Odp: [Kresy-Siberia (Yahoo)] ALL YAHOO GROUPS BEING SHUT DOWN on DECEMBER 14
moje dane sa na mojej stronie moze Pan nie wie ale dane tylko niektóre sa na niej jak wykaz mieszkańców poszczególnych wiosek na wo?yniu . Szkoda ale ja nie znam angielskiego i nie mysle sie go uczyc juz jestem za stary. Posiadam tez ksiegi parafialne z jaz?owca ktore sa tylko w archiwum na ukrainie i u mnie w internecie ale osoba które mi je dostarczy?a zarzyczy?a abym tylko je udostepnia? osobom zainteresowanym poniewaz mikrofilny zdoby?a .Jak domyslasie Pan z powa?aniem Tadeusz Bro?bar moje strony www.cieplowizja.pl www.filmyturniejowe.pl www.brozbar.cieplowizja.pl www.kresy.cieplowizja.pl Dnia 20 pa?dziernika 2019 14:45 stefan.wisniowski@... [Kresy-Siberia] napisa?(a):
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ALL YAHOO GROUPS BEING SHUT DOWN on DECEMBER 14
As you may have just heard, Yahoo is closing down all of its groups and deleting the message histories in just a few weeks: "Starting December 14, 2019 Yahoo Groups will no longer host user-created content on its sites. New content can no longer be uploaded after October 28, 2019. " Here are a couple of stories explaining that: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/10/17/yahoo-groups-online-forum-shutdown/4007150002/ https://siliconangle.com/2019/10/16/yahoo-groups-close-latest-post-verizon-acquisition-purge/ We have over 64,000 messages in the last 18 years of Yahoo group history, which is an invaluable resource, so we are looking into ways to archive those. Meanwhile, however, the good thing is that we moved our group's hundreds and hundreds of photo files into our Virtual Museum 10 years ago (see https://kresy-siberia.org/museum/). Fortunately, we also moved our active discussions to Facebook a few years ago and now have about 2000 friendly and supportive members there. The very best thing to do is to be a member of the group on its new platform at https://www.facebook.com/groups/KresySiberiaGroup/. Kresy-Siberia Group's official Facebook discussion forum remains dedicated to research, recognize and remember Poland’s citizens fighting for survival and freedom in eastern Poland and in forced exile during WW2. Membership is open to all persons with an interest in the topic, who provide their contact information and abide by the group rules. All messages in our group are private and only visible to other group members, who are all screened for acceptance and all subject to our rules of conduct (see below). Group Moderators reserve the right to warn, suspend or remove anyone who is unable to respect these rules.We ask members to all contribute to our mission by: - sharing information and photos in our Virtual Museum at https://kresy-siberia.org/museum/ - volunteering with recording Survivor interviews, events or charity administration;- making a voluntary donation if possible of US$40/year (or more if able) to help fund our costs at https://kresy-siberia.org/museum/donate/ Group rules from the admins 1 Stay on the topic of the group mission This group is dedicated to research, recognize and remember Poland’s citizens fighting for survival and freedom in eastern Poland and in forced exile during the Second World War 2 Strive to avoid disparaging other group members Comment on the issue not the person. While we should debate issues openly, we are a friendly and supportive group with common goals not a debating society where we try to score points to win arguments 3 Do not comment on current politics While politics related to our history or its remembrance are fine, comments on current politics (especially not at all related to our history) can only cause totally unnecessary dissension. 4 Don't make discriminatory remarks Remarks that describe persons based on their group identity – be it sex, race, age, sexual orientation, nationality, socioeconomic status, and religion – are usually negative, hurtful and wrong See you all at https://www.facebook.com/groups/KresySiberiaGroup/ Stefan Wisniowski Kresy-Siberia Group Founder (2001)
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[Kresy-Siberia (Yahoo)] ALERT: all of yahoo groups is being shut down in December
Can you please advise as to what should I do? Thanks. Kind regards Adam
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ALERT: all of yahoo groups is being shut down in December
Thanks to Caria Tomczykowska and Gordon Black for this alert, here's some more info. Roman https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/10/17/yahoo-groups-online-forum-shutdown/4007150002/ https://siliconangle.com/2019/10/16/yahoo-groups-close-latest-post-verizon-acquisition-purge/ ,_._,___
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Gianforte Announces Spirit of Montana Recipient: Alicja Edwards of Eureka
Kresy - Siberia -I wanted to share this honor with everyone- , - Alicja Edwards a recipient of Spirit of Montana . - from Eureka- Alicja -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Fwd: Gianforte Announces Spirit of Montana Recipient: Alicja Edwards of Eureka Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2019 12:53:53 -0700 From: Alicja Edwards To: alicjae2@... Ms. Edwards: Here is the press release from Cong. Gianforte. I look forward to meeting you Thursday. I'll plan to be at your house around 9:30 a.m. Thank you, Duncan Duncan Adams Reporter The Daily Inter Lake P (406) 758-4407 C (540) 521-6499 cell ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Hall, Travis <Travis.Hall@...> Date: Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 3:38 PM Subject: Gianforte Announces Spirit of Montana Recipient: Alicja Edwards of Eureka To: Hall, Travis <Travis.Hall@...> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 18, 2019 CONTACT: Travis Hall, 202-225-3211 Gianforte Announces Spirit of Montana Recipient: Alicja Edwards of Eureka WASHINGTON – Congressman Greg Gianforte recognized Alicja Edwards of Eureka with his Spirit of Montana commendation for her indomitable resolve, strength and courage, and inspiring memoires of the Polish diaspora. A survivor of German attacks in Poland and forced labor in a Soviet gulag, Edwards overcame the atrocities of war and documented the journey of her family and thousands of other Poles in two books. Edwards owns an antique and art shop in Eureka where she paints, plays the piano, and inspires others. Gianforte’s Spirit of Montana is a weekly recognition of Montanans for their accomplishments, dedication, or service. Gianforte highlights the recipient in the U.S. House of Representatives and personally contacts the honorees. Gianforte encourages anyone to nominate Montanans for the Spirit of Montana award by contacting his office at 202-225-3211 or by e-mail at https://gianforte.house.gov/contact/email. Gianforte’s statement in the Congressional Record follows: RECOGNIZING ALICJA EDWARDS OF EUREKA Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Alicja Edwards of Eureka, a Montana artist, author, and World War II refugee, who overcame the atrocities of war and recorded her family’s journey as part of the historic diaspora of the Polish people. When she was a teenager, Alicja’s small town in eastern Poland came under attack by Nazi Germany and suffered a brutal Soviet occupation. She and her family were forced into a Soviet gulag where they endured mistreatment, illness, and hunger. Three years later, Alicja and thousands of other Poles were exiled to Iran. It was there where she met American Army Lieutenant Ernest Edwards who she married in 1945. The couple raised two children, lived in Japan, France, and America, and were married 50 years before Ernest’s passing. Alicja is renowned for her memoires, And God Was Our Witness and They Called Us D.P.’s, that detail the suffering of her family and hundreds of thousands of Poles displaced during and after World War II. In And God Was Our Witness, she describes the value of freedom and liberty: “Priceless Freedom has never been perceived or truly understood by anyone, till it was lost or forcibly taken away. Only then, one becomes aware of the magnitude of its potency and power in directing one's life and fate.” Alicja is a noted artist and owns an antique and art shop in Eureka, where she continues to paint, play the piano, and inspire others. Mr. Speaker, for her indomitable resolve, strength and courage, and her inspiring memoires of the Polish diaspora, I recognize Alicja Edwards for her spirit of Montana. ###
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Hurricane
A film about Polish pilots in the Royal Air Force is in the works and will be released this year or next. https://youtu.be/QgmMIisbufo Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has published the teaser for “Hurricane,” which will tell the story of No 303 "Warsaw-Kosciuszko" Squadron of the RAF, whose Polish pilots performed remarkably during the Battle of Britain. The story is set to be seen through the eyes of Polish ace Jan Zumbach. Squadron Leader / Major Jan Eugenius Ludwik Zumbach was born 1915 in Warsaw but registered as a Swiss citizen because of his paternal grandparents. He joined the Polish army in 1934 and transferred to the air force two years later. He was badly injured in a crash before the German invasion but managed to rejoin his unit as it evacuated through Romania, Bulgaria, and the Mediterranean. He briefly flew a Morane-Saulnier 406 in the Battle of France. On June 10, 1940, he was one of three M-S 406 pilots who downed a much superior Bf-109 but were themselves shot down by other Messerschmitts. He bailed out and managed to get on a ship to England on June 18, where he joined 303 Squadron for the Battle of Britain. Flying Hurricanes, Spitfires, and a Mustang, he was credited with 12 planes destroyed in the air, 2 planes shared, and 5 probables. Postwar (though I would be surprised if the film goes into this) he obtained a Swiss passport and flew contraband around Europe and the Middle East, and in the 1960s flew as a mercenary pilot for the short-lived African nations of Katanga and Biafra under the nom de guerre of John Brown. He then returned to France and settled down, publishing his autobiography as "On Wings of War." He died in 1986. -- Dan Ford US
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Does anyone know Ellie Rose -who wrote this?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/apr/24/katyn-massacre-poland-president If yes please ask her to contact me. A friend wants to get in touch best wishes Richard Lucas www.facebook.com/groups/wojtekthesoldierbear www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR2kKw3kQEA www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0mhEnSL6Gw&
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[Kresy-Siberia (Yahoo)]1st Armoured Corps of the 1st Polish Armoured Division. [2 Attachments]
Well, just maybe. The Oct 1945 marriage certificate of my father Wachmistr Sierzant Walerian Julian Stopnicki, after being invalided out in Dec 1944 the 1st Armoured Corps, had a witness B. or might be F. Gorski. There is Brunon Gorski listed on your documents. It’s a pretty big longshot if they are the same Gorski. We have been trying to discover who Gorski was, either an Army friend or a colleague at the Polish Embassy. We have a photo of him (maybe) with Walerian in 1943 or 1944 in Scotland in Polish 1st Corps uniform. Gorski of the marriage certificate could have been a colleague from the Polish Embassy as the Certificate states that Walerian was a 2nd Secretary (Agriculture) at the Polish Embassy, which in October 1945 was, I presume, the Soviet one. We don’t know if Walerian actually was at the Embassy. But, as he returned to Poland (with my English mother) to work for the Polish “Soviet” Government, it just might be true. Can anyone point me in the right direction to discover the reality of this Embassy/Soviet connection? Best regards from Julia (Stopnicka-Lawrence) julia@... Previous message: Sybirak Starszy Sier?ant Walerian Julian Stopnicki, after being released from a Soviet prison (Starobielsk) was assigned to an Agricultural Battalion on 12th January 1942 in D?yzak in Uzbekistan prior to evacuation; we are not sure if it was in March or April 1942. He was certainly at Pahlavi by early May 1942, where he met his daughter (my sister) Krystyna for the last time. He arrived in Scotland at the Kirkcaldy Polish Army Distribution Camp on 17th October 1942 (via the Near East and Capetown) and was assigned to the 1st Armoured Corps of the 1st Polish Armoured Division. But he was mentally unfit and was assigned to various support brigades (and including both working and treatment at the Edinburgh Polish Military Hospital, before being invalided out of the Army (also after an arrest for theft) in December 1944. He returned to Szczecin at the end of 1945, working for the Communist Government in re-assigning German farms to Polish family displaced from Eastern Poland. He lived with my mother, his second wife (although he wasn’t divorced, and his first wife had also escaped the USSR and arrived in the UK with my sister Krystyna in 1950, after years at Tengeru) in a British Liaison Mission monitoring the displacement of Germans from Western Poland, in Szczecin. We are still investigating what Walerian did in London in 1945. His marriage certificate to my Mum in October 1945 declared that he worked at the Polish Embassy, which would have been the Soviet one at the time, but, along with the lie about being divorced and ten years younger than reality, maybe this was also a lie. Is this a help to your studies? Anything else you discover about my father would be wonderful. Best regards Julia Stopnicka-Lawrence julia@...
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[Kresy-Siberia (Yahoo)]1st Armoured Corps of the 1st Polish Armoured Division Story for Walerian Julian Stopnicki in 1945 in London and then in Szczecin to death in 1957
Well, just maybe. The Oct 1945 marriage certificate of my father Wachmistr Sierzant Walerian Julian Stopnicki, after being invalided out in Dec 1944 the 1st Armoured Corps, had a witness B. or might be F. Gorski. There is Brunon Gorski listed on your documents. It’s a pretty big longshot if they are the same Gorski. We have been trying to discover who Gorski was, either an Army friend or a colleague at the Polish Embassy. We have a photo of him (maybe) with Walerian in 1943 or 1944 in Scotland in Polish 1st Corps uniform. Gorski of the marriage certificate could have been a colleague from the Polish Embassy as the Certificate states that Walerian was a 2nd Secretary (Agriculture) at the Polish Embassy, which in October 1945 was, I presume, the Soviet one. We don’t know if Walerian actually was at the Embassy. But, as he returned to Poland (with my English mother) to work for the Polish “Soviet” Government, it just might be true. Can anyone point me in the right direction to discover the reality of this Embassy/Soviet connection? Best regards from Julia (Stopnicka-Lawrence) julia@... Previous message: Sybirak Starszy Sier?ant Walerian Julian Stopnicki, after being released from a Soviet prison (Starobielsk) was assigned to an Agricultural Battalion on 12th January 1942 in D?yzak in Uzbekistan prior to evacuation; we are not sure if it was in March or April 1942. He was certainly at Pahlavi by early May 1942, where he met his daughter (my sister) Krystyna for the last time. He arrived in Scotland at the Kirkcaldy Polish Army Distribution Camp on 17th October 1942 (via the Near East and Capetown) and was assigned to the 1st Armoured Corps of the 1st Polish Armoured Division. But he was mentally unfit and was assigned to various support brigades (and including both working and treatment at the Edinburgh Polish Military Hospital, before being invalided out of the Army (also after an arrest for theft) in December 1944. He returned to Szczecin at the end of 1945, working for the Communist Government in re-assigning German farms to Polish family displaced from Eastern Poland. He lived with my mother, his second wife (although he wasn’t divorced, and his first wife had also escaped the USSR and arrived in the UK with my sister Krystyna in 1950, after years at Tengeru) in a British Liaison Mission monitoring the displacement of Germans from Western Poland, in Szczecin. We are still investigating what Walerian did in London in 1945. His marriage certificate to my Mum in October 1945 declared that he worked at the Polish Embassy, which would have been the Soviet one at the time, but, along with the lie about being divorced and ten years younger than reality, maybe this was also a lie. Is this a help to your studies? Anything else you discover about my father would be wonderful. Best regards Julia Stopnicka-Lawrence julia@...
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[Kresy-Siberia (Yahoo)] Re: Anders Army phots (and others)
An most interested in the photos but am unable to open the link successfully. Please advise Thanks. Kind regards Adam J. Gordon
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[Kresy-Siberia (Yahoo)] Re: Anders Army phots (and others)
Hi Richard The link does not work. Can you fix it? Chris R
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[Kresy-Siberia (Yahoo)] Re: Storm on the Caspian Sea
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Sybirak Starszy Sier?ant Walerian Julian Stopnicki, after being released from a Soviet prison (Starobielsk) was assigned to an Agricultural Battalion on 12th January 1942 in D?yzak in Uzbekistan prior to evacuation; we are not sure if it was in March or April 1942. He was certainly at Pahlavi by early May 1942, where he met his daughter (my sister) Krystyna for the last time. He arrived in Scotland at the Kirkcaldy Polish Army Distribution Camp on 17th October 1942 (via the Near East and Capetown) and was assigned to the 1st Armoured Corps of the 1st Polish Armoured Division. But he was mentally unfit and was assigned to various support brigades (and including both working and treatment at the Edinburgh Polish Military Hospital, before being invalided out of the Army (also after an arrest for theft) in December 1944. He returned to Szczecin at the end of 1945, working for the Communist Government in re-assigning German farms to Polish family displaced from Eastern Poland. He lived with my mother, his second wife (although he wasn’t divorced, and his first wife had also escaped the USSR and arrived in the UK with my sister Krystyna in 1950, after years at Tengeru) in a British Liaison Mission monitoring the displacement of Germans from Western Poland, in Szczecin. We are still investigating what Walerian did in London in 1945. His marriage certificate to my Mum in October 1945 declared that he worked at the Polish Embassy, which would have been the Soviet one at the time, but, along with the lie about being divorced and ten years younger than reality, maybe this was also a lie. Is this a help to your studies? Anything else you discover about my father would be wonderful. Best regards Julia Stopnicka-Lawrence julia@...
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[Kresy-Siberia (Yahoo)]1st Armoured Corps of the 1st Polish Armoured Division.
Do any names hereunder have links to KS members?
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Francis Omylak - Kermine Krasnovodsk Pahlevi Ahwazu Llyda Suez Glasgow - pre-war aviator.
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Francis Omylak. As a pre-war aviator March 6, 1942, he was transferred to the Center for Naval Aviation and Kermine, including command of six squadrons. Following the decision to evacuate the army of General Anders to Persia, March 22, left the center to Krasnovodsk on the Caspian Sea, and on March 27 the ship arrived at Pahlevi. In early April he was transferred to Ahwazu where seriously ill for inflammation of the middle ear. For this reason, two weeks went to the British military hospital. After recovering, April 22, was assigned to the Air Liaison Squadron of the Polish Army in the East, to the position of platoon commander. In May, the squadron went by sea to Palestine. From May 23 stationed at tented camp Bash-Hid, then another near the Strip. Limited training group started at the airport RAF Llyda, but after some time it was decided to shift to England. In late September, the squadron sailed to Suez, where it was transferred to a ship bound for the United Kingdom. After more than pó?toramiesi?cznym cruise with stops in Africa and Brazil, 31 October 1942, the pilots landed in Glasgow. English link - http://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=pl&u=http://www.polishairforce.pl/omylak.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Ddni%2Bburz%2Bpodczas%2Bmarca%2B1942%2BMorze%2BKaspijskie%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DDBo%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=X&ei=n9RHUZi_FIS6iQf844GYAw&ved=0CEUQ7gEwAg Polish link - http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CEIQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.polishairforce.pl%2Fomylak.html&ei=n9RHUZi_FIS6iQf844GYAw&usg=AFQjCNFdQbDx4HKlerw4Kwj1om46DNjpbw&bvm=bv.43828540,d.aGc&cad=rja regards, Lenarda, Australia
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[www.Kresy-Siberia.org] First Transports Ships Krasnovodsk to Pahlevi 1942
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Another ship that I think I remember arriving April 1st was.......... Velikaia Partia Bolshevikov hania
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[www.Kresy-Siberia.org] "Karamin"
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Ewa, this is eyewitness report of KARAMIN SHIP/VESSELL but so frustrating to find who owned it, where it came from and any official record. The Caspian Sea was a landlocked sea and all ships on it should be known to someone and recorded, in some language. But officially there is very little record of the crossing, except from eyewitness reports from surviving Exiles. Research is cathartic and now we only have the huge task of allowing the world to experience this. Regards, Lenarda, Australia
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Storm on the Caspian Sea
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I was just re-reading the description my aunt had written of the family journey to the south of the USSR and across the Caspian Sea. To my amazement I see that she wrote that there was a storm on the crossing to Pahlevi, and that everyone onboard the ship was sea sick as a result. This confirms other accounts of a storm on the crossing. I do not recall if we determined the date of this storm? Krystyna Szypowska Winnipeg, Canada
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[www.Kresy-Siberia.org] Need KEW doc number for Pahlevi March - April 1942 - Indian Field Am
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Thanks Joan that narrows down one I just need to be absolutely certain that I am citing the correct docs. I've sent an email to Januze and am hoping he will reply soon a he was the one who obtained these docs. Really need to be certain about the 'Pahlevi March - April 1942 - Indian Field Ambulance Report' that I am citing. I'm flattered that you'd like to read my essay, just so were clear this is only a term paper not a published thesis. Chris Calgary
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season to be jolly
Dear Friends/Drodzy Przyjaciele, Merry Christmas / Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNgjD1ZQx94 Joyful Kwanzaa / Radosnych Obchodow Kwanzaa. Happy New Year / Szczesiliwego Nowego Roku. May you have good health and lot's of joy / Zyczymy duzo zdrowia i wiele radosci. Love, Peace and Reconciliation / Milosc, Pokoj i Pojednanie, Vladek & Ronny www.polishfilmLA.org
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