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Handwritten diaries of a participant in the expeditions led by Roman Dmowski, along with an unknown photograph of Dmowski from his student days, bearing his extensive dedication. A half-cloth-bound notebook measuring 16.5 x 10.5 cm, 94 pages, with approximately 20 blank pages containing no notes. The remaining pages contain entries, written partly in ink and partly in pencil. The first entries...
The official German-Polish edition titled “Mitteilungsblatt der Stadt Warschau / Dziennik Obwieszczeń Miasta Warszawy” (No. 8, dated November 25, 1941). This is a rare and poignant testament to the restrictive policies of the German occupiers in Warsaw during World War II. The front page features the “Regulation on the Sale of Goods to Jews Outside the Jewish Residential District within...
Home Army Cross ID card issued to Home Army soldier Jan Drac, codename “Prot.” The document confirms the award of the decoration for activities in the Polish Underground State during 1939–1945. Jan Drąg served in the Home Army and the Gray Ranks, in the “Zośka” battalion, “Rudy” company, in Warsaw. The Home Army Cross was established on August 1, 1966, by the commander of the H...
A set of Deutsche Reichspost documents, including an identification card (Ausweiskarte) and refund and cancellation forms (Rückzahlungs- und Kündigungsscheine). A Postal Savings Bank savings book (Postsparbuch) along with its corresponding red account identification card (Postsparbuch Ausweiskarte). Overall condition as shown in the photos.
Certificate of award of the Warsaw Uprising Cross issued by the Council of State of the Polish People’s Republic. The document was issued on April 27, 1983, in the name of Anna Dulęba, daughter of Aleksander. Anna Halina Dulęba, alias “Ewa,” was born on April 27, 1898, in Lutowiska, the daughter of Aleksander and Stanisława. During the occupation, she served at the Home Army Headquart...
Home Army Cross ID card issued posthumously to Home Army soldier Antoni Gawroński, alias “Marian.” The document confirms the award of the decoration for service in the Polish Underground State during the years 1939–1945. Antoni Gawroński, alias “Marian,” served in the Security Company of the Warsaw District The Home Army Cross was established on August 1, 1966, by the commander of ...
Certificate for the Warsaw Uprising Cross, awarded posthumously on December 13, 1989, to Antoni Siemianowski. Antoni Siemianowski, alias “Nunek,” was born on October 10, 1923, in Brest-on-the-Bug, the son of Edward and Helena. During the Warsaw Uprising, he served as a rifleman in the Home Army, fighting in the Northern Downtown area. He was assigned to the 5th Company of the 2nd Battalion...
Open letter from Ferdynand Hałatkiewicz, administrator of the estates of the Aleksander Wielopolski Entail in Chrobrze, dated Kraków, March 18, 1863. Manuscript, 4 pages, 34 x 21 cm. Signs of folding and a slight tear on the top margin. Manuscript of an open letter that was ultimately never published, intended for publication in the Kraków-based newspaper *Czas*, written by Ferdynand Hałat...
An original admission ticket to the Olympic track and field events at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The ticket granted admission to the Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion) on August 8 for the sessions held at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Dimensions: 6 cm x 9 cm. Overall condition as shown in the photos.
An occupation-era identity card issued in Augustów in 1943 in the name of Irena Dembik. Dimensions: 12 x 8.3. The condition of the card is shown in the attached photos.
A hand-made greeting card from veterans of the 2nd Horse Artillery Squadron, addressed to an unnamed major of the 2nd Horse Artillery Division. Created on the occasion of the veterans’ visit to the battlefield in 1981. Signatures of the soldiers on the reverse. 10.2 x 13.7. Condition shown in the attached photos.
This is a Home Army Cross ID card issued posthumously to Home Army soldier Kazimierz Stamirowski, alias “Gorlicki.” The document confirms the award of the decoration for his activities in the Polish Underground State during the years 1939–1945. Kazimierz Stamirowski served in the Security Company of the Warsaw District The Home Army Cross was established on August 1, 1966, by the command...
A document confirming military service and describing the service records of three soldiers of the Polish Legions. The document comes from the Military Archives and the Józef Piłsudski 1st Polish Legions Regiment Association in Lublin. Tadeusz Stanisław Tomaszewski “Bończa” (born in 1894 in Kharkiv)—son of Józef and Seweryna. He lived in Chełm at 70 Lubelska Street. He was a traine...
DW NSDAP MEMBERSHIP CARD NSDAP (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei) membership card with a 1933 identity card (Personal-Ausweis) affixed to it, issued in the name of Paul Rasch.
DW The Reichsführer-SS / The Head of the Security Main Office: The Reichsführer-4 The Head of the Security Main Office Registration of Leading Figures of the Nazi Era Named Proscription Lists of Enemies of the Reich Secret Document for the Reichsführer-SS
Two propaganda leaflets from the Third Reich: a leaflet with the slogan “Rückgrat! Meine Herren!” and a propaganda leaflet encouraging resistance against the alleged injustice of the judicial system toward Germans. It contains slogans emphasizing the importance of German unity and loyalty to the National Socialist movement, calling for participation in a mass rally on October 9 at the “...
A document confirming the military service of three soldiers of the Polish Legions and describing the course of their service. The document comes from the Military Archives and the Józef Piłsudski 1st Polish Legions Regiment Association in Lublin. Jan Mieszkowski (born 1890 in Kalisz)—son of Feliks and Marta, soldier of the Polish Legions. He joined the Legions on October 4, 1914, serving ...
This document is an order dated February 21, 1941, issued during the existence of the Łódź Ghetto (Litzmannstadt Ghetto). It originates from the Technisches Handelsbüro Adolf R. Both. Order No. 0116 concerns the purchase of several technical components (threaded bodies) for Hermann Eichler’s company. The condition “cash on delivery” and the price of 11 RM are noted. The document is a...
A bilingual (Polish-German) document from 1940, constituting a commitment by a soldier released from German captivity to undertake work assigned by the Germans. The document was issued at Stalag XA (Schleswig-Holstein) in the name of “Kuczyński” (resident of Poznań). 28.5 x 20.5. The condition of the document is shown in the attached photos.
Civil Servant ID Card, Lviv, 1931.
A bilingual (Polish-French) document addressed to soldiers of the Infantry Division at the Elgg camp. A reprint from that period. Document from May 1942. 29.5 x 21 cm. Condition shown in the attached photos.
Archival collection of a Polish émigré magazine “Życie. Katolicki Tygodnik Religijno-Kulturalny,” bound in the form of a commemorative yearbook. It is a valuable historical source documenting the postwar activities of the Polish independence and religious émigré community in Great Britain during the 1950s. The first photo shows the title page of the official table of contents for the ...
An illustrated supplement to *Express Poranny* dated August 14, 1938. Dimensions: 38 x 27 cm. The item’s condition is shown in the attached photos.
An illustrated supplement to *Express Poranny* dated August 7, 1938. Dimensions: 38 x 27 cm. The item’s condition is shown in the attached photos.
DW Activity Report PROVINCIAL CIVIC COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION OF MONUMENTS IN ZIELONA GÓRA FOR THE PERIOD 1961–1967
A propaganda leaflet addressed to Wehrmacht soldiers, urging them to surrender, states that 45 German generals had been taken prisoner, including Field Marshal Paulus, had called on the army and the nation to overthrow Hitler and bring the war to an immediate end. It emphasized that the generals were neither traitors nor cowards, but experienced commanders who had concluded that the war was lo...
paper, print; dimensions ranging from 4.3 x 3.7 cm to 7.5 x 10.7 cm Condition: The largest leaflet has creases.
paper, print; 10.6 x 15 cm
A postcard sent by Wincenty Koza, a resident of Sosnowiec, addressed to the Independence Cross Committee in Warsaw, as we can read from the text of the postcard, the author states that on September 18, 1936, he submitted an application to the Independence Cross Committee requesting the award of the decoration. As of the time of writing this letter, he had not received any response or informati...
paper, print; 12.5 x 8.5 cm
paper, print; dimensions ranging from 5 x 9 cm to 10 x 15 cm
A set of four issues of the newspaper “Wiadomości,” published by the Association of Former Soldiers of the 2nd Grenadier Brigade, from the 1960s. Overall condition as shown in the photos.
paper, print; 21 x 15 cm Condition: crease in the upper right corner.
The brochure describes the formation and activities of the Home Army, established in 1939 on the orders of Commander-in-Chief Edward Rydz-Śmigły. It lists the successive commanders of the Home Army (Tokarzewski, Rowecki, Komorowski, Okulicki) and provides its strength—over 740,000 people prior to Operation “Burza.” It describes the scale of the struggle against the occupier, the main r...
DWdamaged cover Main Commission for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes in Poland Nazi Camps on Polish Territory1939–1945G E T T Otypescript resembling a manuscript
dw COUNCIL FOR THE PROTECTION OF MONUMENTS TO STRUGGLE AND MARTYRDOM DRAFT- - material for further study 25 CONCENTRATION CAMPS AND EXTERMINATION CAMPS ON POLISH TERRITORY IN 1939–1945 Western Press Agency Compiled by Janusz Gumkowski
Poster: "Jan III Sobieski 1629–1929."
Floor Plan of Marshal Piłsudski’s House in Oleandry. Józef Piłsudski’s House in Oleandry, also known as the Marshal Piłsudski House of Physical Education and Military Training, was intended to be a massive, symbolic complex and one of the most important modernist representative buildings in Kraków. One of Poland’s most outstanding architects, Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz, was responsible fo...
DW The document pictured is an original Prussian royal edict (Patent) dated September 13, 1772, issued in Berlin by George Jacob Decker’s royal court printing house. It concerns the inhabitants of Prussia and Pomerania, as well as the territories of the former Kingdom of Poland occupied by Prussia as a result of the First Partition of PolandDocument InformationTitle: Royal Prussian Patent to...
The “Panorama of the Legions” Project, Kraków 1934. The Panorama of the Legions was intended to become one of the largest commemorative projects of the Second Polish Republic. The plans called for the construction of a rotunda featuring a canvas over 100 meters long, modeled after the Racławice Panorama. First, a lack of public funding, and then a shift in priorities following Piłsudski...
Construction Plan for Marshal Piłsudski’s House in Oleandry, Kraków, 1931. Józef Piłsudski’s House in Oleandry, also known as the Marshal Piłsudski House of Physical Education and Military Training, was intended to be a massive, symbolic complex and one of the most important modernist representative buildings in Kraków. One of Poland’s most outstanding architects, Adolf Szyszko-Boh...
Henryk Sienkiewicz 1846–1916, a memento from Gostyń.
Design of the Marshal J. Piłsudski House of Physical Education and Military Training in Oleandry, 1930. Józef Piłsudski’s House in Oleandry, also known as the Marshal Piłsudski House of Physical Education and Military Training, was intended to be a massive, symbolic complex and one of the most important modernist representative buildings in Kraków. One of Poland’s most outstanding arc...
dw PROJECT- - material for study WEHRMACHT PRISONER-OF-WAR CAMPS ON POLISH TERRITORY IN THE YEARS 1939–1945 compiled by Szymon Datner
PKO Savings Book, Warsaw 1938/39.
card; 33.5 x 21 cm; Latin; Autograph of Stanisław Księski, town clerk in Nowy Korczyn; A wax seal bearing the Jastrzębiec coat of arms of Jan Baranowski, Voivode of Sieradz. The document concerns the confirmation of privileges in the village of Dąbrowa, which Jan Mielecki, son of Jan of the Trzciany estate, sold to Mikołaj Mrowiński. The Mielecki family, bearing the Gryf coat of arms and...
18 x 11 cm; Polish. A letter, according to the inscription, addressed to Alfonsyna Dzieduszycka, née Miączyńska, wife of Włodzimierz. Quote: “You will not, Countess, wish to reject the plea of a former [land] citizen (…) who lost her estate as well as her two sons at the vengeful hand of the Moscow Tsarist regime in 1864.” The author goes on to state that she is 85 years old and live...
A commemorative album featuring Old Kraków in 16 color illustrations. The album was published by S.A. Ryngraf Printing Works in Kraków in 1922.
DIMENSIONS: 135 X 205 MM