On the sidelines of the meeting between British Prime Minister Starmer and Polish Prime Minister Tusk on January 17, 2025, in Warsaw, an announcement appeared that went unnoticed by many: There ...
The unknown Polish Flying officer and sergeant on Ameland
On July 2 and 10, 1943, two bodies washed ashore at Hollum on Ameland, identified by their clothing as Polish. Unfortunately, besides their rank, nothing more is known about their identities. Th...
Oberdak, the Polish victim of Woeste Hoeve, remained forgotten for a long time
His name was unknown for a long time, Czesław Oberdak. After the mass execution at Woeste Hoeve in 1945 he was not identified. As an anonymous victim, he was buried first in Uchelen and then in ...
Mieczysław Glass
In the night of June 21 to 22, 1943, Wellington Mark X with registration number HE327 was on its way to Krefeld. On board of the bomber of 300 squadron 300, recognizable by the letters BH with i...
Czesław Oberdak
The Polish victim of Woeste Hoeve remained forgotten for a long time
His name was unknown for a long time, Czesław Oberdak. After the mass execution at Woeste Hoeve in 1945 he was not identif...
One night, two Lancasters shot down over the Netherlands
On the night of June 12 to 13, 1944, eight Lancasters from the Polish 300 Squadron departed from Faldingworth airbase on a mission to Gelsenkirchen. A total of 286 bombers departed for this miss...
Tadeusz Józef Kołoszczyk
During a ‘ramrod’ mission, pilot Kołoszczyk experiences technical problems with his Mustang Mark III, FZ196 UZ-D of the 306 squadron. His plane crashes near eghel (map ref...
Franciszek Kubica
During a training flight over the North Sea in his fighter, Lieutenant Kubica crashes his Mustang FB383 into the plane of Lieutenant Mieczysław Franciszek Beringer, Mustang KH540. Bot...
Onbekende Soldaat
Onbekende Soldaat