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- Dunstable Town Centre
- People in story:Ìý
- Stanislaw Czaczka
- Location of story:Ìý
- Russsia, Italy, England
- Background to story:Ìý
- Army
- Article ID:Ìý
- A4003499
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- 04 May 2005
Stanislaw Czaczka taken in Iran aged 16 years
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I was born in Poland in 1924 and transported to Russia — Kazakhstan in 1940.
When Russia changed sides after the Germans invaded Russia I was released with other men and joined the Polish Army, the 2nd Corps, which was being mobilised under General Anders. I altered my date of birth on my papers making me 18 years instead of 16 so I could join.
The whole corps went to Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Egypt and Italy. I fought in Italy at Monte Cassino.
I came to England in 1946 on a ship from Napoli to Liverpool. After arrival in England I was sent on to camps where the Polish Army were stationed. On being demobbed I went to a resettlement camp where Polish dependants, families and ex-soldiers were housed before integration into the English communities from Marsworth Camp near Tring to Dunstable.
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