Katyn victims

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His Legitymacja :

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Bio without a picture from a book : "Charkow Cementary Book "

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Here is a copy of a Krakow newspaper : " Krakow's runner " dated June 1st 1943. It has interesting article titled : " Polish journalist victims of Bolshevik/soviet murder. "

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The picture on bottom is from a Mourning Mass in Portugal.
The article mentions two Polish journalist that were found in Katyn and the article is full of propaganda of course , this paper published in Krakow in 1943.

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]533253[/ATTACH second page : they always published names of the people they found...

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Here are bio's of the newspaper men the article was about...

First one was Major Alfred Wilecki, from 1921 he worked for PAP (Polish Press Agency), right below is his brother who died there too. Unfortunately no pictures, I have looked everywhere I could....

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Second reporter in article is Lt Tadeusz Ciszewski, he worked with Jozef Mackiewicz in Wilno for a Polish newspaper.

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Here is my Brother's new acquisition. Virtuti Militari belonging to General Kazimierz Orlik Lukowski murdered in Charkow in 1940.
Super rare set. Before I was able to get my brother to take pictures of the back of the Cross he had it mounted under glass.....
But it is the Polish Government issue Cross number 5262.
Bio from the book by Tadeusz Kryska Karski " Generals of Independent Poland "

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And a bio from "Charkow The Cementary Book "

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Tom, thanks for sharing this historically important pairing. It's wonderful to see the award diploma and matching cross – such a rarity, especially with a senior officer grouping of this stature. And quite amazing that such a set surfaced on the market. Congratulations to your brother for pouncing on it. He was wise to seize the opportunity.

Cheers,
Tony