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Yesterday I visited the family of Czesław Ząbek. Owner of the MC cross number 29642.
I met his son Tomasz. Let me remind you that I owned the cross of Czesław Ząbek number 29642 with the documents of Bolesław Szajna, who should have a cross number 29542. In the documents of Czesław Ząbek there was a cross with the number 29641 - also not correct.
Mr. Tomasz showed me beautiful photos, documents and decorations of his father. The most interesting souvenir is the father's uniform. All these objects, after returning to Poland in 1947, were buried underground. It was done, fearing repression from the communists. They were recovered from the ground just before the death of Czesław Ząbek, which took place in 1969. There was also a beret, but it buried together with the body of the Dead Czesław Ząbek.
From the photos we know that Czesław Ząbek was riding in the 1st squadron with the Sherman tank "Topór".
Twice his tank was destroyed. He was awarded the 5th class Virtutti Military order for saving his commander's life.
After a shot in the tower, his tank was in flames. Two crew members were killed on the spot.
Czesław Ząbek, after getting out of the vehicle, returned to it and got his commander out of the tower.
I exchanged the MC Cross number 29642 for 29641. It is still not the cross of Bolesław Szajna (no. 29542) wich I am looking for.
I will continue my research. Maybe I can clean up this mess that happened 74 years ago ...
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