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Polish Resistance Pardoned? [11]
Thanks for the help guys, I've looked at the links and it's made me understand it a lot more. The things I've read are terribly sad, and I feel ignorant for only just finding out about them. It seems a very good thing that he didn't try and return, though it is obviously a shame he couldn't. Especially as he did have a wife and son at home. In reference to whether he fought in Warsaw, I think he may have as his records state he was involved with the 1939 September campaign in Poland. But he wasn't part of the '44 rising as he was with the british Army by this time.
Borrka and ukpolska your relatives experiences sound a horrible thing for them to be a part of and show how it did affect individuals, which is important as statistics can take away the human element.
On a similar note, his son had his mother's surname, even though they were married when they had him, we assume this is because of his involvement with the resistance being of a danger to his family, is this right?