Genealogy / Does anyone have any relatives who served with 1st Polish Armoured Division (Gen. Maczek) [311]

My dad, Stanislaw Kowalski, served with 1st Polish Armoured Division. He said that he went to Romania before going on to serve in France before going to Scotland. I have recently contacted the French Military Archive and still have not heard back from them. Has anyone tried to obtain military records form them? Have also contacted the Central Polish Military Archive, they could not find any record of him as well but their records are incomplete. Has anyone tried to contact them about getting records.

Genealogy / Does anyone have any relatives who served with 1st Polish Armoured Division (Gen. Maczek) [311]

Sounds like your father used the same route as did my father.

My father was with the 10 Mounted Rifles from 1940 to 1942, so this is the unit he was probably serving with when he left Poland for Romania. The story he told about getting to France was that they removed their uniforms and went to an embassy and were given money but the rest of it he did not say. Not sure how he got to France but he was there before departing for the UK and Scotland. Have his army record from the MOD in the UK. He was also in the Sappers prior to the 10 Mounted Rifles. Have you ever tried to get your father's records from the Polish Central Archive or the French Military Archive? Mine is being investigated by the Polish archive and still have not heard back from the French archive.

Genealogy / Does anyone have any relatives who served with 1st Polish Armoured Division (Gen. Maczek) [311]

They told me that they do not have all of their records but it is is still worth a try.