A letter from Kazimierz Młyńczak to his parents written from the Kozielsk camp

1941-02-28

Polish History Museum
Warszawa, Poland

Kozielsk prison camp was set up in the summer of 1940 in place of a previous special camp, from which about 4,400 prisoners – Polish officers – were murdered by the NKVD in Katyń in April 1940, on the orders of Stalin and the Political Office of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks).

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Title: A letter from Kazimierz Młyńczak to his parents written from the Kozielsk camp
Date: 1941-02-28
Location: Kozielsk
Transcript:
blizzards. If you have the address of Waldek’s mum, send it by registered mail - maybe it will get here; or write her. I will be finishing my letter; I do not want to burden it with too much unnecessary stuff as it is important for me that you get it. I am giving all of you a big kiss, Kaziek. * Moraś was the Młyńczak family’s dog ** the questions about his sister Zofia and Waldemar’s mother all refer to his wife
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Credit: Polish History Museum
Collection: Młyńczak family

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