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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 wifeHide TranscriptShow Transcript
- Credit: Polish History Museum
- Collection: Młyńczak family
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