The Grodynski Brigade: The Story of ‘The Grodynski Family’ Through World War II by Andrzej Grodynski
Requirements: epub reader, 562kb
Overview: Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939 led to genocide and massive devastation across Europe. For the Polish people re-building their country after the First World War, dreams of a better future for their children evaporated as the most powerful military machine ever assembled rolled across their Western border and the struggle for national survival began. Within weeks that struggle seemed forlorn as the Soviet army crossed Poland’s Eastern border bringing death to many and loading others into trains destined for the infamous ‘gulags’ scattered across the Soviet Union to the far reaches of Siberia. This book tells the individual stories of one Polish family that overcame Russian brutality and German might, on land, sea and in the air, in fighting to liberate their country.
Stanisław, who was Governor of the Grudziadz District of North Western Poland in September 1939, escaped the clutches of the Germans by evacuating to Warszawa only to be captured later in Lwów by the invading Russians. Herded into freight wagons the month-long train journey was a nightmare for captives who knew nothing of what awaited them at the final destination of their forced exile but feared the worst. Despite the oppressive conditions then experienced in a Soviet forced labour camp, where their Russian guards dubbed the family group “The Grodynski Brigade”, and despite the inhumane treatment encountered as they journeyed back across the Soviet Union to join up with the ‘Allied Forces’, the spirit of each member of this family remained undaunted.
Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography, WWII
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