Remarkable mementos from a soldier of the Polish 2nd Corps in the Center’s collection!

Extremely valuable mementos belonging to the late Dr. Andrzej Sikorski—a World War II soldier, scholar, and social activist—have been donated to the collections of the UKEN Center for the Documentation of Deportations, Expulsions, and Resettlements.

“God—Honor—Fatherland” was the motto to which Dr. Andrzej Sikorski dedicated his life. He took part in the September Campaign, was a member of the Union of Armed Struggle and the Home Army, a prisoner at the Auschwitz and Buchenwald camps, and a soldier in the Second Polish Corps. As part of the 4th Armored Regiment “Skorpion,” he took part in the battles for Monte Cassino.

After the war ended, he returned to Poland, completed his studies, and worked as a researcher at the Kraków University of Economics. At that university, he was a founding member of NSZZ Solidarność and served as its vice-chairman. He was also a co-founder of the Society of Friends of the Sick—St. Lazarus Hospice in Kraków.

Dr. Andrzej Sikorski’s daughter-in-law, Ms. Bożena Sikorska, accompanied by Ms. Anna Wątorska (his goddaughter), donated items belonging to him from the World War II period, including two uniforms, a military helmet, a bread bag, a military duffel bag, and a beret with an eagle emblem. We are honored that these items have been added to the Center’s collection. They will certainly be displayed in our permanent exhibition at Fort Skotniki.

Let us remember our heroes!