Comments on: “A Trip to Nowhere” – Untold Story of Soviet Deportations during WWII

By: Ted Plaziuk

Ted Plaziuk — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 11:40:01 +0000

My mother and uncle , still with us ,were February 1940 deportees , their journey to Siberia ,Persia, Uganda and onto England in December 1940 is now being spoken of and publicised, at long long last !.They settled in England as exiles ( not immigrants or refugees) and had to wait until 1989 for a free Poland .
Everyone needs to know that not only Germans invaded Poland with a view to destroy all Poles but the Russians were no different in their aims .
Thanks to all who remember and record the plight of the Polish citizens during these times.

By: Christine Baker

Christine Baker — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 23:15:16 +0000

I am so pleased to discover these resources. My mother, now passed, was one of the deportees in February 1940 and she told me snippets of her journey through Siberia, and later through Kazakhstan, Iran and then Kenya/Uganda. Finally sent to England in 1948. I would have liked to know more but did not want to disturb her memories. Now I am grateful to have my understanding of these experiences improved through the testimony of others.
I have also joined the Wojtek site. My mother told me a little about him when I was a child. My father, who died when I was very young, had fought at Monte Cassino a spart of 2nd Polish Corps, I think, so would have known of him?
Thanks to everyone's efforts. My generation, and my children's also, deserve to know and appreciate the whole story of this part of Polish war history.

By: richardhlucas

richardhlucas — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 22:10:02 +0000

this looks like a great project. I've posted a link on the Wojtek the Soldier Bear Group which I run,
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wojtekthesoldierb…
My goal is to use the bear to draw attention to this history.
best wishes from Krakow Poland