Stanisław Kroczak papers, 1947-1988

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Summary

Creators:
Kroczak, Stanisław
Abstract:
Memoirs, printed matter, and photographs, relating to Polish military activities during World War II.
Extent:
1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
Language:
Polish
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Stanisław Kroczak papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Memoirs, printed matter, and photographs, relating to Polish military activities during World War II.

In his memoirs Kroczak recalls his childhood in a village south of the city of Lwow (now Lviv), his fight against invading German and Soviet forces in September 1939, and his subsequent imprisonment and hard labor in the north of Russia. He goes on to detail his release from the GULAG in the summer of 1941, when the Soviets joined the Allies against the Germans, and his life in the newly formed Polish units evacuated from the USSR via the Middle East to fight the Germans in Italy.

Biographical / historical:

Kroczak was an officer with the Twenty-Second Artillery Supply Company of the Polish II Corps.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2012.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Stanisław Kroczak papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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