Jerzy Długoszowski, Partisan

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That's not the problem. In 1945-1989 period they put a great effort in ordering the pre-war archives, and at that time, the 2nd Republic was officially unpopular period. Not sure why they left later files in such a mess, but now the problem is lack of money which means lack of personnel to do the job. Currently the only polish archive with no financial problems is that of the IPN, where most of the surviving 1945-1989 files of the Ministery of Interior are stored, but those are not open to the public.

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I have done inventarisation and it seems that:
Booklets present:
Polonia Restituta Chavalier's Cross (award present)
1 Empty booklet cover, not described
1 Empty booklet cover, according to the handwriting on the back: For merits to the health of the nation (Award missing, award box present)
Polish Red Cross Medal, 3rd class (award present)
1000 years of Poland Badge (Award missing)
For merits to the State Defense, 2nd class (Award present)
For merits to the State Defense, 3rd class (Award present)
40 Years of PRP (award present)
10years "In service to the nation" State security badge (award NOT present, unless he got new style award with old style booklet, or he replaced old style badge with new style medal)
20yrs "In service to nation" (Award present but:confused:)
Meritous honorary blood donor 2nd class (award missing)
Meritous honorary blood donor no class (award missing)
Janek Krasicki Cross 1st class (award present)
For merits in protecting Public Order 3rd class (award missing)
For merits in protecting Public Order 2nd class (award missing)
For merits to ZSMP (socialist youth association) (award present)
P-64 pistol ID card (pistol NOT present:))
Militia pensioner ID
Matal industry Trade Union member ID from 1958 to 1961 (according to that, he joined that trade unin in 1956)
Music Society of Wrocław member ID (1959-1960)
Part cut from "For Odra, Nysa, Bałtyk" Medal ID (Award Present)

Awards present in the glass case:
Polonia restiuta Chavalier's cross
Gold Cross of Merit (booklet missing)
Partisan Cross (booklet missing)
For merits to the State Defense, 3rd class
Janek Krasicki cross 1st class
Polish Red Cross medal 1st class
For merits to ZSMP
Polish Red Cross 2nd class
For merits to the State Defense, 2nd class
Victory and freedom medal (booklet missing)
In Service to nation 20yrs. 1974 variant (booklet present:confused:)
40yrs. of the PRP
In service to nation 10 yrs 1971 variant
Warsaw uprising cross (booklet missing)
For Odra, Nysa, Baltic medal (booklet missing:confused:)
In service to nation 20yrs 1971 variant (booklet present:confused:)

Awards on his ribbon bar (the one in my possesion, that is):
1st row: Wound badge (2 wounds), something cut out.
2nd row:Polonia... Cavalier's cross, Gold Cross of Merit
3rd row:Partisan Cross, Something that seems to be "To the participants of historical operation 1978-1980" (no idea what that is, it came in 3 classes, other possibility is Greater Poland Upprising cross, but that's impossible)
4th row: Something that seems to be "To the participants of historical operation 1978-1980", Victory and freedom medal, For merits to the State Defense 2nd class
5th row: For merits to the State Defense 3rd class, In service to Nation, 1971 variant class unknown, In service to nation 1974 variant 2nd class
6th row: In service to nation 1974 variant class unknown, Cross of merit to ZHP (polish scouting association, award box present), Polish red cross medal 1st class
7th row: Polish red cross medal 2nd class, Polish red cross medal 3rd class, For merits to LOK (Liga Ochrony Kraju, something close to soviet DOSAAF) 1st class
8th row:For merits to LOK 2nd class, for merits to LOK 3rd class, something that seems to be for September 1939 Campaign:confused:

I belive that the Ribbon bar is most likely the full list of awards he realy got.
What a weird guy...

His story I got from documents:
Born on 26 June 1920 or 1922 (the dates are altered in most of the documents!) in Babczów near Radom
in 1930's joined the ZHP (Largest polish scouting association)
Unknown activity in September 1939 (could have been drafted to the armed forces ar could serve in the "auxilary service" as a boy scout)
Activity from 1939 to December 1942 still unknown (hope to learn that), but probably in resistance (see below)
From 21 December 1941 to 9 January 1943 in Nazi Prison
From 9.01.43 to 29 june 1943 in Nazi Penitentiary camp
From 1 September 1939 to 17 January 1945 in the Resistance
He possibly escaped from that camp, but this is just a speculation.
The underground organisation he served in was "Szare Szeregi" (Gray Ranks - a part of AK based on pre-war scouting movement, the name comes from the fact that polish scouts wore gray uniforms). He used pseudonyms "Jan Skałacz" and "Józef Winięwas"


In 1945 he started to work in unknown place and have joined some trade union on 1.03.1945 (seems that for some time he worked with PSS Społem - A food shops company)
He also joined ZUWZoWiN Veteran Association on 1.10.1945 (member until 1946)
on 1.09.1949 he joined ZBoWiD Veteran Association
on 6.03.1956 he started his job as a "senior economist" In Acumulator Factory in Bielawa, where he worked until 1961 (most likely until May). In the meantime, he became Chief of organsation and personnel issues in that Factory.
on 6.03.1956 he joined Metal Industry Workers Trade Union
In 1961 he joined the Militia (SB, it seems), where he worked probably until 1981 when he left because of unspecified health problems connected to his work as a militiaman.
Later he was a scouting movement activist and Journalist. He was also a painter through all his life.
in the Years 1958-162 he was a member of the city council in Bielawa. He was also a candidate to the regional council in the last decade, but I don't know how succesful he was
In the 1990's he joined the SLD left-wing party. in 1995 he was invited to the Official Oath taking ceremony of the President of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski.
He had militia rank of Captain, Scouting movement rank of Harcmistrz ("Scouting master" - highest rank)

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concerning Jerzy Długoszowski, partisan and militiaman (http://soviet-awards.com/forum/sovie...tml#post136389)

I was prepearing to sell it, when I, browsing all****.pl came across a piece of his legacy. A piece that solves 2 mysteries about him - his (up to now doubtful) relation to pre-war general Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski and why he had a Warsaw Upraising Cross even tough he didn't take part in the Uprising.
So, what I found (and bought) was an award booklet from 1984 - of Warsaw Uprising Cross given posthumously to Andrzej Długoszowski - a Warsaw insurgent who died during the uprising togeather with his brother Marek (both members of the Gray Ranks and both nephews of gen. Wieniawa-Długoszowski). That booklet had a special marking - under the signature of State Council President, there's his name hand-written. Undoubtedly written by Jerzy Długoszowski. It seems that in 1984 he was the closest living relative of the fallen insurgents - that explains why he wears double bar for the Warsaw Up. Cross on some photographs. Also the booklet has the sending address information - was probably send by the post.
It seems that Marek's and Andrzej's Father (also Jerzy) was gen. Wieniawa-Długoszowski's cousin. And he had a brother - Stefan, who was a teacher and father of kpt. Jerzy Długoszowski - "my" militiaman.

Up to now, I thought it was all just his imagination...