Lieutenant Mieczysław Janiszewski/Mechislav Janishevskij, 1st Infantry Division

[Al-muell]

8.Service record for 26th May 1944:
Assigned to the 1st infantry regiment of the 1st Polish Infantry Division on June 13th 1943.

Appointed chief of the office of the 1st inf.rgt. by the order of the division’s command nr 32 of 1st July 1943.

Takes part in the battle of Lenino on 12th and 13th of October 1943. Proposed for gold “Mritous on the Field of Glory” medal [probably never awarded or downgraded – rules were very strict for the gold one; not listed as awrded after he battle].

By the order of the command of the 1st inf. Rgt. Nr 176 of 11 November 1943 promoted to “platoon corporal”.

By the order of the command of the 1st Inf. Div. nr 32 of 22 November 1943 appointed assistant to the chief of staff f the 1st if. Rgt. For registratve matters.

By the order of the command of the 1st Corps of the Polish Armed Forces in USSR nr 1 of 4th February 1944 promoted to sr.sgt.

By the order of the commander of the 1st inf. Div. on 26th May 1944 given at disposal of personnel department of the division’s HQ.

Chief of Staff of the 1st inf. Rgt. Jastrzębski, mjr.

9.Service record for 4th October 1945

By the order of the command of the 1st Inf. Div. of 1st June 1944 nr 08 appointed assistant to the chief of Military-Technical Supply department of the Quatermaster service of the 1st If. Div. with the rank of sr. sgt.

By the order of the command of the 1st Inf. Div. of 10th October 1944 nr 022 par. 17 appointed assistant of the chief of organizational-planning department of the Quatermaster service of the 1st If. Div.

By the order of the supreme command of the Polish Army 7th November 1944 nr 59 promoted to warrant officer [jr. lieutenant] of technical service.

By the order of the command of the 1st Inf. Div. of 15th March 1945 nr 06 par. 112 appointed chief of organizational-planning department of the Quatermaster service of the 1st If. Div.

By the order of the supreme command of the Polish Army of 13 June 1945 nr 430 promoted to lieutenant of the quartermaster service.

By the order of the command of the 1st Inf. Div. of 25.09.45 nr 021 taken off the record of the 1st Inf. Division for being called to the personnel department of the Quatermaster service of the Polish Army to be de-mobilised. He was on the frontline from 1st September 1943 to 9th May 1945.

Chief of Q.S. of the 1st Inf. Div. Rutkowski, cpt.