Michał Podlak

[Al-muell]

A quite recent aquisition, this group currently consists mostly of the documents, but since I hope to get his awards and later documents, I have decided to post it in the award groups section.

The group is to the private-sapper Michał Podlak of the 8th sapper battalion of the 1st Polish Army (in the East). This soldier apparently took part in the most important operations of his units, as he got gratitude letters for all of them. So here we start:

Stalin's gratitude for participation in the capture of the cities of: Złotów (Flatow), Jastrowie (here by the old version of the name: Jastrów), Nadarzyce (Reideritz) and Mirosławiec (Friedland, here in the polonised version: Frydląd Pomorski) and other settlements of the Western Pomerania. This letters of gratitude should have the form of a diploma (in Polish, not in Russian), however, since not enough diplomas were made, such "small letters" were printed locally.

Stalin's grattitude for participation in the capture of the cities of Czaplinek (Tempelburg), Złocieniec (Falkenburg) and Drawsko Pomorskie (Dramburg)

Polish Army Commander Rola-Żymierski's grattitude for participation in breaching the Odra river (sappers of this battalion were among those who prepeared the crossing). This is the official version of the diploma as far as I know.