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239542 Pawe "Gauka" Grabowsli Polish Army 8th Unit of Gendarmerie My grandfather, Pawe Grabowski was a member of 8th Unit of Gendarmerie which was located in Tczew, 40 km South from Gdansk, East Prussia (part of Poland today). He was captured by Germans on September 10, 1939 near Warsaw only a few days after WWII began. He was send to Stalag II A in Neubrandenburg from where he was released on November 12, 1940. We don't know much about this period of his life because he never talked about it. Later he traveled to England where he became a driving instructor. Sometime during the war my grandmother got a note from the Red Cross informing her that my grandpa was killed in a bomb explosion while driving an army truck. She went on with two children. She spoke fluent German while living in East Prussia, which helped her to survive the war. She was surprised when, after the war, grandpa came back in one piece. For many years grandpa's dog tag from Stalag II A has been hanging on my wall in Montreal, Canada but just lately my cousin in Poland (great granddaughter) found the paperwork corresponding to grandpa's dog tag on line. The original document is in the hands of POW Museum in Lambionowice-Opole, Poland. We are so very proud of our grandfather and that is why we decided to share his story with the world. My grandpa's dog tag from Stalag II A Paperwork corresponding to the dog tag. Roma Kowalska Add to this record.  Related Content: 8th Unit of Gendarmerie, Polish Army Stalag 2A Prisoner of War Camp Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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