PALESTINE JUDAICA ANDERS RECHOVOT POLISH ARMY WWII PHOTO 1943 for Sale

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PALESTINE JUDAICA ANDERS RECHOVOT POLISH ARMY WWII PHOTO 1943 For Sale

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PALESTINE JUDAICA ANDERS RECHOVOT POLISH ARMY WWII PHOTO 1943:
$139.99

A rare photo card of a soldier in

ANDERS POLISH ARMY

in WWII Palestine

On the front in the lower part of the military insignia ( with the Polish White Eagle) an inscription:

.......Palestyny (probably the name of the soldier unity)

Pencil writing on the back:

22.8.1943

Tel Aviv ( erased)

description in Polish

Rechowod ( Rechovot) 31.1.1945 (?)

Anders\' Armywas the informal yet common name of thePolish Armed Forces in the Eastin the period 1941–42, in recognition of its commanderWładysław Anders. The army was created in theSoviet Unionbut in March 1942 the army evacuated the Soviet Union and made its way through Iran toPalestine. There it passed under British command and provided the bulk of the units and troops of thePolish II Corpsof thePolish Armed Forces in the West, which took part in fighting in theItalian Campaign.

Together with around 100.000 Polish soldiers who reached Palestine there were a few thousands of Jewish Polish soldiers and more than 800 Jewish children ( mostly orphans) who were known as Teheran children (since they went through Iran)

Condition: see above and scans
Size: 9 X 7 cm
S/h worldwide (almost) registered and tracked USD 15.00to Israel USD 6.00
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