Wiesław Rogalski was born in England in 1950. His
parents came to Britain after the Second World War as members of the
Polish Allied forces under British command. He studied the history of
curriculum development projects at London University - and in 2012,
together with his brother, directed a National Lottery project dedicated
to the displaced Polish Army (which included setting up a permanent
exhibition), writing a book on Polish displacement camps and producing a
DVD on the recollections of children born to displaced Polish
ex-service personnel. His interests include the history of the Second
World War, Polish history and culture and presenting talks on Polish
resettlement in Britain. Wiesław also plays an active part in supporting
Polish veterans.
Kulski, the son of the Deputy Mayor of Warsaw, is a 10-year-old Boy
Scout when the Germans invade Poland in September 1939. He soon begins
waging his own private war against the Germans with small acts of
sabotage. At age 12, Kulski is recruited into the clandestine
Underground Army by his Scoutmaster and begins training in military
tactics and weapons handling. At 13, he accompanies his commander on a
secret mission into the Warsaw Ghetto to liaise with the leaders of the
Jewish Resistance.
Arrested by the Gestapo at age 14, Kulski is incarcerated in the
notorious Pawiak Prison, beaten, interrogated at Gestapo headquarters,
and sentenced to Auschwitz. After being rescued, he joins the Ninth
Commando Company of the Underground Army, and at age 15 fights in the
Warsaw Uprising of 1944.
Taken prisoner by the Germans,
16-year-old Kulski ends the war in a POW camp, finally risking a dash
for freedom onto an American truck instead of waiting for "liberation"
by the Soviets.
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