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Daria Grzelak

My Great-Granduncle Stanisław Dobrzeniecki

25 May 2025
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  • Poland
  • Second World War
  • "Grandparents. Grand Stories" competition

Daria Grzelak
Poland

In the photo there is a man standing in a group of photographed people (third from the right). This is my great-grandmother's oldest brother – Stanisław Dobrzeniecki. He was born on 28 November 1900 in Lisewo Wielkie (currently Gozdowo commune) as the second child among eleven offspring of the mayor of the Lisewo commune and at the same time the heir to the village of Lisewo. The handwritten description of the photograph with a dedication to his younger brother Edward, was very valuable. This man was a soldier in the The Home Army (AK) during World War II with the alias- Titan. The lack of a postage stamp and address suggests that the photo was attached to the letter. Stanisław happily returned home, where his wife and three children were waiting for him. During the war, he lost his hearing in an explosion. He died on 28 November 2000 in the Sierpc hospital on the day he was discharged home. At home, his family was waiting for him with a party to celebrate his 100th birthday.