The Polish Navy during the Second World War On board the Polish destroyer ORP Piorun (Thunderbolt), formerly HMS Nerissa, officers off watch get a little warmth and comfort round the wardroom fire, they still have on their rubber boots. The Captain, Eugeniusz P?awski, is farthest from the camera, next to him is the young Sub Lieutenant reading a book of Polish Poems called Pan Tadeusz (Mr Thaddeus) by Adam Mickiewicz, Poland's Shakespeare.

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Keywords: 2, war, world, ww2