THE POLISH ARMY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 1942-1943 - Some of the boys showing their regulation puttees and army boots which were specially made for them. The GOC Palestine, Major General Douglas Fitzgerald McConnel, visited the Polish Boys School in Nazareth. Here Polish refugee boys (orphans deported in 1939-1940 to Soviet Union by the NKVD and evacuated to Persia and Palestine after the Sikorski-Mayski Agreement) are schooled, largely in discipline, but also in the three 'Rs'. They are dressed in uniforms and take the greatest pride in looking smart at all times. Pictures show them during the GOC
THE POLISH ARMY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 1942-1943 - Some of the boys showing their regulation puttees and army boots which were specially made for them. The GOC Palestine, Major General Douglas Fitzgerald McConnel, visited the Polish Boys School in Nazareth. Here Polish refugee boys (orphans deported in 1939-1940 to Soviet Union by the NKVD and evacuated to Persia and Palestine after the Sikorski-Mayski Agreement) are schooled, largely in discipline, but also in the three 'Rs'. They are dressed in uniforms and take the greatest pride in looking smart at all times. Pictures show them during the GOC's inspection, British Army, Polish Army, Polish Armed Forces in the West, Polish Corps, II, Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, Young Soldiers Cadet School
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