POLISH TROOPS APPLY TO RETURN HOME

Chronicle (Levin), 28 November 1946, Page 6

POLISH TROOPS APPLY TO RETURN HOME

WARSAW. "More and more* of the i'oies wlio scrved with the 1'oyul Air Force and Allied Arniies are applying for rot'urn lo l'oland, in spite of (lii'ticulties raised b y eniigre politicians and the British authorities, ' ' said II ieczy.slaw Dziemboro wski, of the 131st l'olish Pursuil Wing, lio returned from Arlied, near Brenien, to l'oland. Bziemborowski got hoine froni the liritish zoue with 11 other l'olish pilots. lle tohi the l'olish Soeialist l'arty paper liuliotnik tluit not only pitots sought faeilities to relnrn but also l'olish soldiers from General Wladyslaw Aaders's forces, who were heing plaeed in a l'olish Hesettleinent Corps in Brjtain. ''The majority of soldiers," he said, "lo not want to add another two years under niilitary discipline to tlieir two years' anny servieo. They are douhtful ahout tlie specialisat ion traiuing oll'ered in tlie corps. The uumher of pilots applying for repat riation is now so large tliat almost entire units, including eomnianders liave oli'ered to return, even tliougli they woiild lose eertain possessions. ' ' ' ' Siptadrun-Leader Wilu/.eniec, on , saylng farewell to us. said he hojied to i see us soon in l'oland. A famous l'olish jace, (.'aptuin Gagszewicz. also expressed ! a desire to go liome. I think ahout 1 1200 niore l'olish pilols will be home nest montli." Dzieniliorowski tohi Hohotuik tliat Ihe ])osition of l'olish armv men wisliling to return w.as niU'di more dillicull' jthan tliat of l'olish ainneu. "l'olish i soldiers applying foi re]i:itriatioii. " he ! said, "are ol'ten perseeuted, and put jinto special camps. j ''Tlie most aclive opponents: of j repat riat ion are those recruiti"! to the j eniigre forces since tlie war ended. Amnng thein are ti lot of i 1 iniinler 's B.R. men who gave voluntary service to the Xazis. " The relurned l'olish airmen said tliat I in Genuuiiy, tlie Germans were once j niore liftiug iheir heails. itnd were niore j iniptnlenl and surei of t liemselves. Atlacks on soldiers and harricading of I ronds were dailv events. British soldiers walking with Germati women were ol'ten allacked 1>\- Gernian men.