Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII

Oral history project aiming to give first-hand evidence of the past by audio, video and photography. Online exhibition

[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

Warm welcome to all our new followers. Please read this thread to find out more about our project.
Forgotten Force is an oral history project by @PilsudskiInst aiming to give first-hand evidence of the past by audio and video recording stories of Polish women survivors of WWII
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[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

Today is an amazing opportunity to remember the bravery and dedication of all the women who faced the difficulties of war conflicts, in the past and the present. We thank our Forgotten Force for being our source of inspiration and wish them all the best today and always! #IWD2021

[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

@HeritageFundUK @DCMS Love this list! This is what we at @PilsudskiInst managed to do (also kindly supported by you): https://t.co/h1Ipnaqtno

[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

As we support heroes from @NHS let's remember all medics who regularly risk their lives in military conflicts. Take a look @PilsudskiInst photos. #medicalhistory #PolishForgottenForce

[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

@SilenceInPolish @daniel_todman @DrAEFox @jonathanfennell @allan_mallinson @dieter_steinert @SpitfireFilly Fabulous! Congratulations and all the best!

[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

@marcin_par @SilenceInPolish Thank you 😊

[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

@marcin_par @SilenceInPolish Do you by any chance have a photo of her? I would love to post it @ForceForgotten Facebook and write a few words about her if you don't mind.

[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

@marcin_par @SilenceInPolish Do you mean Inka Bokiewicz, the one who is famous for saving Wojtek bear?

[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

@marcin_par @SilenceInPolish Would you be willing to write up your aunt's story? There is so little about women in coding. It's fascinating.

[Jenny Grant @SilenceInPolish]

'Szyfrantki' - the Polish Cypher Bureau of the PWSK in Italy.

[Jenny Grant @SilenceInPolish]

Zofia Leśniowka - the first Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Women's Auxiliary Service (PSK).

She died at just 31, in the same plane crash which killed her father, General Sikorski.

[Jenny Grant @SilenceInPolish]

The WAAFKI - nearly 1500 Polish women served with the Women's Air Auxiliary Force.

Do check out @ForceForgotten
for more on the role played by Polish women in the war effort in the West and Middle-East.

[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

@SilenceInPolish Thank you for tagging us @SilenceInPolish !!! Have you seen our website yet? https://t.co/h1Ipnaqtno

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Best Marketing and Publicity
and the winner is... @posklondon!

#FSOY2020 #cinemaforall ❤️

[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

@BellaM57 @PilsudskiInst @HeritageFundUK Hello! Please email the curator Olga Topol with the details of the story and when we edit the website we can add it
[email protected]

[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

Warm welcome to all our new followers. Please read this thread to find out more about our project.
Forgotten Force is an oral history project by @PilsudskiInst aiming to give first-hand evidence of the past by audio and video recording stories of Polish women survivors of WWII
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[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

Thank you everyone who joined our event today! Thank you to the panel moderator @olga_topol and the panelists @MagPaczocha @michael_sagatis and @ZofiaNoga.

#HeritageOpenDays @HeritageFundUK @PolishEmbassyUK

[clare mulley @claremulley]

Tune in to @5_News (& other outlets!) for more this evening!

[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

@ZTweetera @SilenceInPolish @MagPaczocha Film jest jedną z kilku części tego projektu więc polecamy stronę https://t.co/9qy7Bj0oLg aby przeczytać i zobaczyc całość 🙂

[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

We are excited to share with you a short documentary by @MagPaczocha that was developed for #ForgottenForce: https://t.co/OyivZNgdXg

[clare mulley @claremulley]

Delighted my mum was invited to contribute her #WW2 memories to this project by the London ⁦@PilsudskiInst⁩ #ForgottenForce: https://t.co/yYCqdJLrSD

[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

@polishodyssey @MagPaczocha @polishodyssey actually this survivor is traumatised by the raft ordeal. There was a moment we had to turn the camera off. It was absolutely devastating.

[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

For more information about the event please visit https://t.co/r2d94zpF7p

[Forgotten Force-Polish Women in the WWII @ForceForgotten]

We are grateful to the @PolishEmbassyUK and @HeritageFundUK for supporting us.