Maciej Pinkwart                                                                 

Remembrance of my Father

My Father, Edmund Pinkwart, was born in Warsaw on 16th of Nov.1896, died in Milanówek 24th of Oct.1962. He was son of Karol Rudolf Pinkwart and Marianna born Switaj. He is burried on evangelical cemetery in Warsaw. Married first time to Joanna Scheing (1894-1958), from this marriage his daughter Hanna was born (1922-1987), married to Julian Wereszczyński. After the 2nd WW she lived in London. Hanna Wereszczyńska left a daughter Bożena. Edmund Pinkwart was married second time to my Mother, Aniela born Lublin (1920-1989). I am their single child. My father has younger brother Hubert, which children are Natalia and Harry, still living in Gliwice.

My Father was German origin (grandfather Karol Rudolf was German, born in Frankfurt am Oder, died in Warsaw, look here). As Germans whole family was deported by Russians to Siberia before 1st WW. Adhesion to German community let my Father save come back to... Poland.. The real meaning of the documents shown on right (after click you can see several) I cannot understand good, please help me... In the time of Warsaw Uprising my Father was the officer of Polish Home Army and fought against Germans. He conducted the insurgent troop in the vicinity of Jasna Streat, see photos above, next at Warsaw Old Town. Whole famiily was arrested and removed from Warsaw. In the time of Uprising my grandmother Marianna born Switaj has perished, we do not know where she is burried. My Father was detain in temporary camp in town Pruszkow first, then moved via Erfurt to the Konzentration Lager in Zella-Mehlis and Sachsenhausen. He worked there as translator and locksmith. His real profession was bookkeeper. After the War he worked in the firm "Wilbra" of concern "Inco" and in Polish Bible Society. He was protestant (Augsburg-Evangelist).

In the Warsaw Uprising Anniversary

On the 1st of August  accrues the Anniversary of Warsaw Uprising. On this occasion I decided to publish some photos made in those days I found in my Father documents. Maybe someone would recognize himself or somebody's relatives and could make me know circumstances in which those photos was made....

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