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  1. Architectural study, interior of St-Pierre Cathedral by Jewish veteran, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Ink drawing of the interior of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Beauvais, France, created by Edward Herzbaum while traveling in Europe in September 1949. During World War II, Edward was a soldier from 1941-1945 in the Polish Army of the East, which became the 2nd Polish Corps, British Army. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, he was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced labor camp. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. Edward was released as par...

  2. Sketch of facade of Notre Dame by Jewish veteran, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Partial drawing of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris created by Edward Herzbaum while traveling in France in August 1949. During World War II, Edward was a soldier from 1941-1945 in the Polish Army of the East, which became the 2nd Polish Corps, British Army. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, he was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced labor camp. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. Edward was released as part of an amnesty granted to...

  3. Drawing of village square by a Jewish veteran, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Drawing of the town square near the cathedral in Beauvais, France, created by Edward Herzbaum on September 26, 1949 while traveling in Europe. During World War II, Edward was a soldier from 1941-1945 in the Polish Army of the East, which became the 2nd Polish Corps, British Army. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, he was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced labor camp. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. Edward was released as part of an ...

  4. Ink illustration of a British encampment by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Ink illustration of a few simple buildings and a truck under a black sky created by 24 year old Edward Herzbaum in 1944, possibly for the Polish soldier's magazine, "Uwaga Nadchodzi!." Edward was a soldier in the 5th Kresowa Infantry Division, 2nd Polish Corps, British Army. Edward, age 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, Edward was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced labor camp. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. Edward was released as part an ...

  5. Eyewitness drawing of troops advancing near Monte Cassino by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Vivid black and gray illustration of Allied troops advancing toward Monte Cassino created by Edward Herzbaum, 24, on May 31, 1944. Several works created by Edward were published during the war in military produced magazines. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps, British Army, which was honored for bravery during the four month 1944 Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy. The Allies bombed the 1349 abbey in February and the resulting ruins provided protected defensive positions for German troops, blocking the northward progress of the Allies. The 2nd Polish Corps led the mountain assault i...

  6. Muted watercolor of two trees in a green, overgrown field by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Impressionistic watercolor of two scraggly, bare trees in a brown and green field near Castrocaro, a small spa town near Bologna, Italy. It was painted by Edward Herzbaum in March 1945 while his unit of the 2nd Polish Corps advanced through Italy during the war. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, Edward was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced labor camp. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. Edward was released as part of an amnesty grante...

  7. Impressionistic watercolor of a tall green tree near a field of white blossomed trees painted by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Muted, pastel hued watercolor depicting a tall, green bushy tree near a small orchard of white flowering trees near Castrocaro, a small spa town near Bologna, Italy. It was painted by Edward Herzbaum in March 1945 while his unit of the 2nd Polish Corps advanced through Italy during the war. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps from 1941-1945. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, Edward was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced labor camp. Germa...

  8. Watercolor of three trees on an Italian hillside by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor of three trees in a rolling, barren landscape near Castrocaro, a small spa town near Bologna, Italy. It was painted by Edward Herzbaum in March 1945 while his unit of the 2nd Polish Corps advanced through Italy during the war. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps from 1941-1945. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, Edward was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced labor camp. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. He was relea...

  9. Watercolor of two haystacks and a pink flowering tree by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor of two tall haystacks with a pink flowered tree near Castrocaro, a small spa town near Bologna, Italy. It was painted by Edward Herzbaum in March 1945 while his unit of the 2nd Polish Corps, the 5th Kresowa, advanced through Italy during the war. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, he was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced labor camp. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. Edward was released as part of an amnesty granted to Poli...

  10. Watercolor of a white flowering tree at the foot of a hill by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor of a large white flowering tree at the foot of a hill near Castrocaro, a small spa town near Bologna, Italy. It was painted by Edward Herzbaum in March 1945 while his unit of the 2nd Polish Corps, the 5th Kresowa, advanced through Italy during the war. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, he was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced labor camp. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. Edward was released as part of an amnesty granted t...

  11. Pencil sketch of four Italian cypresses and a nearby castle by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Pencil drawing in diagonal parallel strokes of three cypress trees at the foot of a hill with a fortress near Castrocaro, a small spa town near Bologna, Italy. It was drawn by Edward Herzbaum in March 1945 while his unit of the 2nd Polish Corps, the 5th Kresowa, advanced through Italy during the war. See 2012.471.102 for another view of this scene. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, he was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced labor camp. Germany inv...

  12. Drawing of a castle with palm trees created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Drawing of a villa near San Severo, Italy, created by Edward Herzbaum in June 1945 when he traveled around Italy after the war before studying architecture in Rome. During World War II, Edward served in the Polish Army of the East, which became the Second Polish Corps, British Army. See 2012.471.97, 100, and 101 for other versions of this palace. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, he was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced labor camp. Germany invad...

  13. Watercolor of a palace along a rocky shore created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Impressionistic watercolor of a castle on a rocky shoreline in San Severo, Italy, created by Edward Herzbaum in June 1945 when he traveled around Italy after the war before studying architecture in Rome. During World War II, Edward served in the Polish Army of the East, which became the Second Polish Corps, British Army. See 2012.471.97, 100, and 101 for other versions of this palace. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, he was arrested by Soviet security police and exile...

  14. Watercolor of two single story buildings by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor of a man walking past two buildings in Macerata, a hilltop city in central Italy, painted by Edward Herzbaum circa June 1945 when he traveled around Italy after the war before studying architecture in Rome. During World War II, Edward served in the Polish Army of the East, which became the Second Polish Corps, British Army. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, he was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced labor camp. Germany invaded the Sovie...

  15. Watercolor with a distant view of a hilltop town framed by foliage by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor with green tree tops framing a faraway view of Macerata, a hilltop city in central Italy. It was painted by by Edward Herzbaum circa June 1945 when he traveled around Italy after the war before studying architecture in Rome. During World War II, Edward served in the Polish Army of the East, which became the Second Polish Corps, British Army. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, he was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced labor camp. Germany...

  16. Muted watercolor of an Italian castle seen from offshore created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Impressionistic watercolor of a castle on the shoreline near San Severo, Italy, created by Edward Herzbaum in June 1945 when he traveled around Italy after the war before studying architecture in Rome. During World War II, Edward served in the Polish Army of the East, which became the Second Polish Corps, British Army. See 2012.471.96, .97, and 101 for other versions of this palace. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, Edward was arrested by Soviet security police and exi...

  17. Watercolor study of a seaside castle created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Exterior view of a castle near the sea in San Severo, Italy, created by Edward Herzbaum in June 1945 when he traveled around Italy after the war before studying architecture in Rome. During World War II, Edward served in the Polish Army of the East, which became the Second Polish Corps, British Army. See 2012.471.96, .97, and 101 for other versions of this palace. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, Edward was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced lab...

  18. Monte Cassino Commemorative Cross awarded to a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Monte Cassino Commemorative Cross [Krzyż Pamiątkowy Monte Cassino] awarded to Edward Herzbaum, a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps, for participation in the Battle of Monte Cassino, as well as Piedimonte and Passo Corno in Italy. The 2nd Polish Corps led the mountain assault in the May 1944 victory, the fourth battle waged by Allied forces since January 1944 to break through German defenses. Edward, age 19, had left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, he was arrested by Soviet security police a...

  19. Virtuti Militari - Wound Badge ribbon with star awarded to a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Virtuti Militari black and blue ribbon bar, or undress ribbon, with one star awarded to Edward Herzbaum, a soldier in the 5th Kresowa Infantry Division, 2nd Polish Corps, British Army, from 1942-1945. The single star recognizes that the awardee was wounded once in combat. When Edward was 19, he left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 for Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, Edward was exiled to a gulag by Soviet security police. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. Edward was released in an amnesty of Polish prisoners to fight the Germ...

  20. Riband bar with seven ribbons awarded to a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Riband bar, also known as an undress ribbon, with ribbon colors for seven medals awarded by the British and Polish governments to Edward Herzbaum, a soldier in the 5th Kresowa Infantry Division, 2nd Polish Corps, British Army, from 1942-1945. He was in combat with the British 8th Army in Italy from February 1944-May 8, 1945, and awarded for heroism. When Edward was 19, he left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 for Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, Edward was exiled to a gulag by Soviet security police. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in Jun...