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  1. Watercolor of purple and white mountains under a blue sky by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor study of snow capped mountains created by 21 year old Edward Herzbaum in June 1942 in Blagoveshchenskoye, Soviet Union, (now Blagoveshenka (Kyrgyzstan]. Edward was with the Polish Armed Forces of the East, later the 2nd Polish Corps, traveling south toward British territory in Iraq. 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 relea...

  2. Illustration of a mortar explosion as soldiers hit the beach by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Ink illustration of a mortar shell exploding in the water with soldiers lying on the beach created by 24 year old Edward Herzbaum for a Polish soldiers' magazine, "Uwaga Nadchodzi!" circa 1944. It was based on the Allied offensive in Portella, Italy, on May 23, 1944. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps which joined the British 8th Army for the Italian campaign in 1944. He participated in the four month long Battle of Monte Cassino during which the 2nd Polish Corps led the mountain assault in the May 1944 victory. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Germany occupied the cou...

  3. View of Monte Cassino abbey through camouflage netting by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor study of the ruins of Monte Cassino abbey viewed through camouflage netting painted by 24 year old Edward Herzbaum on May 31, 1944. Edward was a soldier in the 5th Kresowa, 2nd Polish Corps, which was honored for their bravery during the four month long 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. The 2nd Polish Corps led the mountain assault in the May 1944 victory, the fourth battle waged by Allied forces to break through the German stronghold blocking the wa...

  4. Self portrait caricature of a soldier sketching by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Self portrait cartoon in ink of a young soldier sketching created by 25 year old Edward Herzbaum in Italy circa 1945, after the war. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps which joined the British 8th Army for the Italian campaign in 1944. He participated in the four month long Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy from January - May 1944, during which the 2nd Polish Corps led the mountain assault in the May 1944 victory. Edward, 19, 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 b...

  5. Watercolor of Monte Cassino abbey ruins by a young Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor of Monte Cassino abbey ruins created by 24 year old Edward Herzbaum on May 31, 1944. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps, who participated in the four month long Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy from January - May 1944. The Allies bombed the 1349 abbey in February and the resulting ruins provided protected defensive positions for German troops. The 2nd Polish Corps led the mountain assault in the May 1944 victory, the fourth battle by Allied forces since January to break through German defenses. Edward, 19, had left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Germany occupied the countr...

  6. Ink drawing of soldiers on a camouflaged tank by a young Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Silhouette style ink drawing of soldiers around the gun turret of a tank advancing through Bologna, Italy, created by 25 year old Edward Herzbaum for a Polish soldiers' magazine, "Uwaga Nadchodzi!" after the April 1945 battle in Bologna, Italy. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps which joined the British 8th Army for the Italian campaign in 1944. He participated in the four month long Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy from January -May 1944, during which the 2nd Polish Corps led the mountain assault in the May 1944 victory. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Germany occupi...

  7. Drawing of the Warsaw Mermaid, emblem of Warsaw, and of the 2nd Polish Corps by a Jewish soldier

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Ink drawing of the Warsaw Mermaid, Syrenka, the coat of arms of Warsaw, also used by the 2nd Polish Corps, drawn by Edward Herzbaum. Edward was a soldier in the Polish Army of the East and then the 5th Kresowa, 2nd Polish Corps, British Army from 1941-1945. Edward, 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 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 Polis...

  8. Watercolor of snowy mountains created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor study of snow capped mountains created by 22 year old Edward Herzbaum in late May 1942 in Dzhalalabad, Soviet Union, (now Jalal-Abad (Kyrgyzstan)]. Edward was with the Polish Armed Forces of the East, later the 2nd Polish Corps, traveling south toward British territory in Iraq. 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 releas...

  9. Drawing of a 3 donkeys with packs in the mountains created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Black ink drawing of three donkeys carrying bundles of cotton created by 22 year old Edward Herzbaum depicting a February 1942 scene from Kyrgyzstan and created in Italy in 1944 for a Polish soldiers' magazine, "Uwaga Nadchodzi!." He arrived in Kyrgyzstan shortly after his release from a Soviet labor camp and his voluntary enlistment in the Polish Armed Forces of the East, later 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 So...

  10. Tan woolen pouch used by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Tan drawstring pouch used by Edward Herzbaum, a soldier in the 5th Krestowa, 2nd Polish Corps, British Army. Edward, age 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 for Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, he 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. He headed south to join the Polish Forces of the East, known as Anders Army. In August 1942, the unit left Soviet territory and became the 2nd Polish Corps. In February 1944, they joined the ...

  11. Watercolor of mountains and a shoreline painted by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor study of dark brown mountains along the Caspian Sea created by 22 year old Edward Herzbaum in July 1942 in Krasnovodsk, Soviet Union, (now Turkmenbashy, Turkmenistan]. Edward was with the Polish Armed Forces of the East, later the 2nd Polish Corps, traveling south toward British territory in Iraq. 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. E...

  12. Watercolor of a blue/green sea created by a young Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor with a blue green body of water painted by 22 year old Edward Herzbaum circa September 1942 in Khanaqin, Iraq. Edward had traveled south with the Polish Armed Forces of the East, later the 2nd Polish Corps, from the Soviet Union to British territory in Iraq. 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...

  13. Portfolio of 4 drawings of London buildings by a Jewish veteran, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Portfolio of four architectural studies of buildings in London, England, created by Edward Herzbaum in 1947 while he studied architecture at Polish University College in London, following service as a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps from 1942-1945. 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. He joined the Polish Army of the East, k...

  14. Portfolio of architectural studies of 2 sites in Rome by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

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  15. Portfolio of architectural drawings of Italy done by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Portfolio of drawings of cites and buildings throughout Italy created by Edward Herzbaum in 1947 while he studied architecture at Polish University College in London, following service as a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps from 1942-1945. 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. He joined the Polish Army of the East, known as And...

  16. Gulag ration coupon issued to a Polish Jewish prisoner

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Gulag ration coupon issued to Edward Herzbaum, when he was interned in a Soviet slave labor camp from June 1940 - 1941/2. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 for Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, he was exiled to a gulag by Soviet security police. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. Edward was released in an amnesty granted to Polish prisoners. He headed south to join the Polish Army of the East, known as Anders Army. In August 1942, the unit left Soviet territory and became the 2nd Polish Corps, British Army. In Fe...

  17. Occupation currency note, 500 Karbowanez, acquired by Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Germany occupation currency note, 500 karbowanez, issued in March 1942 in Rovno in German occupied eastern Poland (Rivne, Ukraine) acquired by Edward Herzbaum, a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps from 1942-1945. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 for Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, he was exiled to a gulag by Soviet security police. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. Edward was released in an amnesty granted to Polish prisoners. He headed south to join the Polish Army of the East, known as Anders Army. In August 1...

  18. Watercolor of the Ponte Vecchio, Florence by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, created by Edward Herzbaum in 1945-1946 when he was studying architecture in Rome after war service as a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps, British Army, from 1942-1945. 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. He joined the Polish Army of the East, known as Anders Army. In Augus...

  19. Red gift box owned by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Red cardboard gift box owned by Edward Herzbaum, a soldier in the Polskie Siły Zbrojne, 5 Kresowa Dywizja Piechoty, [Polish Armed Forces, 5th Kresowa Infantry Division], 2nd Polish Corps, British Army, from 1942-1945. 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 forced labor camp by Soviet security police. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. Edward was released in an amnesty of Polish prisoners and joined the Polish Army of the East, known as Anders Army...

  20. Watercolor of 3 camels with packs and rider created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor of three packed camels with a cloaked rider created by 22 year old Edward Herzbaum in March 1942. Edward had recently joined the Polish Armed Forces of the East, later the 2nd Polish Corps, now in Kyrgyzstan, following his release from a Soviet labor camp. 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, 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 g...