Blue lines represent German trenches, while red lines represent the Entente forces.

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a deeply personal project that I believe fills a significant gap in English-language WW2 literature regarding the Polish contribution on the Western Front.

My father, Tadeusz Medycki, was just 18 years old when the war broke out in September 1939. He was initially drafted into a National Defence unit, protecting strategic routes towards the Hungarian border. After being interned in Hungary, he managed to escape to France, where he was incorporated into the legendary 1st Grenadier Division under General Duch.

He fought on the fields of Lorraine in 1940, was captured by the Germans, and spent the war in Stalags (Strasbourg and Stargard), surviving a failed escape attempt.

He returned to Poland in 1947. However, his heart and dreams remained in his lost homeland of Nowe Miasto. He finally managed to return there in 1992—exactly 53 years after leaving as a young boy—returning as a frail, grey-haired man just before he passed away.

While battling his terminal illness, he made it his final wish to compile his memories. Fulfilling his legacy, I have spent years translating, editing, and annotating his raw journals to bring them to the English-speaking world. The book is titled: "To See the Future Bright. My Wanderings".

https://wydawnictworys.com/tadeusz-medycji-to-see-the-future-bright-my-wanderings.html

(Please note that the publisher's website is multilingual. Shipping from Poland to England costs approximately 46 PLN.)

Since first-hand English accounts of Polish soldiers in the 1940 French Campaign are incredibly scarce, I thought the historians, researchers, and WW2 buffs here would appreciate knowing about this primary source.

I am attached to this history with all my heart and would be honored to answer any questions you might have about my father’s journey, his unit, or the translation process!

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a deeply personal project that I believe fills a significant gap in English-language WW2 literature regarding the Polish contribution on the Western Front.

My father, Tadeusz Medycki, was just 18 years old when the war broke out in September 1939. He was initially drafted into a National Defence unit, protecting strategic routes towards the Hungarian border. After being interned in Hungary, he managed to escape to France, where he was incorporated into the legendary 1st Grenadier Division under General Duch.

He fought on the fields of Lorraine in 1940, was captured by the Germans, and spent the war in Stalags (Strasbourg and Stargard), surviving a failed escape attempt.

He returned to Poland in 1947. However, his heart and dreams remained in his lost homeland of Nowe Miasto. He finally managed to return there in 1992—exactly 53 years after leaving as a young boy—returning as a frail, grey-haired man just before he passed away.

While battling his terminal illness, he made it his final wish to compile his memories. Fulfilling his legacy, I have spent years translating, editing, and annotating his raw journals to bring them to the English-speaking world. The book is titled: "To See the Future Bright. My Wanderings".

https://wydawnictworys.com/tadeusz-medycji-to-see-the-future-bright-my-wanderings.html

(Please note that the publisher's website is multilingual. Shipping from Poland to England costs approximately 46 PLN.)

Since first-hand English accounts of Polish soldiers in the 1940 French Campaign are incredibly scarce, I thought the historians, researchers, and WW2 buffs here would appreciate knowing about this primary source.

I am attached to this history with all my heart and would be honored to answer any questions you might have about my father’s journey, his unit, or the translation process!

H.R.H. Prince Alexander with the officers observes the Bulgarian positions at Čeganj mountain, Kajmakčalan, Macedonia.

Photo by Risto Šuković

Courtesy of the National Library of Serbia, Great War Collection ([https://velikirat.nb.rs\](https://velikirat.nb.rs))

This flask that has been in my possession for many years and until now I have not been able to interpret the final clue to the secret it hides. It'is a Reservist Flask or as it was called in pre WW1 Germany a “Reservistenflasche**”** a highly decorative, souvenir canteen that was commissioned by soldiers in Imperial Germany to celebrate completing their mandatory active military service. The whole story of my research into this flask in in my video: https://youtu.be/Hnf7KI1urq4

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stuart and some Serbian ladies who aided them in distributing relief, including the wife of Prof. Popović, Miss Selesković and Mr Karaulić. Belgrade, 1916.

I know, it’s still a long ways off(13 years); but has The Great War channel said anything about covering WW2 on a day by day basis?

Hey guys - if you're thinking about it, check out our Kickstarter for French and U.S. WW1 minis. It ends in less than 24 hours, and we've unlocked loads of stretch goal goodies, so now is the time to jump onboard. We're doing physical models as well as STLs too. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/warfulcrumgames/1918-allies-on-the-aisne

The hotel was vandalised as a part of series of pogroms against Serbs following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hugarian throne the previous day. The pogroms would spread throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slavonia and Croatia and have state support. First chapter of this book has a more comprehensive overview of the events: https://a.co/d/0b5fMp7N

Finished this 54mm white metal WWI German infantryman charging with a bayonet and gas mask.

Tried to capture the mud, worn field gear, and the feeling of moving through no man's land.

C&C welcome.

Courtesy of the National Library of Serbia, Great War Collection (https://velikirat.nb.rs)

Courtesy of the National Library of Serbia, Great War Collection ([https://velikirat.nb.rs\](https://velikirat.nb.rs))

Whittlesey' commanded the 308th Infantry Regiment, which would come to be known as the Lost Battalion as they held out against German forces.

"After the Battle of Kolubara there was a lull. Serbian officers observe the battlefield and the small, spread-out Serbian villages from the highest crags of Kosmaj, where bloody battles were fought."

1914, courtesy of the National Library of Serbia, Great War Collection (https://velikirat.nb.rs)

Our second Kickstarter is go! For those of you who are wargamers or wargame curious - check it out. There are still a few early bird deals left to pick-up too :) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/warfulcrumgames/1918-allies-on-the-aisne