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An Unknown Account of the September Engagements Fought by ORP “Wicher”
An Unknown Account of the September Engagements Fought by ORP “Wicher”

Author(s): Maciej Franz
Subject(s): History, Local History / Microhistory, Military history, Recent History (1900 till today), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: Polish campaign of 1939; ORP “Wicher;” memoirs; Witold Hubert; destroyer

Summary/Abstract: The memoirs of Witold Hubert, a non-commissioned officer from the destroyer ORP “Wicher,” were written down in 1970. They cover three days of combat in September 1939. The account has never been published before. It supplements in an important way the existing knowledge on the engagements of the Polish Navy in the Polish campaign of 1939. The publication of the memoirs reminds readers of the tragic days of September 1939 and the figure of Witold Hubert.

  • Issue Year: 35/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 135-157
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: English