On this day in 1939, two and the half weeks after Hitler, Soviet Union invades Poland, Molotov declares that the Polish government has ceased to exist, as the U.S.S.R. exercises the fine print of the Hitler-Stalin Non-aggression pact—the invasion and occupation of eastern Poland. Hitlers troops were already wreaking havoc in Poland. The Polish army began retreating and regrouping east, escaping relentless German land and air offensives virtually jumping from the frying pan into the fire. In my short, unexpectedly made film, Christina Zaba whose parents were taken captive and sent to the Siberian Gulags, talks about some real life experiences of those horrific times -------------------------------------------- Meeting with talk Poles in India -- Wednesday 13th November 2013 -- 7:30pm by Zygmunt Sobolewski. Organizer Chris Ottewell (Chairman) Key Participant: Christina Malkowska Zaba (Bristol) THE ANGLO POLISH SOCIETY (Bristol and the South West) Apostle Room, Clifton Cathedral, Pembroke Road, Bristol BS8 3BX. FOUNDED IN 1832 AS THE LITERARY ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF POLAND. The Anglo Polish Society anglopolishsociety.org/ Kresy-Siberia kresy-siberia.org/galleries/refugees/polish-refugees-in-india/ Christina Zaba https://facebook/christina.zaba Chris Ottewell https://facebook/chris.ottewell1 Pawel Julian Komorowski https://facebook/paweljulian.komorowski Trailer of A Little Poland in India https://youtube/watch?v=NYrXqZ5YlaQ
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