One of the most forgotten pages of the past of Poland from the Second planet War is connected with the destiny of our compatriots, who, while surviving in the east voivodships of the Second Republic of Poland, experienced repression and harassment practically from each of the then enemies of Poland and Poles. Therefore, it is crucial to reconstruct the memory of these people, their stories not only according to statistical calculations, but to show the destiny of circumstantial people who have felt and suffered.
Forgotten heroes: brothers Bronisław and Jan Pogorzały. We are highly pleased that we can bring the destiny of the household to our readers, which could easy become a surviving script for a movie showing the actual image of the war that Poles of the time had to face.
Bronisław Pogorzaly was born on 16 August 1914 in Tarnopolskie Voivodeship. During the pre-war period, he acted for the local community as the head of the cultural centre. He participated in the Polish defence war in 1939. He avoided russian captivity and returned to his home in October 1939. With the improvement of genocidal activity by the OUN-UPA sadists, he and his household had to hide from the unmistakable beastly death. He managed to escape and cross the front to the russian side.
There he joined the 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division and participated in the conflict of Lenino. After this battle, he was assigned to the armored army officer's school, which he completed in the fall of 1944. He went to the front again taking part in the fights for Warsaw, Wrocław, Nysa, Budziszyn, Dresden and Mielnik. For his participation in the war, he was awarded the conflict Cross. At first, after the war, he lived in alleged areas. The lands recovered to decision to Włocławka in the following years, where he died in 1994. He never joined the communist party.
His brother Jan Pogorzała (1911-1980) besides wrote a war story. He joined the Polish Army created in the East at the draft point in Sumach[1]. He fought for Poland in the ranks of the 10th Infantry Regiment, fighting for, among others, breaking the Pomorskie Wall and the conflict of Kołobrzeg. For his sacrifice, he was awarded the Knights Cross. He died in 1980 and was buried in the village of Lutol Mokrym (the municipality of Trzciel). He besides wanted nothing to do with the communist system.
These examples show how winding and intricate were the fates of Poles during planet War II. It is our work to remember these people and to appreciate their dedication to parent Homeland, which is 1 for all in whom breasts beat white-red hearts.
Bronisław Pogorza and his daughter.
Jan Hot.[1] https://wbh.wp.mil.pl/scanydetale_search engine_personal database/1971018/ 9 Update 25.6.2025)
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