In these three extracts, Michał describes how they left the USSR with General Anders’s army, their arrival in Iran and his military training at Camp Barbara near Gaza in Palestine.

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One of the boats carrying Poles out of the USSR at its arrival in Iran, 1942
© Michał Giedroyć

All available extracts:

1. Amnesty and exit from the USSR
2. In Iran
3. Military training at Camp Barbara, Palestine