The exhibition consists of 23 panels divided into three thematic sections.
The first section presents the fates and combat path of Polish soldiers under the command of Gen. Władysław Anders - from the formation of units in the USSR, through the evacuation to the Middle East and the creation of the 2nd Polish Corps, to the Italian campaign and postwar fates.
The second section presents profiles of distinguished senior commanders of the major units of the 2nd Corps: Gen. Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko (deputy to Gen. Anders), Gen. Klemens Rudnicki (deputy commander of the 5th Kresy Infantry Division, from 1945 commander of the 1st Armoured Division after Gen. Stanisław Maczek), Gen. Nikodem Sulik (commander of the 5th Kresy Infantry Division), Gen. Bronisław Rakowski (commander of the 2nd Warsaw Armoured Division), Gen. Konstanty Skąpski (commander of the engineers of the 2nd Corps), and Col. Bronisława Wysłouchowa (commander of the Auxiliary Women's Military Service of the 2nd Corps).
The third section presents veterans of the 2nd Polish Corps from Kraków and its surroundings: Prof. Wojciech Narębski (22nd Artillery Supply Company), Tomasz Skrzyński (Carpathian Uhlan Regiment), Mieczysław Herod (1st Carpathian Light Artillery Regiment), and Fr. Adam Studziński (chaplain of the 4th Armoured Regiment "Skorpion" and of the 2nd Motorised Commando Battalion of the 2nd Corps).
In addition to the panels, the exhibition will also include artefacts - mementos of Gen. Klemens Rudnicki, Prof. Wojciech Narębski, Col. Bronisława Wysłouchowa, Lt. Tomasz Skrzyński and Capt. Władysław Iwanowski (deputy commander of the 4th Armoured Regiment "Skorpion").
The exhibition was prepared by a team from the Znaki Pamięci Foundation from Warsaw, consisting of Dr Aneta Hoffmann and Krzysztof Hoffmann, with the participation of the families of veterans and financial support from the Kraków County. Project partners: the Independent Scout Association "Czerwony Mak" in Skawina and the Centre for Culture and Sport in Skawina. The curator on behalf of the Museum is Arkadiusz Bąk.
History Is Made by PEOPLE - 2nd Corps
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