City Secret – Polish Connection

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City Secret – Polish Connection

Photo Credits: Glenn Garrelts’ India / Kresy-Siberia Memorial Gallery

During early 40’s Karachi had a significant population of Polish refugees which fled Russian occupation in their native land. It was precisely during August 1942 and December 1944, when more than 30,000 Polish traveled to Karachi by Sea. They were accommodated in Malir by British Army. After restoration of Peace in Poland most of them moved back to Poland. Some 58 Polish nationals are buried in the Karachi Christian Cemetery Board (Gora Qabristan).

The pictures here show the activities of these refugees inside the camp on a Christmas day. Most of the pictures have been taken by a nurse in the camp. Also check the adventures of Glenn Garrelts, an american soldier, who served as Chief Clerk in the Registrars and Sick & Wounded Office of the 181st General Hospital, Karachi, from September 20, 1944 to April 13, 1945.

 

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City Secret – Polish Connection | The Karachi Walla
@django @Shamain @Muhammad Omar @Color_Less_Sky @waz

@WAJsal @kurumaya @haviZsultan @Winchester @Windjammer

Famous Pakistanis of Polish descent
Ilona Yousaf (poet)

Anna Molka Ahmad (Painter)

Air Commodore Jozef Marian Wladyslav Turowics (Aeronautical Engineer and chief architect of Pakistan,s missile program)

Zofia Turowics (First female gliding instructor of PAF)

Poles in PAF
Poles in PAF : Pakistan Air Force Wallpapers

@Neutron @Mr.Meap @Akheilos @Areesh @Hyperion

@AZADPAKISTAN2009 @Zarvan @Jonah Arthur @Umair Nawaz

Complete Names of Polish Officers and men who served PAF are as follows:
Wilhelm Adler, Władysław Augustynowicz, Władysław Banach,
Franciszek Berezowski, Wiktor Cepiński-Flegier, Mieczysław Ciesielski,
Wiktor Dobrzański, Stanisław Dudek, Henryk Franczak, Eugeniusz Gajewski,
Alfons Gluba, Mieczysław Gorzula, Stanisław Haczkiewicz,
Przemysław Hedinger, Roman Hrycak, Kajetan Ignatowski,
Zygmunt Jabłoński, Antoni Jędryszek, Bolesław Kaczmarek,
Witold Karol, Józef Kazimierczak, Ernest Keller,
Piotr Kłos, Antoni Kondrat, Józef Korczowski,
Zbigniew Kossakowski, Kazimierz Kozak,
Roman Kozik, Konstanty Krupowicz,
Henryk Kudliński, Michał Kulesza,
Stanisław Kurowski, Michał Kułagin, Henryk Kwiatkowski,
Kazimierz Leis, Stefan Maczulski, Mieczysław Maksymowicz,
Mieczysław Malinowski, Antoni Michalak,
Marian Michalak, Donat Mickiewicz, Maria Mikulska, Jan Mikulski,
Stanisław Miller, Konrad Muchowski, Mieczysław Muszyński, Wacław Niezręcki,
Bronisław Pianko, Antoni Polek, Tadeusz Południak, Henryk Raczkowski,
Edmund Sienkiewicz, Ignacy Sienkiewicz, Karol Sienkiewicz, Zdzisław Siwczyński,
Bohdan Sokół-Szahin, Stanisław Susz, Adam Szajdzicki,
Ludwik Świerzb, Czesław Tarkowski, Czesław Tarnowski,
Stefan Tronczyński, Władysław Turowicz,
Zofia Turowicz, Tadeusz Wodziński, Mieczysław Wolański,
Eugeniusz Zator, Czesław Zapaśnik,
Jerzy Zbierzchowski, Stefan Zygnerski, Julian Żuromski and Henryk Perkowicz

 

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City Secret – Polish Connection | The Karachi Walla
@django @Shamain @Muhammad Omar @Color_Less_Sky @waz

@WAJsal @kurumaya @haviZsultan @Winchester @Windjammer

Famous Pakistanis of Polish descent
Ilona Yousaf (poet)

Anna Molka Ahmad (Painter)

Air Commodore Jozef Marian Wladyslav Turowics (Aeronautical Engineer and chief architect of Pakistan,s missile program)

Zofia Turowics (First female gliding instructor of PAF)

Poles in PAF
Poles in PAF : Pakistan Air Force Wallpapers

@Neutron @Mr.Meap @Akheilos @Areesh @Hyperion

@AZADPAKISTAN2009 @Zarvan @Jonah Arthur @Umair Nawaz

Complete Names of Polish Officers and men who served PAF are as follows:
Wilhelm Adler, Władysław Augustynowicz, Władysław Banach,
Franciszek Berezowski, Wiktor Cepiński-Flegier, Mieczysław Ciesielski,
Wiktor Dobrzański, Stanisław Dudek, Henryk Franczak, Eugeniusz Gajewski,
Alfons Gluba, Mieczysław Gorzula, Stanisław Haczkiewicz,
Przemysław Hedinger, Roman Hrycak, Kajetan Ignatowski,
Zygmunt Jabłoński, Antoni Jędryszek, Bolesław Kaczmarek,
Witold Karol, Józef Kazimierczak, Ernest Keller,
Piotr Kłos, Antoni Kondrat, Józef Korczowski,
Zbigniew Kossakowski, Kazimierz Kozak,
Roman Kozik, Konstanty Krupowicz,
Henryk Kudliński, Michał Kulesza,
Stanisław Kurowski, Michał Kułagin, Henryk Kwiatkowski,
Kazimierz Leis, Stefan Maczulski, Mieczysław Maksymowicz,
Mieczysław Malinowski, Antoni Michalak,
Marian Michalak, Donat Mickiewicz, Maria Mikulska, Jan Mikulski,
Stanisław Miller, Konrad Muchowski, Mieczysław Muszyński, Wacław Niezręcki,
Bronisław Pianko, Antoni Polek, Tadeusz Południak, Henryk Raczkowski,
Edmund Sienkiewicz, Ignacy Sienkiewicz, Karol Sienkiewicz, Zdzisław Siwczyński,
Bohdan Sokół-Szahin, Stanisław Susz, Adam Szajdzicki,
Ludwik Świerzb, Czesław Tarkowski, Czesław Tarnowski,
Stefan Tronczyński, Władysław Turowicz,
Zofia Turowicz, Tadeusz Wodziński, Mieczysław Wolański,
Eugeniusz Zator, Czesław Zapaśnik,
Jerzy Zbierzchowski, Stefan Zygnerski, Julian Żuromski and Henryk Perkowicz

Mind you, after the USSR broke up, many Russians entered and live in Pakistan, in Hunza, believe it or not, my Nana personally knows people of Russian descent.

 

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Mind you, after the USSR broke up, many Russians entered and live in Pakistan, in Hunza, believe it or not, my Nana personally knows people of Russian descent.

I have also heard rumors if ex Soviet soldiers in FATA,Chitral and border regions of Balochistan

 

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I have also heard rumors if ex Soviet soldiers in FATA,Chitral and border regions of Balochistan

Not soldiers (hopefully) but many people who were frustrated with the atmosphere of the USSR it's last days.

 

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Not soldiers (hopefully) but many people who were frustrated with the atmosphere of the USSR it's last days.

Hmm first time i am hearing about a presence of Soviet civilians in Pakistan i thought only defected soldiers who were given refuge lived here

 

[Burhan Wani]

Very informative thread.
I heard about gora qabaristan.

 

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Very informative thread.
I heard about gora qabaristan.

Son of the late Cdre Turowics is still working for suparco

 

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Kazakhs and Tajiks were mostly civilians, but a few Russian civilians are very much there, many used Pakistan as a transit country, whilst many stayed.

Hmm first time i am hearing about a presence of Soviet civilians in Pakistan i thought only defected soldiers who were given refuge lived here

 

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Kazakhs and Tajiks were mostly civilians, but a few Russian civilians are very much there, many used Pakistan as a transit country, whilst many stayed.

I know about uzbeks and tajiks but kazakhs thats a new

 

[Burhan Wani]

Son of the late Cdre Turowics is still working for suparco

Respect.

 

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I know about uzbeks and tajiks but kazakhs thats a new

When USSR broke up, many people of Central Asian states had an open route to leave their homelands, because of poor conditions, Pakistan was the shortest way out, so not only did many decide to leave, but many also decided to make Pakistan a sort of residential area.

 

[Umair Nawaz]

Yes thats true, i know a kyrgz family in islamabad. They immigrated that area in 70s n r settled here, but r poor but very pious.

 

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Karachi,s guest at one time
@PaklovesTurkiye

 

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Karachi,s guest at one time
@PaklovesTurkiye

Very informative. Nice.

Thanks