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[Eugeniusz Quirini de Saalbrück], Kirkcaldy. Polska gwiazdka w Szkocji w 1940 roku
[Eugeniusz Quirini de Saalbrück], Kirkcaldy: Polish Christmas in Scotland in 1940
Author(s): Danuta Quirini-PopławskaSubject(s): Cultural history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Quirini de Saalbrück; Kirkcaldy; Szkocja; Dowództwo Obozów i Oddziałów Wojska Polskiego w Szkocji; działalność kulturalno-oświatowa Wojska Polskiego; druga wojna światowa; Scotland; Command of the Pol
Summary/Abstract: This text is an edited source material that is a part of the memoirs of Certified Colonel Eugeniusz Quirini de Saalbrück (1891–1978) from his stay in Scotland in his capacity as a cultural and educational officer in the Polish soldiers camp in Kirkcaldy during World War II. The text is an account of a Christmas celebration organised for Scottish children on 19 December 1940 under the supervision of Col. Quirini in the local Rio cinema. The original text is part of Col. Quirini’s estate that is in the possession of his family.
Journal: Prace Historyczne
- Issue Year: 148/2021
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 623-639
- Page Count: 17
- Language: Polish