Bidspirit auction | WW2 Colditz Castle Liberation cover

WW2 Colditz Castle Liberation cover signed POWS Pope and Giertych No. 32 of 55. Captain A. L. Pope: A British officer in the Royal Fusiliers who was captured in May 1940 and arrived at Colditz in July 1943. Jedrzej Giertych (7 January 1903 - 9 October 1992) was a Polish right-wing politician, journalist and writer. During World War II he was mobilised into the Polish Navy. His unit was soon encircled in the course of the battle for the Hel Peninsula, but he surrendered only on 2 October 1939[2] and was captured by Germans. He was the first Polish 'incorrigible escaper' to be imprisoned in the Colditz POW camp Oflag IVC. Moved with the Colditz Polish contingent to Oflag VI-B at Dossel, he was one of the survivors when on 27 September 1944 a British bomb carried by a Mosquito aircraft of No. 139 Squadron RAF, aimed at nearby Kassel, hit the camp in error and killed 90 Polish prisoners. His sister was a member of the Home Army and was wounded during the Warsaw Uprising. Single Vendor signed RAF cover collection. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99