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The families of an elite group of Polish resistance fighters who trained in the UK before fighting the Nazis from behind enemy lines during the second world war are being encouraged to share their stories on the 80th anniversary of the unit’s first mission. English Heritage is appealing to the relatives of Cichociemni agents to come forward and provide details of the group who parachuted back into their own country to help lead the strongest.
An appeal for wartime memories has been launched on the 80th anniversary of the first mission of the Cichociemni – the elite Polish paratroopers who trained in Britain and led the resistance against Hitler’s forces in Nazi-occupied Poland.
Many of the Cichociemni, “the silent and unseen”, completed their training at Audley End House in Essex as part of a little-known chapter in the secret war against the Nazis.
Much of their training took place within the grounds of the house, though some exercises took them further afield including raiding the local post office and railway station.
Polish trainers were allowed off base to visit local pubs and cafes, and during night exercises the trainee agents occasionally came to blows with the local police or Home Guard who came across their nocturnal manoeuvres.
English Heritage wants to hear from family members with memories of the Cichociemni - the Silent Unseen. They trained at Audley End House and dropped behind enemy lines into Nazi occupied Poland.
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