1. Personal data:
Volunteer Bolesława Falana, born on 27 September 1907 in the village of Kluczyce, Włoszczowa district, Kielce voivodeship, married.
2. Date and circumstances of arrest:
On 10 February 1940, my son and I were deported to the Soviet Union.
3. Name of the camp, prison, forced labor site:
We lived in a hamlet in a barrack, in Iwnicki [?] region of the Arkhangelsk oblast; the name of the hamlet was Milondoski.
4. Description of the camp, prison:
I worked in the forest. Our pay was so low that it wasn’t enough to feed two people.
5. Composition of prisoners-of-war, prisoners, exiles:
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6. Life in the camp, prison:
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7. The NKVD’s attitude towards Poles:
Those who didn’t turn up at work or who were late for work either paid a fine or were assigned to perform some hard labor.
8. Medical assistance, hospitals, mortality rate:
Medical assistance was almost non-existent. To the Soviets, our health wasn’t something to be bothered about.
9. What, if any, was your contact with the home country and your family?
I had contact with my family.
10. When were you released and how did you manage to join the army?
I was released on 5 September 1941. In December, I got to the south and worked in a kolkhoz. I went to Tehran in the first wave, and in June I joined the Women’s Auxiliary Service.