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Photos from the collection of the Kórnik Library of the Polish Academy of Sciences - life and fight of insurgents (part 1)

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  • A group of Greater Poland insurgents – the Southern Front, Jutrosin Company commanded by Platoon Leader Jan Śliwa (first on the left), next: Senior Rifleman Franciszek Kaczmarek. Ostoje (poviat of Rawicz)
    A group of Greater Poland insurgents – the Southern Front, Jutrosin Company commanded by Platoon Leader Jan Śliwa (first on the left), next: Senior Rifleman Franciszek Kaczmarek. Ostoje (poviat of Rawicz)
  • Scouts (Czarnkow), from below: Schellner, Ceglarz, Sowa, Henke, Dobrowolski, Ziętkowski. Easter 1920.
    Scouts (Czarnkow), from below: Schellner, Ceglarz, Sowa, Henke, Dobrowolski, Ziętkowski. Easter 1920.
  • Stanisław Celichowski (1885-1947) with the youngest participant of the uprising, volunteer 14-year-old Józef Kurzem
    Stanisław Celichowski (1885-1947) with the youngest participant of the uprising, volunteer 14-year-old Józef Kurzem
  • "Sokół" Association (Czarnków): Alojzy Hanke, President (1), Kirchstein, Chief Executive (2), Mądrowski (3), Pawłowski (4), Rische (5), Maria Henke (6), Alojzy Henke (7), Józefa Henke (8), Grupiński (9), Andrzej Henke (10), Mazurek, Church (11), Piszczała (12)
    "Sokół" Association (Czarnków): Alojzy Hanke, President (1), Kirchstein, Chief Executive (2), Mądrowski (3), Pawłowski (4), Rische (5), Maria Henke (6), Alojzy Henke (7), Józefa Henke (8), Grupiński (9), Andrzej Henke (10), Mazurek, Church (11), Piszczała (12)
  • The flag in front of the front of the regiment
    The flag in front of the front of the regiment
  • View of Czarnków from the church tower on the city and Noteć
    View of Czarnków from the church tower on the city and Noteć
  • The People’s Guard of the Września poviat taking the oath on 25/05/1919 in the market square in Września
    The People’s Guard of the Września poviat taking the oath on 25/05/1919 in the market square in Września
  • Insurgents taking the oath in the market square in Jutrosin
    Insurgents taking the oath in the market square in Jutrosin
  • Armoured car Erhardt E-V/4 acquired
    Armoured car Erhardt E-V/4 acquired
  • Scouting Rally in Wierzenica (8-10 June 1919). Henryk Śniegocki, Józef Pawlak with the flag of the Black Scouts, x. Łukomski (Stanisław Kostka?)
    Scouting Rally in Wierzenica (8-10 June 1919). Henryk Śniegocki, Józef Pawlak with the flag of the Black Scouts, x. Łukomski (Stanisław Kostka?)
  • Scouts (Buk, 1919)
    Scouts (Buk, 1919)
  • Stefan Dobrowolski, Jan dąbkowski ze Śmieszkowa i Alojzy Benedykt Henke (Czarnków)
    Stefan Dobrowolski, Jan dąbkowski ze Śmieszkowa i Alojzy Benedykt Henke (Czarnków)
  • Alojzy Nowak (in the middle of the photo with a little moustache)
    Alojzy Nowak (in the middle of the photo with a little moustache)
  • The building in Chodzież, where the meetings of the insurgent command took place
    The building in Chodzież, where the meetings of the insurgent command took place
  • Commander of the 2nd Wielkopolska Rifle Division Colonel Jasiński gives the flag to Colonel Galecki
    Commander of the 2nd Wielkopolska Rifle Division Colonel Jasiński gives the flag to Colonel Galecki
  • Scouting team with team Roman Krall (first on the right)
    Scouting team with team Roman Krall (first on the right)
  • Children leading the units during the takeover of the Chodzież poviat
    Children leading the units during the takeover of the Chodzież poviat
  • Grodzisk 1917. From the left: Władysław Sypniewski, Łucjan Hoffmann (civilian), Franciszek Marciniak, Kazimierz Skrzydlewski (civilian), Jan Marciniak (civilian), Tadeusz Skrzydlewski)
    Grodzisk 1917. From the left: Władysław Sypniewski, Łucjan Hoffmann (civilian), Franciszek Marciniak, Kazimierz Skrzydlewski (civilian), Jan Marciniak (civilian), Tadeusz Skrzydlewski)
  • A group of soldiers from the 8th Company of the 9th Greater Poland Rifle Regiment (1919)
    A group of soldiers from the 8th Company of the 9th Greater Poland Rifle Regiment (1919)
  • Group of members of the Pleszew Workers' and Soldiers' Council
    Group of members of the Pleszew Workers' and Soldiers' Council
  • A group of Jutrosiński insurgents, including Marian Kasprzak
    A group of Jutrosiński insurgents, including Marian Kasprzak
  • Group of the first insurgents from Pleszew County
    Group of the first insurgents from Pleszew County
  • Scouts from Czarnkow in Gębice: Haendschke (1), Henke (2), Kurzawa (3), Pertek teacher (4), Leonard Nehring (5), Koenig (6), Przybylski (7), Matews (8), Fasiński (9), Nowicki (10), Kazimierz Matuszewski (11), Krzyżanowski (12), Hagedorn (13), Dąbkowski (14)
    Scouts from Czarnkow in Gębice: Haendschke (1), Henke (2), Kurzawa (3), Pertek teacher (4), Leonard Nehring (5), Koenig (6), Przybylski (7), Matews (8), Fasiński (9), Nowicki (10), Kazimierz Matuszewski (11), Krzyżanowski (12), Hagedorn (13), Dąbkowski (14)
  • Scouts (Czarnków): Jan Dąbkowski (1), Geremek (2), Waśko (3), Risze (4), Hagehorn (5), Rosada (6), Nehring (7), Ziętkowski (8), Antoni Henke zastępca drużynowego (9), Risza (10), Kurzawa (11), Przybylski (12), Nowicki (13), Mastek (14), Risze (15), Ceglarz (16)
    Scouts (Czarnków): Jan Dąbkowski (1), Geremek (2), Waśko (3), Risze (4), Hagehorn (5), Rosada (6), Nehring (7), Ziętkowski (8), Antoni Henke zastępca drużynowego (9), Risza (10), Kurzawa (11), Przybylski (12), Nowicki (13), Mastek (14), Risze (15), Ceglarz (16)
  • General Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki before the company of honour at the railway station in Chodzież
    General Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki before the company of honour at the railway station in Chodzież
  • Kazimierz Sopałowicz (1898-1919) and Jan Sopałowicz [December of 1918]
    Kazimierz Sopałowicz (1898-1919) and Jan Sopałowicz [December of 1918]
  • Kazimierz Zenkleter
    Kazimierz Zenkleter
  • Left side of the flag donated on 1 March 1920 by the inhabitants of Chodzież region
    Left side of the flag donated on 1 March 1920 by the inhabitants of Chodzież region
  • Pleszew's officers
    Pleszew's officers
  • Orchestra of the Buk Company. Standing, from the left: Antoni Brzeziński, Stefan Chojnacki, Franciszek Maćkowiak, Stefan Miński, Józef Zeuschner, WładysławBrzeziński, Kazimierz Strzelewicz. Sitting, from the left: Bronisław Murkowski, Jan Brzeziński, Jan Gettler, SzczepanStrzelewicz
    Orchestra of the Buk Company. Standing, from the left: Antoni Brzeziński, Stefan Chojnacki, Franciszek Maćkowiak, Stefan Miński, Józef Zeuschner, WładysławBrzeziński, Kazimierz Strzelewicz. Sitting, from the left: Bronisław Murkowski, Jan Brzeziński, Jan Gettler, SzczepanStrzelewicz
  • The insurgents’ outpost in Ofelia near Margonin
    The insurgents’ outpost in Ofelia near Margonin
  • The insurgents’ outpost in Ofelia near Margonin
    The insurgents’ outpost in Ofelia near Margonin
  • A monument of Greater Poland insurgents which stood in the market square in Śrem before 1939
    A monument of Greater Poland insurgents which stood in the market square in Śrem before 1939
  • Welcome to the Third Battalion of the 7th Rifle Regiment in Pietronki at the Bniński's house
    Welcome to the Third Battalion of the 7th Rifle Regiment in Pietronki at the Bniński's house
  • Poznań scouts, marked Bronisław Drwęski, son of an organist, died after serving a prison sentence
    Poznań scouts, marked Bronisław Drwęski, son of an organist, died after serving a prison sentencePoznań scouts, marked Bronisław Drwęski, son of an organist, died after serving a prison sentence
  • Welcoming the 7th Greater Poland Rifle Regiment in the market square in Chodzież
    Welcoming the 7th Greater Poland Rifle Regiment in the market square in Chodzież
  • Recruits of the German backup communication battalion in Wroclaw
    Recruits of the German backup communication battalion in Wroclaw
  • The headquarters of the command of the 1st Battalion of the 4th Regiment of Wielkopolska Riflemen (until 21 February 1919) in W±growiec - currently the building of the Secondary School Complex No. 2 named after Lt. Col Stanislaw Kulinski
    The headquarters of the command of the 1st Battalion of the 4th Regiment of Wielkopolska Riflemen (until 21 February 1919) in W±growiec - currently the building of the Secondary School Complex No. 2 named after Lt. Col Stanislaw Kulinski