Recipients - Person - Instytut Pileckiego
See also
- Oksana Karpiuk (1892-?)
awarded
Oksana Karpiuk (1892-?)
Oksana found the children at nightfall. She hid not only the youngest members of the Polish family at her home, but also the elderly – the parents and the grandmother.
- Peter Fraser (1884-1950) Janet Fraser (1888-1945)
awarded
Peter Fraser (1884-1950) Janet Fraser (1888-1945)
In the autumn of 1944, the troopship USS General George M. Randall was moored at the coast of New Zealand, carrying 733 Polish children – mostly orphans – and their guardians.
- Ecaterina Olimpia Caradja (1893–1993)
awarded
Ecaterina Olimpia Caradja (1893–1993)
“Kurier Polski” published in Bucharest on 3 December 1939 was full of alarming headlines: “The Soviet attack on Finland”, “Executions and deportations.” One of them gave people hope: “Under the care of Princess Caragea. Home for mothers and chilldren.”
