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WW2 Polish – Travel Order to Kolomyia, 14 September 1939 – Special Transport during the Evacuation of the Military Authorities
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An original, individual travel order issued in Warsaw on 14 September 1939 by the Ministry of Military Affairs, Bureau of Army Administration, for reserve platoon sergeant Marcin Bolesławski, serving with the Ministry of Military Affairs.
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The document directed him to travel on official duty with a special transport to Kolomyia, with instructions to return to his permanent place of assignment. The order was valid from 15 September 1939.
The document requests that all authorities provide the bearer with immediate assistance “in any way required”. Such a clause was intended to facilitate movement in wartime conditions and to ensure administrative, transport and organisational support along the route.
The order bears the seal of the Ministry of Military Affairs and the signature of Colonel Karol Krzysztof Bokalski, a qualified staff officer and Head of the Bureau of Army Administration. The visible registry number, L. dz. 208, together with the official form, confirms that the document was issued through the Ministry’s formal administrative channels.
The order was issued at one of the most critical moments in the evacuation of the Polish military authorities. Following the German invasion, the Polish High Command gradually withdrew eastwards. On 11 September, its command post was located at Włodzimierz Wołyński, while between 13 and 15 September the staff of the Commander-in-Chief moved in several stages to Kolomyia, near the Romanian frontier. On 15 September, Marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły transferred his headquarters there.
Kolomyia subsequently became one of the last important command centres of the Polish Army. The highest Polish state authorities were also concentrated in the area, while considering further evacuation through Romania. The situation deteriorated dramatically on 17 September, following the Soviet invasion of Poland. During the night of 17–18 September, the Commander-in-Chief and his staff crossed the Romanian frontier near Kuty.
The date and destination of Marcin Bolesławski’s journey therefore suggest his involvement in one of the special transports connected with the evacuation or logistical support of the Polish military authorities. The document does not, however, specify the exact nature of his assignment, the type of transport or the cargo being carried.
Condition as shown in the photographs.
