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Janusz Kaluski
Janusz Marja Stefan Rogala Kaluski (1924"Stamp of a Nation" in ''Stamp Lover'', Vol. 95, December 2003, p.163.–2010) was a sapper in the Polish Army who took part in the D-Day landings of World War II and who later won the Cross of Valour. In later life, Kaluski devoted himself to the philately of Poland, eventually becoming a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London and donating his stamp collection of fifty years to the British Library Philatelic Collections in 2003. Early life Jan Kaluski was born in Poland in 1924 and began collecting stamps in 1933, continuing until the outbreak of World War II in 1939. World War II Kaluski joined the Polish Army in the West in 1941, after arriving in Scotland via Persia, Palestine, Egypt and South Africa. He took part in the D-Day landings as a sapper and carried out mine-clearing work in the Netherlands. He was awarded the Cross of Valour. After the war he settled in the United Kingdom where he lived for the rest of his life. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janusz Kaluski (young)
Janusz Marja Stefan Rogala Kaluski (1924"Stamp of a Nation" in ''Stamp Lover'', Vol. 95, December 2003, p.163.–2010) was a sapper in the Polish Army who took part in the D-Day landings of World War II and who later won the Cross of Valor (Poland), Cross of Valour. In later life, Kaluski devoted himself to the philately of Postage stamps and postal history of Poland, Poland, eventually becoming a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London and donating his Stamp collecting, stamp collection of fifty years to the British Library Philatelic Collections in 2003. Early life Jan Kaluski was born in Poland in 1924 and began collecting stamps in 1933, continuing until the outbreak of World War II in 1939. World War II Kaluski joined the Polish Army in the West in 1941, after arriving in Scotland via Persia, Palestine, Egypt and South Africa. He took part in the D-Day landings as a sapper and carried out mine-clearing work in the Netherlands. He was awarded the Cross of Valor (Poland) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |