PSZnZ Card with Photographs After General Henryk Piatkowski Cairo

Card with seven photographs from an album belonging to General Henryk Piatkowski. The photographs show officers, probably of the Polish Army in the Middle East, including General Henryk Piatkowski and General Józef Wiatr. The album also includes photos of the Nile River and its surroundings. One of the photographs shows military officers surrounded by representative interiors, which may indicate an official meeting or staff briefing.
Henryk Tadeusz Piątkowski alias "Grzmot", "Blyskawica" (1902-1969) - Polish colonel of infantry, brigadier general in exile, knight of the Order of Virtuti Militari. He fought in the defense of Lviv (1918), participated in the Polish-Bolshevik war, was a Polish champion in athletics. During the May Coup (1926) he sided with the government. He took part in the September campaign, interned in Romania, later served in the Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade and the 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division, fought at Monte Cassino and Ancona. After the war he remained in exile, and in 1964 was appointed brigadier general by General Wladyslaw Anders. Died in Penley, buried in London.
Dimensions: card 20 x 25 cm
Condition as in photos.