Point d’intérêt
Women Soldiers gallery
Uniforms and documents explore Polish women’s military service during the Second World War.
Langue du contenu
Original uniforms from 1944-1946 provide a material starting point for the history of women in the armed forces. Documents, photographs and decorations accompany them. The gallery presents Polish women’s military service during the Second World War, covering training, front-line duties, and work supporting command and logistics.
The core of the collection consists of memorabilia belonging to women who served in Berling’s Army, including the Emilia Plater Independent Women’s Battalion. Bringing clothing together with personal documents helps introduce individual service histories. A uniform records the material side of military life, while a photograph or document connects it to the person who wore it.
The gallery extends beyond units formed in the east. It also covers the Polish Armed Forces in the West and underground activities. Its shared subject is the variety of tasks undertaken by women during the war. Everyday equipment appears alongside service documents and decorations, rather than reducing their experiences to a single type of military work.
Pour les enfants
Women also served in the armed forces during the Second World War. This gallery contains their uniforms from 1944-1946, documents, photographs and decorations. These objects explore both training and different military jobs. Some women served in front-line units; others helped organise supplies or command work.
Memorabilia of soldiers from the Emilia Plater Independent Women’s Battalion form an important part of the collection. The gallery also presents Polish women serving in the West and in the underground, which meant secret organisations. A uniform and a photograph can tell us about the same person in different ways: one shows her equipment, while the other preserves her appearance. Documents help reconstruct her service history.
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