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War memorial in my father’s village of Niedzieliska

By Artur S.Posted on October 30, 2022June 29, 2024
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Two rows of neatly trimmed hedges run alongside a gray cobblestone path leading towards the entrance. Beyond a pair of wrought iron gates lay scores […]

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