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Franciszek Leon Oleksow from Poland served in The 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade during The Second World War.Lieutenant Oleksow Took part in Operation Market Garden.

In September 1948 Franciszek Oleksow, then a welder in Stamford, Lincolnshire became a UK Citizen.

Lieutenant Franciszek Oleksow

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Arnhem (Operation Market Garden)
1st Allied Airborne Corps, which included the American 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, was tasked to secure the main canal...
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Lt Franciszek Oleksow (right) and unknown, location believed to be Scotland, date unknown.
Lt Franciszek Oleksow (right) and unknown, location believed to be Scotland, date unknown.

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Franciszek Oleksow, date unknown.
Franciszek Oleksow, date unknown.