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A long list of medical vaccinations and treatments initially as Biega had come from forced labour in Siberia and was malnourished and in poor health.





Examples of more post war and PRC annotations. Take note of official stamp indicating he was authorized to draw three army issue handkerchiefs upon discharge. A sad postscript to a soldier's youth given in defense of world freedom.





A brief explanation of Polish legitymacja documents;
All badges or medals issued by the army to an individual were accompanied by a document authorizing the bearer to wear the referenced decoration. These documents were often made of heavy weight paper, about the thickness of a standard business card. Most soldiers carried these cards in pockets on the rear flap of the 64 Paybook.
Front side of legitymacja for Cpl. Biega.





Interior of same indicating Biega as a member of the 3rd Carpathian Division Machine gun support battalion.

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