Parachuting into Poland, 1944

Informationen zum Autor The late Marek Celt, pen name of Tadeusz Chciuk-Celt (1916-2001), was a second lieutenant in the Polish Army who twice parachuted into occupied Poland on secret missions during World War II and was awarded the Virtuti Militari, Poland's highest military decoration. After the war he worked for Radio Free Europe for forty years. Klappentext This firsthand account, never before published in English, details a secret World War II mission in 1944 called Operation Salamander, in which Tadeusz Chciuk (writing as Marek Celt) parachuted into German-occupied Poland with the enigmatic political adviser Dr. Jozef Retinger. The goal of the mission was to persuade the Polish underground forces and political leadership to accept that it was imperative to start negotiating with the Soviets right away, as they were now to be considered Poland's allies and had the full support of the British and Americans. The story culminates in Operation Wildhorn III, in which Chciuk and Retinger were picked up in Poland by a British plane that landed just a short distance from a significant detachment of German forces, and flew them to safety. Zusammenfassung "This is a first-hand account! never before in English! of a secret World War II mission in 1944 called Operation Salamander! in which Tadeusz Chciuk (writing as Marek Celt) parachuted into German-occupied Poland with the enigmatic political advisor Dr. Jozef Retinger. "--Provided by publisher. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vIntroduction by Jan Chciuk-Celt 1One. Prologue 27Two. Prehistory 31Three. With Captain Paisley in Bari 49Four. 4.4.44 69Five. Salamander, the Conspirator 89Six. The Tragedy of the Jews 114Seven. Patient Józef Brzoza 117Eight. The Third Bridge 140Nine. The End of the Song 161Appendix 1. Salamander's Report 179Appendix 2. Source Documents 182Chapter Notes 201Index 209

Klappentext
This firsthand account, never before published in English, details a secret World War II mission in 1944 called Operation Salamander, in which Tadeusz Chciuk (writing as Marek Celt) parachuted into German-occupied Poland with the enigmatic political adviser Dr. Jozef Retinger. The goal of the mission was to persuade the Polish underground forces and political leadership to accept that it was imperative to start negotiating with the Soviets right away, as they were now to be considered Poland's allies and had the full support of the British and Americans. The story culminates in Operation Wildhorn III, in which Chciuk and Retinger were picked up in Poland by a British plane that landed just a short distance from a significant detachment of German forces, and flew them to safety.

Zusammenfassung
"This is a first-hand account, never before in English, of a secret World War II mission in 1944 called Operation Salamander, in which Tadeusz Chciuk (writing as Marek Celt) parachuted into German-occupied Poland with the enigmatic political advisor Dr. Jozef Retinger. "--Provided by publisher.

Inhalt
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v
Introduction by Jan Chciuk-Celt 1
One. Prologue 27
Two. Prehistory 31
Three. With Captain Paisley in Bari 49
Four. 4.4.44 69
Five. Salamander, the Conspirator 89
Six. The Tragedy of the Jews 114
Seven. Patient Józef Brzoza 117
Eight. The Third Bridge 140
Nine. The End of the Song 161
Appendix 1. Salamander's Report 179
Appendix 2. Source Documents 182
Chapter Notes 201
Index 209

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