Polish Navy Photo Album 1918-1945 – ORP Grom Piorun Iskra – WWII Naval History

A rare photographic record of the Polish Navy, based on original museum and private archival collections, featuring 204 archival black-and-white photographs.

This illustrated volume presents the history of the Polish Navy of the Second Republic of Poland (1918–1939) through period photographs preserved in the collections of the District Museum in Toruń. It highlights Toruń as a unique military center of naval education, training, and daily service.

The book documents naval schools, cadet life, ceremonies, promotions, training cruises, and maritime activities. A large part of the material comes from the photographic collection of Wienczysław Doński, complemented by images taken by other naval officers and sailors.

The volume also includes material on the Polish Navy during World War II, including ships and crews operating in exile, making it a valuable visual reference for collectors, historians, and maritime history enthusiasts.

Contents include:

• Naval officer schools and cadet training in Toruń

• Instructional courses and daily life at naval academies

• Ceremonies, promotions, balls, and official events

• Training cruises and sea exercises

• River Flotilla and coastal bases (Puck, Gdynia)

• Polish Navy ships, foreign visits, and service abroad

• Polish Navy in the West during World War II

• Personal memoirs of a naval officer

• Indexes of people, ships, and geographic locations

Details:

• Publisher: District Museum in Toruń (Muzeum Okręgowe w Toruniu)

• Year of publication: 2016

• Language: Polish

• Pages: 195 (204 photographs)

• Illustrations: Black-and-white photographic reproductions

• Cover: Softcover with flaps

• Dimensions: 21 × 30 cm

• Weight: 0.84 kg

• Condition: New

Table of contents translated from Polish:

Introduction – 7

1. Naval Officer Schools in Toruń – 9
2. Temporary Instructor Courses for Naval Officers – 19
3. Naval Officers’ School – 21
4. Naval Cadet School – 23
5. Training on School Grounds – 27
6. Sea Training – 32
7. First Officer Promotion – 38
8. Officer Promotions on ORP “Bałtyk” – 41
9. Ceremonies – 49
10. Balls & Formal Events – 59
11. Staff and Cadets – 65
12. Training Cruises – 76
    • ORP “Iskra” – 76
    • ORP “Wilia” – 84
13. Vistula Flotilla – 109
14. Puck, Gdynia, Ships, Foreign Visits – 114
15. Polish Navy in the West – 130
    • ORP “Grom” – 130
    • ORP “Piorun” – 135
    • OORP “Orkan”, “Kujawiak”, “Błyskawica” – 157
16. Notes – 164
17. Memoirs of Cdr. Jan Busiakiewicz – 170
18. Index of Persons Appearing in the Photos – 177
19. Index of Ships Appearing in the Photos – 184
20. Index of Geographic Locations in the Photos – 188
21. Selected Bibliography and Appendices – 194

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