PISM Archive Documents
The following documents are held at the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum (PISM) in London, under reference KOL.722. They were scanned in June 2026 and transcribed here. They relate to the life and military service of Paul Frederick Sapieha (Paweł Sapieha), 1900–1987.
Wartime Diary (KOL.722/17)
A personal diary covering July 1944 to June 1945, comprising two physical sections: typed loose-leaf pages and a bound British Government diary (S.O. Book 130). Together they cover the liberation of Paris, the Battle of the Bulge, the Rhineland campaign, and the first weeks after VE Day.
Part I: Normandy to the Bulge (July 1944 – January 1945)
Part II: Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe (November 1944 – June 1945)
Biography Transcript (KOL.722/2)
A direct transcript of the eight pages in KOL.722/2: a three-page typed biographical narrative (author unknown), followed by US Army service records — WD AGO Form 53 (Certificate of Service), WD AGO Form 66 (Officer Qualification Record), and DD Form 214 (Korean War separation).
Biography Transcript (KOL.722/2)
Military Record (KOL.722/3, KOL.722/7, KOL.722/8, KOL.722/17)
A compiled military record drawing on decoration citations, personal history statements, Polish Government-in-Exile documents, the wartime diary, and US Army separation records. Covers Polish Army service (1918–1941), US Army WWII service (1943–1946), and post-war US Army service in Korea (1951–1954).