Polish Red Cross
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Polish Red Cross (Polish: Polish Red Cross, commoly abbr. PCK) is the Polish member of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It was founded in 1919 and recognized by the Red Cross on 24 July, and its first president was Paweł Sapieha.
[edit] WWII Work in Spain
In 1942, the eminent Polish cryptologists Marian Rejewski and Henryk Zygalski managed to escape from occupied France to Spain, but were then imprisoned by the Spanish. The Polish Red Cross gained access to them, and arrangements were made for food packages to be delivered. The Red Cross personnel, perhaps understanding who they were communicating with, then displayed their own, rather daring cryptographic ingenuity. They sent ahead a list, in plain Polish, of "Polish Prisoners" who were to receive packages.[1]
| "Polish Prisoner" | English |
|---|---|
| Zygmunt Przybylski | Zygmunt Przybylski |
| Komisja Przyjezdza | Commission Arrives |
| Jutro Zestolicy | tomorrowfrom the capital |
| Bedzie Uwas | itwill visityou |
| Przygotujcie Uwagi | prepare remarks |
| Owarunkach Wobozie | onconditions incamp |
| Ispis Chorych | and sicklist |
| Trzmaj Ciesie | Good luck |
| Mikolaj Cieslak | Mikolaj Cieslak |
| Marian Wozniak | Marian Wozniak |
The Red Cross were later able to secure their release.
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[edit] References
- ^ Budiansky, Stephen: “Battle of Wits”. Simon & Schuster, 2000, ISBN 0-684-85932-7
[edit] External links
- (Polish) Homepage
