Hannover-Ahlem
THEIR NAMES WILL LIVE FOREVER
[translated from Polish]
Below there is the following inscription on a red sandstone plaque:
HANNOVER WAR CEMENTARY
1939–1945
On both sides of the plaque, there are two smaller boards with inscriptions in English and German:
THE AREA OF THIS CEMETERY WAS DESIGNATED BY THE GERMAN SOCIETY AS A PLACE OF HONOUR AND ETERNAL REST FOR SEAMEN, SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN KILLED DURING THE WAR
[translated from Polish]
To the left of the entrance under a roofing there is a recess with a commemorative book placed behind an iron door. You can record your visit there and write comments. There is also a description in English, containing a plan of the cemetery and an alphabetical list of fallen soldiers. Unfortunately, the list contains only the names of citizens of the United Kingdom. On the right side of the entrance, also under a roofing, there is a board with information in English and German:
There are 2,451 fallen soldiers buried at this military cemetery, mostly airmen, including: 1,904 citizens of England, 333 of Canada, 142 of Australia, 45 of New Zealand, 5 of South Africa, 9 of India, 3 of East Africa, 1 of Norway and 9 of Poland.
[translated from Polish]
List of Poles buried at the English military cemetery in Hannover-Ahlem (original spelling from the tombstones has been preserved):
plot 13, row D:
KPT. M. LINIEWSKI. 301 SODN. 9TH AUGUST 1941. AGE. 29. POLISH FORCES
POR. J.L.M. WISNIEWSKI. 301 SODN. 9TH AUGUST 1941. AGE. 31. POLISH FORCES
POR. S. CIOCH. 301 SODN. 9TH AUGUST 1941. AGE. 26. POLISH FORCES
PLT. E. KOZŁOWSKI. 301 SODN. 9TH AUGUST 1941. AGE. 22. POLISH FORCES
On the night of the 8th to 9th of August 1941, during an air raid on Hamburg, the Wellington IC GR-B (T2625) plane belonging to the Polish No. 301 Bomb Squadron of the "Pomeranian Land" was seriously damaged and crashed a few kilometres behind the Dutch border in an attempt to reach the coast of England. Out of the six-person crew, the four mentioned above died. The other two were taken prisoner.
plot 10, row B:
POR. T.S. SKALISZ. 3OO SODN. 3RD. AUGUST 1943. AGE. 28. POLISH FORCES
POR. W. SMYK. 3OO SODN. 3RD. AUGUST 1943. AGE. 24. POLISH FORCES
On the night of the 2nd to the 3rd of August 1943, during an air raid on Hamburg, the Wellington X PH-P (HF605) plane belonging to the Polish No. 300 Bomb Squadron of the "Mazovian Land" was seriously damaged above the target. The plane crashed on its way back to England due to icing. Out of the five-person crew, the two mentioned above died. The other three-crew members survived, but were taken prisoner.
plot 8, row D:
SIERZ. R.J. ŁUPINKO. 131 WING. 26 APRIL 1945. AGE. 29. POLISH FORCES.
SIERZ. W. MILEWSKI. 131 WING. 26 APRIL 1945. AGE. 31. POLISH FORCES
plot 8, row A:
SZER. JANSEN 3 RD. DECEMBER 1946. POLISH FORCES.
