GREAT EXODUS
Poles On The Move LONDON, September 28. Poland is undergoing one of the greatest migrations of people in her long history, with traffic moving in both directions across the “Bridge of Sighs” spanning the Vistula, the gateway to the East and West, reports the correspondent of the Associated Press at Praga. The Russian-controlled temporary wooden structure which is alongside the pontoon bridge, is the scene of one of the greatest exoduses the world has ever seen. There is a steady stream east of men, women and children carrying all their worldly possessions strapped to their backs in bags, suitcases and sacks.
The Russians say they are repatriated ex-prisoners of war or civilians from former German territory. Simultaneously there is a westward move as more thousands'of these Poles are headed for devastated Warsaw, where they will await whatever transport is available to carry them to Silesia to resettle Poland’s new territory. Polish Government circles say that at least 2,000.000 Poles are still outside their homeland.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23319, 1 October 1945, Page 5
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