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Photograph of Halina Olszewicka in her uniform from the period of her service in the 2nd Polish Corps

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Communications Company 390 was a mixed one, composed of male and female soldiers. Halina joined it as a volunteer of the Women's Auxiliary Service [Polish: Pomocnicza Służba Kobiet], a formation established by Gen. Władysław Anders during the formation of the Polish Armed Forces in the USSR. In 1944, the PSK was included in the 2nd Polish Corps fighting in Italy. It was dissolved in 1946. From the abbreviation of the Polish name of the formation, women serving in it were colloquially referred to as 'pestka' ['pip']. The PSK numbered about 7,000 volunteers at its peak.

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Author/creator	unknown
Object type	photography
Time of creation / dating	20th century
Created place	United Kingdom (Europe)
Technique	photographic
Material	photographic print paper
Keywords	army women soldiers
Copyright status	the object is not protected by copyright law
Owner	POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Identification number	MPOLIN-A17.1.3