Less than three years ago, sappers from Bolesławiec’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Patrol No. 23 handed over World War II-era military artifacts to the city history department of the Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec. This year, they responded to an appeal from Warsaw’s Museum of Polish History to acquire wartime objects—shell casings and ammunition containing no explosive materials—that could enrich the museum’s collection.
On 15 November, the commander of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Patrol, Senior Warrant Officer Radosław Mazur, handed over twelve World War II-era objects to the Warsaw museum. These included, among other items, the rocket engine of an M-13 132 mm rocket for a Katyusha launcher; several fragmentation and armor-piercing artillery shells, ranging from 57 mm to 122 mm; a 20 mm ammunition magazine for a German Flak anti-aircraft gun; a mortar grenade stabilizer; and two anti-personnel grenades: F-1 and RG-42.
Representing the Museum of Polish History, the exhibits were collected by Konrad Morawski and Łukasz Kubacki. During their meeting with the sappers, they learned about the specifics of their service, as well as the equipment and gear of the military Explosive Ordnance Disposal Patrol.