Historic Photographs
I recently obtained the following photographs of Medyka Station during the German occupation of Poland. They came from an album of a German soldier who was occupying the area eighty years ago. They were all taken from July to September 1941 (as marked on the reverse) The quality of the prints are far from perfect, but I have tried to enhance them. I have obtained several more photos that will be added here soon.
Update April 2022
I was very pleasantly surprised when one of my neighbours told me that his late Father Jozef Chudzio who worked at Medyka Station appeared in one of the photographs on this page. The photo shows the station staff being evacuated to Żurawica following bomb damage to Medyka Station in September 1941. Żurawica was and still is a major railway marshalling yard.
Józef Chudzio (left foreground) at Medyka Station
The Police officers who appear in the photo are Ukrainians who were working in Medyka under the directions of the German occupation.
I would be very interested to know if anyone else can identify any of the other photos. Józef Chudzio was born in 1901 and died in 1966
A few of the original photos used on this page,most have details handwritten on the back
A Stamp on a parcel sent from Medyka in 1941 during the German occupation of Poland
Przemyśl Station taken in 1978
I recently received this photo by email. It claims to show Soviet and Polish railway/Customs staff at Medyka by a freight train
that has arrived from Soviet Russia in 1974. I cannot vouch for the authenticity of this photo. © Copyright unkown
Then and now, Medyka Station in November 2020 and September 1941
Medyka Station in September 1941 showing shell damage. The angle is as the original photo
The badly Damaged Signal box at Medyka Station. The caption on the photo reads: Medyka Signal Box 2 and shows the date as July 4th
The second World War when Poland was occupied by Nazi Germany was not the only time Medyka Station was a victim of War. The following 3 photos show damage to the Station, during the conflict between Russian and Austrian-Hungarian forces, before Poland regained her independence in 1918. It appears that the Station suffered a direct hit from a shell.
German soldiers and two Women pose for the photographer in the ruins of the Station in June 1915
November 2020 and September 1941
The Station building shows shell and machine gun damage, what possibly was sustained during Operation Barbarossa that was the German Invasion of Russia that started on the 22nd June 1941
Another view of the Station building showing damage from military action in the area
ccStation Staff on the platform in September 1941 awaiting evacuation to Żurawica (see notes)
Another platform view
A mixed train at Medyka station in September 1941 possibly from Lemberg. One of the coaches appears to be that of the Deutsche Reichsbahn.
The same platform in November 2020
A Train in Medyka Station that has arrived from the direction of Lwow (Lemberg in German) It appears that the wagons are being used by troops with coaches for the Officers. The signal is also of note, as the X on it shows it is not in use. Note the signal box in the distance that has long since gone. Medyka at this time had two signal boxes. The photo was taken in September 1941
A view from the rear of the station.The fields In the distance are now Ukraine.
A view of the Station from the international platform in August 2019
A typical house in the beautiful village of Medyka. Houses like this still exist today, including mine, which has been modenised and extended. This photo was taken in September 1941, during the German occupation of Poland.
Please contact us if you have any photographs of Medyka you would like to see published here. I am also willing to purchase any photos or negatives. I am particularly
Interested in any photos of trains in the station, as well as any track plans
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