POLISH LABOR SERVICE,
GERMANY,
TROIS FONTAINES ORDANANCE DEPOT (TFOD),
& VASSINCOURT MILITARY BASE
also referred to as “Trois Fontaines Ammo Depot (TFAD)”
Historic Photographs by Corporal Wladyslaw Rechul,
4506th Labor Service Company
Courtesy of Daniel Rechul, son of Wladyslaw Rechul
Photo work by Donald M. Ricks, Editor
PHOTOGRAPHS DURING THE WAR:
Wladyslaw Rechul work on a farm. He had his seventeen birthday on the train that took him to Vienna, Austria.
PHOTOGRAPHS AFTER THE WAR:
GERMANY, 1945–1947
PHOTOGRAPHS IN FRANCE:
See a larger pixel version of the above photo at the end of the photo collection.
New Photos Added 19 June 2016:
Above photo taken on the street in front of 4507th Labor Service Company Orderly Room.
Przede podjęte na ulicy przed 4507th Labor Usługowe kancelarii zdjęcie.
Photo ci-dessus prise sur la rue devant 4507e Labor Service Company Salle des rapports.
Added 25 October 2017:
New Photos Added 19 November 2018:
I bring to you some old Polish Labor Service festivity photos from Vassincourt, with two series of photos, one is dated august 1962, the second we don’t know.
Daniel Rechul
Trois Fontaines Ordnance Depot (TFOD), circa 1954.
Click on this link to see a large scale version
10th Anniversary of the Polish Labor Service Units In France, Nasza Gazetka (Our Newspaper) , 1955.
Click for PDF version in Polish (English notes)
We are hoping to have English translations of certain documents on hand, similar to the one pictured in this following graphic:
Wladyslaw Rechul Statement of Employment, 1957
Click to view PDF version in Polish and German
Click on this link to see a large scale version
10th Anniversary of the Polish Labor Service Units In France, Nasza Gazetka (Our Newspaper) , 1955.
Click for PDF version in Polish (English notes)
We are hoping to have English translations of certain documents on hand, similar to the one pictured in this following graphic:
Wladyslaw Rechul Statement of Employment, 1957
Click to view PDF version in Polish and German
RETIREMENT ORDERS:
Update for Newly Received Photos and Info, 27 February 2024 [Mise à jour pour les photos et informations récemment reçues, 27 février 2024]:
Daniel Rechul (son of W. Rechul): “I am sending you today a photo of a Polish Guard and friend of my father, who emigrated to the USA. I recognized him from a photo of Daniel N Klinck.
I will send to you all the documents located at TFAD within the week. My idea was that these documents should not be forgotten, because current generations do not really know the common history between our countries after the Second World War, especially in my region. Today we are experiencing the same tensions with Russia as during the Cold War; This period also allows us to recall good memories for the people who worked on American Bases.
I realize that the link with the 97th Engineer Company is thin. My main objective is that the collectived memories I obtained is preserved. I would especially request that you post on the website the photo of Mr Antoni Ordulowski, who was in Vassincourt, and the aerial photos of TFAD. My father traveled many miles on these paths during his guard patrols. ”
Miscellaneous documents and photos recovered by Daniel Rechul (11 March 2024):
For a list and direct access to the many raw documents, most in French and some in English, obtained by Daniel Rechul, please click on the following link to view the list (Loose Document List, TFAD). Next, click on one file at a time and your selected file will appear in a new window for display. Use the back button to return to the list.
Pour une liste et un accès direct aux nombreux documents bruts, la plupart en français et certains en anglais, obtenus par Daniel Rechul, veuillez cliquer sur le lien suivant pour consulter la liste (Loose Document List, TFAD). Ensuite, cliquez sur un fichier à la fois et votre fichier sélectionné apparaîtra dans une nouvelle fenêtre pour l'affichage. Utilisez le bouton Précédent pour revenir à la liste.
