Antall József szerk.: Orvostörténeti közlemények 77. (Budapest, 1976)

TANULMÁNYOK - Kapronczay Károly: A lengyel menekültügy orvosi ellátása és szervezete Magyarországon a második világháború alatt, 1939—1945 (angol nyelven)

THE HEALTH AFFAIRS OF THE POLISH REFUGEES IN HUNGARY DURING WORLD WAR II, 1 9 3 9 - 1 94 5 by KÁROLY KAPRONCZAY T

he fate of those Poles who sought and found refuge in Hungary during the second World War forms a not unsignificant chapter in the recent history of Hungary and Poland. These events—now often forgotten or neglected—meant an important contribution not only to the historic friendship existing between the two peoples but also to the resistance carried on against Nazi Germany.

1 POLISH REFUGEES IN HUNGARY By the middle of September 1939 Poland was practically crushed and only the southern regions, the neighbourhood of the Polish-Hungarian and the Polish-Roumanian frontier remained under Polish control. The Polish Army and the Government retreated in this direction. Although a valid military alliance existed between Poland and Roumania, the Roumanian government had the Polish military and civilian refugees interned and banned the Polish emigration from all political activities. On the Hungarian frontier the first group of refugee Poles was registered on 10 September, and in the next days they were followed by tens of thousands.

2 The Hungarian government (headed by Pál Teleki) were not prepared for such an invasion. At first means had to be found for their maintenance and accomodation had to be provided. The separation of civilians from the military and their registration was completed 1 Works on the Polish refugees to Hungary: Lengyel menekültek Magyarországon a második világháború alatt (Polish Refugees in Hungary during World War II). (Budapest, 1946) ; Jan Krzemien, Polskié uchodzcstwo cywilnejako wegierskiproblem administracyjny. Przedruk z roczniki polskiego kalendarza na rok 1943, Bibliotheka Polska w Budapeszcie. (Budapest, 1943.); Stasierski, Kazimierz, „Uchodzcy polscy na Wegrzech w czasie wojny", Kwartalnik Hystoryczny, 1965. No. 3. pp. 316 — 361.; Stasierki, K., Szkolnitcwo polskie na Wegrzech w czasie drugiej wojny swiatowej. (Poznan, 1969); Maczek, Stanislaw, Odpodwody do czolgu. (Edinburgh, 1961); Kovács Endre, Magyar—

lengyel kapcsolatok a két világháború között (Hungarian—Polish Relations between the Two World Wars) (Budapest, 1971); Nowak, Herzy. Robert, Wegry 1939— 7969 (Warszawa, 1971); Felczak, Waclaw, História Wegier (Wroclaw—Warszawa—

Krakow, 1966); Reychman, Jan, Dzieje Wegier (Lodz—Warszawa, 1963); Beganski, Witold, Najnowszych dziej

ach Polski 1939—1945. Polska emigracja na Wegrzech w latach 1939—1940. (Warszawa, 1968); Felczak, W., Powrót i Legenda (Warszawa, 1966) Wiez, No. 9. pp. 101 — 116. 2 Hungarian National Archives (hereafter referred to as O. L.) K. 150. Belügyminisztérium IX. ügyosztályának iratai. 4024. tétel. 14.299/39. rendelet.