Polish refugees in Africa

Published: Oct. 20, 2021, 8:30 a.m.

During World War Two, close to 20,000 Polish people found refuge in Africa. They arrived after surviving imprisonment in Soviet labour camps and a harrowing journey across the Soviet Union to freedom. Casimir Szczepanik arrived as a child in a refugee camp in Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia). He talks to Rob Walker about his life there and the impact the war still has on him.

\nPhoto:Casimir Szczepanik and his mother in the refugee camp. Credit:Casimir Szczepanik