Can you imagine the Archive with information about millions of Poles (including the ones born in 19th century) in one place? Such Archive really exists and it is the Archive in Milanowek (about 20 kilometers from Warsaw). In 1951 the bill was passed which imposed on every Polish citizen the obligation to have an ID document. Every citizen needed to provide a few photographs, application form and some other documents like: previous ID documents, documents proving repatriation from the East, forced labor in Germany or being in Nazi concentration camps. The envelope also contained military documents, metrics with Civil Status or how many children one had and information about employment.
The envelopes with these documents are kept in Milanowek. Every citizen had one envelope. The contact details to this Archive can be found by typing “Archiwum Milanówek”
