Tag Archives: WWII

The Air Raid – Celebrating the End of WWII 75 Years Ago on 8 May

Posted on May 7, 2020 by irinadim

THE AIR RAID When I was nine years old, the war was on.The enemy drowning fast at last; the endWas near, but first the Allies had to bombOur town to drive the fiend aground, and soWe hid below in shelters, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, WWII | Tagged air raid, blank verse, book of poetry, Cosel Doctors, COVID-19, Dr Bogdan Stojic, Dreams On My Pillow by Irina Dimitric, form poetry, Irina Dimitric, Mindful Poetry, photos, poem, POW in Germany in WWII, POW mates, Stalag VIIIB/344 LAMSDORF PRISONERS OF WAR, WWII | 12 Comments

ANZAC DAY, 25 April – PANDEMIC 2020

Posted on April 24, 2020 by irinadim

Tomorrow, on ANZAC DAY, I will remember my father and his WWI and WWII mates with admiration and a grateful heart. To all the brave men and women who had put their life on the line so that we could … Continue reading →

Posted in History, WWI, WWII | Tagged Anzac Day 25 April, Full Circle by Irina Dimitric, historical memoir, History, Irina Dimitric, memoir, Pandemic 2020, photos, WWI, WWI memoir, WWII | 5 Comments

Growing Up In The 1940s – Oma and Opa – WWII

Posted on October 23, 2019 by irinadim

~ Dear Readers, After four years I’m finally coming back to this memoir. I’d like to finish it while memories are still floating in my mind. At times I’m overwhelmed by panic that there isn’t much time left. I’m 84. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, memoir, WWII | Tagged Baron Friedrich Gagern Mokrice Castle, childhood memories, cousins, family photos, first memories, grandparents, Growing Up In The Forties, historical memoir, Jägerhorn (Lovacki Rog) in Zagreb, Kavarna Evropa in Ljubljana, memoir, Oma and Opa, WWII, WWII memoir | 7 Comments

Growing Up In The 1940s – In Captivity – Punishment – WWII

Posted on October 18, 2019 by irinadim

Dear Readers, After four years I’m finally coming back to this memoir. I’d like to finish it while memories are still floating in my mind. At times I’m overwhelmed by panic that there isn’t much time left. I’m 84. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, memoir, WWII | Tagged Dr Bogdan Stojic, dysentery, Growing Up In The Forties, historical memoir, History, memories, POW in Germany in WWII, Russian POWs in Germany in WWII, Soviet Secret Police, Stalag VIIIC, wartime story, WWII | 4 Comments

Growing Up In The 1940s – In Captivity – The Kind Oberarzt (continued) – WWII

Posted on September 30, 2019 by irinadim

Posted in History, Story, WWII | Tagged Dr Bogdan Stojic, French prisoners, Germany in WWII, Growing Up In The Forties, historical memoir, History, In Captivity, Irina Dimitric, kind German Oberarzt, memoir, memories, photos, POW in Germany in WWII, Stalag VIIIB/344 LAMSDORF PRISONERS OF WAR, Stalag VIIID TESCHEN, wartime story, WWII, WWII memoir | 6 Comments

Growing Up In The 1940s – In Captivity – The Kind Oberarzt – WWII

Posted on September 24, 2019 by irinadim

Posted in History, WWII | Tagged censorship, Dr Bogdan Stojic, Germany in WWII, Growing Up In The Forties, historical memoir, In Captivity, Irina Dimitric, Lambinowice, memoir, memories, photos, POW in WWII, Stalag VIIIB/344 LAMSDORF PRISONERS OF WAR, Stalag VIIID TESCHEN, WWII, WWII memoir | 12 Comments

Dr Bogdan Stojić (1893-1995) – POW in Germany in WWII (1941- 1945) – ANZAC DAY 25 April

Posted on April 18, 2019 by irinadim

Cosel Doctors Back row from left: Dr B. Smith, Scotland; Dr J. Rigal, France; Dr T. Atkins, Australia; Dr A. Bazin, Russia Front row from left: Padre L.G. Tudor, South Africa; Dr R.K. Webster, Great Britain; Dr B. Stojic, Yugoslavia; … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Irina Dimitric, WWI, WWII | Tagged 2/5 Australian General Hospital, Anzac Day 25 April, Anzac March, biography, book, Cosel Doctors, Dr Bogdan Stojic, Dr Tom Atkins, Full Circle by Irina Dimitric, heroes, History, Lambinowice, photos, Stalag VIIIB/344 LAMSDORF PRISONERS OF WAR, WWI, WWII | 16 Comments

For Anzac Day 2018 – 25 April

Posted on April 24, 2018 by irinadim

❤ I made this collage for my profile photo on Facebook to celebrate Anzac Day this year. In the group photo my dad, Lt Col Dr Bogdan Stojic, is easily recognisable in his Yugoslav uniform. These are the brave POW doctors … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, History, WWI, WWII | Tagged Anzac Day 25 April, Australia, Bogdan Stojic, gratitude, History, Irina Dimitric, My Dad Volunteer in WWI, photos, Stalag VIIIB/344 LAMSDORF PRISONERS OF WAR, WWII | 11 Comments

Growing Up IN The 1940s – Life on the Farm – World War II

Posted on May 5, 2015 by irinadim

This year we are celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the end of World War Two. It was such a long time ago. I’m trying to remember what it was like for me in those turbulent years of War, and what … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Story, WWII | Tagged 70th Anniversary of the end of WWII, Bregana, Growing Up In The Forties, History, Irina Dimitric, kindness, life on the farm, Lili Marlene, love song, Marlene Dietrich, memoir, memories, Vera Lynn, WWII, YouTube | 38 Comments

Anzac Centenary ~ 1915-2015

Posted on April 24, 2015 by irinadim

April 25, 2015 On 25th April, the day of the landings at Gallipoli, I want to remember the young volunteers from Australia and New Zealand who put their lives on the line to fight the brave fight a hundred years ago. My father, Bogdan Stojić, … Continue reading →