The car that left two behind on a road to nowhere

Government Repression Stories · Oct 8, 2026 · 15m

Four people enter a car on a Polish road in 1939, but only two will leave it alive. What determines who lives and who dies?

The car that left two behind on a road to nowhere

This episode explores the events of September 22, 1939, when a car carrying four people encountered a Soviet patrol. It delves into the life of a Polish general and the unexplained decision that left two dead and two released.

Person: Józef Konstanty Olszyna-Wilczyński

Date: September 22, 1939

Location: Sopoćkinie, eastern Poland

Event: Soviet invasion of Poland

Status: Brigadier General, Polish Army

- Józef Wilczyński…