The Szołtysek-Świerkot investigative group went on to a site inspection to Castelfiorentino and Oliveto. We found the heirs of former administrators of the mill in Oliveto, and we visited the Castle. We were invited to Castelfiorentino Town Hall where we met the mayor Francesca Gianni,  the local members of Società Storica Valdelsa and former inhabitants of the Oliveto Mill. 

Wiktor Szołtysek kept up to date with his escape from the Wehrmacht and his service in the Polish Army in the publication On Both Sides of the Front. Journal of a Silesian Soldier 1943-1947  Here is a fragment of Wiktor Szoltysek entry to the journal from Monday, June 26, 1944 - "This is where my fate will be decided. Six kilometers from the goal of my trip, San Martino. Joyfully, I take the uniform off. Now I am civilian again. If God allows I will somehow survive the war here." 

 The Municipal Library in Wyry, inspired by Wiktor Szołtysek's book On Both Sides of the Front. Journal of a Silesian Soldier 1943-1947 joined the project, the aim of which is to show the wartime fate of Silesians on the fronts of World War II. The first part of this initiative was a conference on May 11, bringing closer - with the help of historians - this intriguing page of Silesian history.

The conference started at 16.30 in the Auditorium of the Cultural Center in Gostyń under the name "Man is like a ship - Wiktor Szołtysek's diary as an example of the fate of Silesians on both sides of the front of World War II", which is a direct reference to the diary of Wiktor Szołtysek from Gostyń from the years 1943-1947, which for the first time was published in the form of a study in May 2019 on the initiative of Wiktor's sons, Jan and Henryk Szołtysek, and their cousin Elżbieta Słomka, and in 2021 it received its second extended edition and a full-fledged translation into English.

Wiktor Szołtysk's sons - Jan and Henryk once again traced the history of their father's war journey, reaching many previously unknown documents. On Both Sides of the Front. Journal of a Silesian Soldier 1943-1947 has been extended with several additional chapters, letters of friends and many new photos. The meeting, organized to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the creation of General Anders' Army and the 50th anniversary of Wiktor Szołtysk's death, will be hosted by Lidia Borowian-Cyba and the sons of the diary's author.

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To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Wiktor Szołtysk's death, on Wednesday, September 8, Gostynia hosted the premiere of the second edition of his diary in the study entitled On Both Sides of the Front. Journal of a Silesian Soldier 1943-1947, as well as an English-language version. Elżbieta Słomka, Jan Szołtysek and Henryk Szołtysek talked about the new project.