Adult education in Polish Guard Companies working for the US Army in Europe after 1945

The Polish Guard (Labor Service) Companies were established in 1945 in Germany. They were first used to guard German POWs and war criminals. Later, they were used to guard warehouses and military posts. From the technical point of view they were not soldiers, rather, they were civilians in uniforms. However, these  companies were organized like military units: platoons, companies, centers, and areas. Every Polish Labor Company was supervised by the American Labor Supervision Company which had seven US officers and NCOs.
The workers for Polish companies were recruited from prior POWs and slave labor. Most of them did not have any formal education due to the war. Supervisors of the Labor Service recognized this problem and started to organize classes for adults to catch up on their education. Their biggest problem was to fight illiteracy.
The author in this article describes education on all levels: from illiteracy class, vocational schools, to the higher education like the Polish Higher Technical School. He also explains how the Education Department received money for education and helped students who then went to German or French Universities.
This article also describes the involvement of the Welfare Fund in paying for school books, equipment, and stipends for students in foreign higher education institutes

The Polish Guard (Labor Service) Companies were established in 1945 in Germany. They were first used to guard German POWs and war criminals. Later, they were used to guard warehouses and military posts. From the technical point of view they were not soldiers, rather, they were civilians in uniforms. However, these  companies were organized like military units: platoons, companies, centers, and areas. Every Polish Labor Company was supervised by the American Labor Supervision Company which had seven US officers and NCOs.
The workers for Polish companies were recruited from prior POWs and slave labor. Most of them did not have any formal education due to the war. Supervisors of the Labor Service recognized this problem and started to organize classes for adults to catch up on their education. Their biggest problem was to fight illiteracy.
The author in this article describes education on all levels: from illiteracy class, vocational schools, to the higher education like the Polish Higher Technical School. He also explains how the Education Department received money for education and helped students who then went to German or French Universities.
This article also describes the involvement of the Welfare Fund in paying for school books, equipment, and stipends for students in foreign higher education institutes