"...pamiętaj, że nic nie jest beznadziejne, póki jesteśmy razem". Wojenna korespondencja Konstantego Jeleńskiego z matką

The article focuses on the characteristics of Jeleński’s letters to his mother and shows how they change from long love letters to basic emotionless messages written with a pencil on a limited letter form. It is at the moment when the author experiences the Invasion of Normandy and countless battles fought in France, Belgium and Holland as a tank crew member that the tone of correspondence changes. From this point forward Jeleński's messages serve only as a means to an end, simple contact, which is particularly important during the extreme conditions of war. The following analysis is based on manuscripts as the material from which the letters were written determines its contents.