Franciszek Błażej

Franciszek Błażej

Captain Franciszek Błażej (noms de guerre "Roman", "Boguslaw") was born 1907 in unknown location, in present southeastern Poland. He was a professional officer of the Polish Army, and participated in the Polish September Campaign. Some time in early 1940s, he joined Rzeszów District of Zwiazek Walki Zbrojnej (later Home Army).

In 1945 he became member of Rzeszów District of the anti-Communist organization Wolnosc i Niezawislosc (WiN). He was editor-in-chief of WiN's magazine "White Eagle", also between December 1946 and fall of 1947, Blazej was director of Southern Department of WiN. Captured by Urząd Bezpieczeństwa in November 1947 in Cracow, he was beaten and tortured in the Mokotów Prison for so long that his body started to rot and gangrene set in.

In October 1950 Blazej was sentenced to death. Killed by a shot in the head on March 1, 1951, his body was buried in unknown location.

ee also

* Cursed soldiers
* 1951 Mokotów Prison execution

ources

* http://www.electronicmuseum.ca/Poland-WW2/polish_veterans/socha/socha.html
* http://www.rzeszow.uw.gov.pl/main.php?muid=3&mid=127&akID=5022&cid=809070c69fd2cd36
* http://www.powstanie-warszawskie-1944.ac.pl/zw_win.htm
* http://www.projectinposterum.org/docs/chodakiewicz3.htm


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cursed soldiers — The cursed soldiers (Polish: Żołnierze wyklęci) is a name applied to a variety of Polish resistance movements formed in the later stages of World War II and afterwards. Created by some members of the Polish Secret State, these clandestine… …   Wikipedia

  • 1951 Mokotów Prison execution — On March 1, 1951, Soviet sponsored secret service of Communist Poland Urząd Bezpieczeństwa (UB) carried out an execution of seven members of the 4th Headquarters of anti Communist organization Wolność i Niezawisłość (WiN) in the Mokotów Prison in …   Wikipedia

  • Łukasz Ciepliński — (October 26, 1913 ndash; March 1, 1951) was a Polish soldier who fought in the Polish anti Nazi and anti communist resistance movements. He used the noms de guerre Pług , Ostrowski , Ludwik , Grzmot , and Bogdan . Ciepliński was executed at… …   Wikipedia

  • Ministry of Public Security (Poland) — The Ministry of Public Security of Poland (Polish: Ministerstwo Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego or MBP) was a Polish communist secret police, intelligence and counter espionage service operating from 1945 to 1954 under Jakub Berman of the Politburo.… …   Wikipedia

  • Name days in Poland — In Poland, name days (Polish: imieniny) are widely celebrated, and most calendars contain the names celebrated each day. Name day celebrations in Poland traditionally involve a gathering of friends and family at the celebrant s home at the dinner …   Wikipedia

  • Świętochłowice — Infobox Settlement name = Świętochłowice imagesize = 250px image caption = Downtown image shield = POL Świętochłowice COA.svg pushpin pushpin label position = bottom subdivision type = Country subdivision name = POL subdivision type1 =… …   Wikipedia

  • Prenoms equivalents — Prénoms équivalents Prénom masculin Anglais Allemand Français Italien Espagnol Portugais Finnois Russe Polonais Ukrainien Latin Arabe Arménien Catalan …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Prénoms equivalents — Prénoms équivalents Prénom masculin Anglais Allemand Français Italien Espagnol Portugais Finnois Russe Polonais Ukrainien Latin Arabe Arménien Catalan …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Prénoms équivalents — Prénom masculin Anglais Allemand Français Italien Espagnol Portugais Finnois Russe Polonais Ukrainien Latin Arabe Arménien Catalan …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Nombre de pila en otros idiomas — Anexo:Nombre de pila en otros idiomas Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Nombres Masculinos Inglés Alemán Francés Italiano Castellano Portugués Finés Ruso …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”