Nationals in the Warsaw Uprising

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We present selected biograms of nationalists who fought in the Warsaw Uprising.

Title photo: Soldiers of the “Chrobry II” Group

Zdzisław Stroiński ps. “Church” He became active with the National extremist Camp as shortly as he attended the advanced school in Zamość, and during the business he acted in the Confederation of the Nation, closely associated with the editorial of the diary “Art and Nation”. At the time of laying flowers under Copernicus's monument, he was caught by Gestapo and transported to a peacock but was released after a month. In the uprising, he served as commander of the assault team. He died along with Tadeusz Gajcy in an blown-up building.

Spiridion Koiszewski ps. “Axor” was a cavalry colonel, in a conspiracy since 1942, an officer of the National Armed Forces, in 1944 was appointed NSZ-AK territory Commander No. 1 Warsaw-City. At the time of the uprising, he was the highest NSZ associate in the capital. He fought in the downtown area where he was captured by Germany.

Wojciech Mencel ps. “Pawel Janowicz” was 1 of the poets of the Colombian generation. He gained his Polish and military education through secret sets during the occupation. During the Warsaw Uprising, he was a associate of the megaphone patrol “Chwaty” and editor of the nationalist magazine “Art and Nation”. He was killed by a German sniper.

Mieczysław Kurzyna ps. “Sword” He began his conspiracy activity in 1939 in the organization “Awake” and in 1942 took a leading position in the Youth of the Confederation of the Nation, he was editor of magazines specified as “Young Empire” and “Iskra”. After the outbreak, he became commander of the “Mieczyka” platoon of young nationalists. His platoon fought in Wola, Czerniakow, Midtown and Mokotów. After the war, he continued his conspiracy activity as editor of patriotic journals.

Jan Podhorski in 1939 he volunteered for the army and after the defeat of the September run he got into German captivity but managed to escape from prison twice. Already on the loose he acted in the conspiracy first within the ZHP and later the Lizard Union which then merged into the NSZ. During the uprising he fought in the Sikorski NSZ regiment and the battalion “Miłosz”. After the defeat of the uprising, he began studies and became active in anti-Soviet activity in the All-Polish Youth. During the strike, students were caught by UB as a consequence of which he was sentenced to 7 years in prison. After serving his sentence, he became active in cooperative work.

SEE ALSO: Memoir of General Podhorski

Wiesław Chrzanowski “Wiesław” After graduation, he was directed to a podchodzy school, so he fought as a corporal in 1939. After his escape from russian captivity, he returned to Warsaw where he began operations in the National Military Organization and the AK. During the Warsaw Uprising, he fought in the battalions “Gustaw” and “Harnold”. After his defeat, he was taken prisoner and returned to his homeland only in 1947. After his death, in 2011, an album was released containing more than 140 photographs of his creation.

Stanisław Kasznica He graduated from law school at the University of Poznań, at the same time acted on the Board of the Assistance Bratnia and earned the rank of Reserve Lieutenant. He was politically active in the Camp of large Poland and ONR-ABC. During the September campaign, he was awarded the Virtuti Militari cross for his courage. During the business he acted in the Shaniec Group, co-founded the Lizard Union and directed its communication with the NSZ. He fought in the Warsaw Uprising on Ochota from where he brought out the civilian population. After the uprising, he became commandant of the Częstochowa territory of the NSZ. After the war, he was murdered by communists.

Mirosław Ostromęcki – In his youth, he was active in activities in the Bratnia aid and the academic corp Arkonia. He was besides active with ONR but could not become an authoritative associate for individual reasons. After the outbreak of the War, he joined the Military Organization of the Lizard Union as a propagandist, worked on many journals of the “Szaniec” environment, and after the formation of the NSZ in 42’ became head of the Information Office in the KG NSZ. During the uprising, he worked continuously in the Warsaw printing houses of the AK. After the war persecuted by the Soviets

Jerzy Hagmajer He was an activist of the Camp of large Poland and ONRu, and was sent to Bereza Kartuska by the sanatorium authorities. After leaving the prison, he graduated from medical school, which was very useful to him due to the fact that erstwhile the uprising broke out he worked in a infirmary and fought as part of the “Radosław” group. After the war ended, he acted in a conspiracy against the Soviets and became an MP for the PRL parliament.

Tadeusz Gajcy ps. “Topornicki” is best known as the outstanding poet of the times of war. As a associate of ONR Falanga during the war, he was active in conspiracy work, among another things, as the editor of the monthly “Art and Nation”. He joined the Warsaw Uprising, but died on 16 August.

Józef Warszawski ps. “Father Paul” was a Catholic clergyman who created a national social doctrine called “University” which is the ideology of the Confederation of the Nation. He participated in the Warsaw Uprising as a chaplain in the “Radosław” group. After the collapse of the uprising, he saved more than 120 people, gaining prisoner of war position for them. After the war, he became active in social work in this aid in POW camps, editing magazines and was co-founder of the “Polish Union” until 1950 he left for Rome.

Wiesław Chrzanowski “Poraj” He began his conspiracy activity in the Youth of large Poland and in 1943 became a co-founder of the conspiracy Youth of All Poland. He fought with the possessor in the ranks of NOW, which was part of the AK, in the Warsaw Uprising he fought in the NOW-AK battalion "Gustaw" and later in the "Harnas" battalion. After the collapse of the uprising, among another things, he reactivated the letter “Wszewpolak”. During the period of PRLu he was a political prisoner respective times, yet he obtained the degree of prof. of legal science.