| Jerzy Gawin | |
|---|---|
| File:File:Jerzy gawin.jpg | |
| Born | September 20th 1922 |
| Died | September 23rd 1944 |
Jerzy Gawin otherwise known as "Słoń" (Polish for elephant),[1] was a Polish scoutmaster, part of Gray Ranks and an anti-Nazi activist. He fought in Batalion Zośka during Operation Arsenal and died in the Warsaw Uprising.[2][3] He also appeared an amnout of times in Polish literature, most notably in Aleksander Kamiński's Stones for the Rampart.[4]
Biography[]
Born on September 20th, 1922 in Warsaw. His father- Marcel Gawin was the owner of the company Pomoc szkolna. His mother- Janina z Koszelików was presumably a house keeper.[5] Jerzy from a certen age started the education in III Gymnasium named after Hugo Kołłątaj and upon his graduation, he decided that he would continue his education.[6] He passed the matura exam in 1941 and got into Studia Politechniczne.[7] After the start of the World war 2, he began his service in the Gray Ranks.[8] He faught in the Warsaw Uprising as a chief commander of the first crew- „Felek” of the Batalion Zośka and died on the September 23rd 1944 during army's beckup from Czarniakowo.[9][10] His body hasn't been found, though a few people claim to have found without the actual evidence.
References[]
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.rawelin.foxnet.pl/zopa/slon.htm. - ↑ "Biogramy" (in pl-PL). 2011-10-20. http://www.batalionzoska.pl/batalion/biogramy/.
- ↑ "Powstańcze Biogramy - Jerzy Gawin" (in en). https://www.1944.pl/powstancze-biogramy/jerzy-gawin,13529.html.
- ↑ "Słoń zginął po Dniu chwały największej baonu "Zośka"" (in pl). http://witas1972.salon24.pl/126652,slon-zginal-po-dniu-chwaly-najwiekszej-baonu-zoska.
- ↑ "Jerzy Gawin" (in en). https://timenote.info/en/person/view?id=3675969&l=pl.
- ↑ "Jerzy Gawin" (in en). https://timenote.info/en/person/view?id=3675969&l=pl.
- ↑ "Powstańcze Biogramy - Jerzy Gawin" (in pl). https://www.1944.pl/powstancze-biogramy/jerzy-gawin,13529.htm.
- ↑ "Jerzy Gawin". http://placenote.info/en/person/view?id=3675969.
- ↑ "Jerzy Gawin". http://placenote.info/en/person/view?id=3675969.
- ↑ "Wirtualny Mur Pamięci" (in pl). https://www.1944.pl/wirtualny-mur-pamieci.html.
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