Officers of the Polish Army, connected with Wadowice, murdered in Auschwitz on May 27, 1942 Cover Image

Oficerowie Wojska Polskiego, związani z Wadowicami, rozstrzelani w KL Auschwitz 27 maja 1942 r.
Officers of the Polish Army, connected with Wadowice, murdered in Auschwitz on May 27, 1942

Author(s): Jerzy Dębski
Subject(s): WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Fascism, Nazism and WW II
Published by: Wadowickie Centrum Kultury
Keywords: Auschwitz;Biography;concentration camp;officers;Polish Arm

Summary/Abstract: The author presents biographies of nine officers of the Polish Army. All of them, though differently, were connected with the town of Wadowice: some of them were born there, in the 12th Infantry Regiment that stationed in the town, whereas others attended the local school. Besides their bonds with the town of Wadowice, they also shared the expieince of the second world war and of the fight with the German invader. Although, as officers, they seemed to be obliged to combat with the enemy, the decision to put up resistance was never easy. Their fates were once againlinked in Auschwitz, where they were sent as a result repressive organized by the Nazis.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 40-51
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English, Polish
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