Jerzy Gawin
This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources. (March 2018) |
Jerzy Gawin | |
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Born | 20 September 1922 |
Died | 23 September 1944 |
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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 a number of times in Polish literature, most notably in Aleksander Kamiński's Stones for the Rampart.[4]
Biography[]
Born on 20 September 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 certain age started the education in III Gymnasium named after Hugo Kołłątaj and upon graduation, decided that he would continue his education.[6] He passed the matura exam in 1941 and got into .[7] After the start of World War II, he began his service in the Gray Ranks.[8] He fought in the Warsaw Uprising as a chief commander of the [clarification needed] of the Batalion Zośka and died on 23 September 1944, during army's backup from .[9][10] His body hasn't been found, though a few people claim to have found without the actual evidence.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ www.rawelin.foxnet.pl http://www.rawelin.foxnet.pl/zopa/slon.htm. Retrieved 27 January 2020. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "Biogramy". Batalion Zośka (in Polish). 20 October 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Powstańcze Biogramy - Jerzy Gawin". www.1944.pl. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Słoń zginął po Dniu chwały największej baonu "Zośka"". salon24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Jerzy Gawin". timenote.info. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Jerzy Gawin". timenote.info. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Powstańcze Biogramy - Jerzy Gawin". www.1944.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Jerzy Gawin". placenote.info. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Jerzy Gawin". placenote.info. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Wirtualny Mur Pamięci". www.1944.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- 1922 births
- 1944 deaths
- Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland)
- Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
- Warsaw Uprising insurgents
- Home Army members
- Polish Scouts and Guides
- Polish military personnel stubs