Wacław Zagórski
- Birth Date:
- 28.12.1909
- Death date:
- 29.12.1983
- Length of life:
- 74
- Days since birth:
- 41780
- Years since birth:
- 114
- Days since death:
- 14751
- Years since death:
- 40
- Extra names:
- Wacław Zagórski
- Categories:
- Independece fighter, Journalist, Military person, WWII participant
- Nationality:
- pole
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Wacław Zagórski, nom-de-guerre "Lech Grzybowski" (1909–1982) was a Polish lawyer, soldier, a participant in the Warsaw Uprising with the rank of captain and a commander in the famous Chrobry II Battalion. He was decorated with the Order of Virtuti Militari 5th Class in 1944.
Source: wikipedia.org
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Relations
| Relation name | Relation type | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Jerzy Zagórski | Brother | |
| 2 |  | Maryna Zagórska | Sister in-law |
01.08.1944 | Began the Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising (Polish: powstanie warszawskie) was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army (Polish: Armia Krajowa) to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany. The rebellion was timed to coincide with the Soviet Union's Red Army approaching the eastern suburbs of the city and the retreat of German forces.[9] However, the Soviet advance stopped short, enabling the Germans to regroup and demolish the city while defeating the Polish resistance, which fought for 63 days with little outside support. The Uprising was the largest single military effort taken by any European resistance movement during World War II.