Lt. Col. Jan Mazurkiewicz during the Warsaw Uprising
Nickname(s)
Zagłoba, Socha, Sęp, Radosław
Born
(1896-08-27)27 August 1896 Lemberg, Austria-Hungary
Died
4 May 1988(1988-05-04) (aged 91) Warsaw, Polish People’s Republic
Years of service
1914–1945
Rank
Brigadier general
Battles/wars
World War I Polish–Soviet War World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Tempest Warsaw Uprising
Awards
Order of Virtuti Militari Cross of Independence with Swords Cross of Valour Warsaw Uprising Cross
Other work
Veterans' rights activist
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Jan Mazurkiewicz, pseudonym: "Zagłoba", "Socha", "Sęp", "Radosław" (27 August 1896 – 4 May 1988) was a Polish military leader and politician, colonel of Home Army and brigadier general of the Polish People's Army. Founder of the Secret Military Organization (later merged with the Home Army), commander of Kedyw and the Radosław Group during Warsaw Uprising. After the war, he was a political prisoner of the Stalinist period (until 1956). From 1964 he was vice-president of Society of Fighters for Freedom and Democracy.
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Brigadier general