Janusz Bokszczanin
ZWZ resistance organization and later the Home Army (Armia Krajowa). Until 1943 he served as chief of department of rapid response within its headquarters. In 1944, prior to the anti-Fascist Operation Tempest, he became the chief of operations, and deputy chief of staff of the entire Home Army (AK).[1]
Military career
Before Poland's return to independence, Bokszczanin served in the Russian imperial army prior to the outbreak of
Polish Defensive War of 1939 he led his unit in the ranks of Col. Stanisław Maczek's 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade (Poland), however he did not cross the border with Hungary and avoided being captured by the Germans and Soviets.[1]
Resistance
As one of the most experienced Polish specialists in war of manoeuvre, in 1940 he joined the
Wolność i Niezawisłość organization created to disarm the former Armia Krajowa units and help them find their place in communist-ruled post-war Poland. He served briefly as the deputy managing director of that organization, after which in October 1945 he left the country as an emissary.[1]
References
- ^ a b c C.A.W. "Ppłk dypl. Janusz Bokszczanin" (PDF). Biography, with photographs and scans of original documents. Żołnierze Września 1939, Centralne Archiwum Wojskowe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
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