Stanisław Trzeciak

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Stanisław Trzeciak
Born	(1873-10-25)25 October 1873 Rudna Wielka, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Congress Poland
Died	8 August 1944(1944-08-08) (aged 70) Warsaw, German-occupied Poland
Cause of death	Execution by shooting
Occupation	Founding member of the National Radical Organization

Stanisław Trzeciak (25 October 1873 – 8 August 1944) was a Polish Catholic priest, social activist, doctor of theology and professor.

Early life

On May 2, 1923, Trzeciak was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Polonia Restituta.^[1] In the 1930s, he received the Order of the German Eagle from German Chancellor Adolf Hitler for his exceptionally humane attitude towards German prisoners of war during World War I.^[2]

Trzeciak is considered the leading theoretician of antisemitic action in Poland.^[3]

World War II

In October 1939, Trzeciak was a founding member of the pro-German, anti-Soviet, and antisemitic

According to the reports by the Home Army, Trzeciak was a collaborator with the Gestapo.^[3] On 22 March 1941, he denounced Tadeusz Puder, a priest of Jewish origin. As a result of denunciation, Puder was arrested on charges of not carrying an armband, which, according to German decrees, should be worn by all Jews. On September 1, 1941, he was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison.^[3][5]

During the Warsaw Uprising, Trzeciak tried to shelter a number of refugees in his church. Shortly after, he and several others were shot by German soldiers on 8 August.^[4]

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