Zdzisław Broński
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Zdzisław Broński (nom de guerre "Uskok" (Jumper)) (24 December 1912 – 21 May 1949) - was a reserve officer of the Polish Army, member of
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| Born | 24 December 1912 Stary Radzic, Poland |
| Died | 21 May 1949 (aged 36) |
| Cause of death | Grenade explosion |
| Other names | "Uskok" (Jumper) |
| Occupation | military personnel |
World War II
He took part in the
In the underground
At the end of 1943, after a series of arrests of local underground anti-Nazi activists, and threatened with arrest himself, Broński organized a partisan group and "went to the forest". In May 1944 it was formally made into a
On the 16th of July, the division, for which Broński's unit served in the role of scouts, found themselves surrounded by German forces, in a large scale anti-partisan action. As a result, the partisans had to quickly move to the region of Czemierniki forests.
During Operation Tempest, the Broński unit took part in the fighting as the 3rd Company of the IV Battalion of the 8th Regiment "Lublin".
Back in the underground
After the
On May 25, 1946, the new inspector of the Win Inspectorate "Lublin"
After the new Polish authorities declared an amnesty, under the February 22, 1947, statute of amnesty,
For example, on May 1, 1947, "Uskok's" group shot seven members of the ZWM youth organization, who were returning from the May Day parade. Among the victims were: Paweł Budka (aged 20), Zdzisław Czubacki (aged 19), Zygmunt Duda (aged 18), Mieczysław Jesionek (aged 15), Bolesław Lipta (aged 22), Bolesława Skrzypaczka (aged 27) and Zygmunt Żembski (aged 23).[2] However, the most infamous action of his troops was the slaughter of the inhabitants of the village Puchaczów.[3] This action was conducted by squads that were under the command of "Uskok", led by: "Wiktor", "Żelazny" and Józef Strug ps. "Ordon". In their opinion, the sufficient justification for this action was the fact that three identified inhabitants of the village gave away the location of hiding of three "Uskok's" partisans to the new authorities. Despite the fact that it was known who reported the partisans, the whole village was pacified and 21 of its inhabitants were shot. A complete list of the future victims was prepared beforehand. Broński himself considered the slaughter as bloody but necessary.[4]
On 20 May 1949, officers of the Ministry of Public Security arrested Bronski's deputy, Zygmunt Libera, who revealed the hiding place of his commander. The following day, a group of MB officers surrounded Bronski's hideout, and killed him using a grenade.
At one point one of the sub-commanders in Broński's group was Józef Franczak who later would become the last of the "Cursed soldiers" to remain in the underground, fighting communist authorities until 1963.[5]
Awards, Decorations and Citations
He was a recipient of the Cross of Virtuti Militari.
External links
References
- ^ Dz.U. 1947 nr 20 poz. 78
- ^ Czesław Kozłowski (1978). Polish Scientific Publishers PWN (ed.). Związek Walki Młodych (1943-1948) (in Polish). Warszawa. p. 164.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ H. Pająk, "Uskok" kontra UB, Nakładem autora, 1992, s. 108
- ^ Z. Broński, Pamiętnik (1941-maj 1949), Wydawnictwo IPN 2004, s. 194-195 Diary of Broński
- ^ Sławomir Poleszak, "Ostatni Niezlomni" (The Last Unbroken), Rzeczpospolita, 17-12-2007, [1]
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