Józef Batory
Józef Batory (noms de guerre "Argus", "Wojtek") was a Polish soldier and resistance fighter during World War II and after.
Józef Batory | |
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| Born | 20 February 1914 |
| Died | 1 March 1951 (aged 37) |
| Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation | Soldier |
Batory was born on 20 February 1914 in Werynia, Poland. He fought in the 1939 Polish September Campaign, then was an active member of the anti-German resistance. In the early 1940s, he became commandant of the Kolbuszowa district of the Home Army.
From 1945 on, Batory became a leading member of the anti-Communist organization, Freedom and Independence. Apprehended by the Communist Polish secret police, the UB, some time in the late 1940s, he was executed on the evening of 1 March 1951 in the infamous Mokotów Prison in Warsaw.
The location of his grave is unknown. Batory is commemorated as one of the "Cursed soldiers" of Poland.[1]
Notes and references
- (in English) Polish secret police torture methods
- (in English) WiN | Freedom and Independence - A Historical Brief by Dr. Janusz Marek Kurtyka, Ph.D., Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, IPN, Poland.
