Tadeusz Zawadzki
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| Tadeusz Zawadzki (Armia Krajowa) | |
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 "Zośka" |
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| Born | January 24, 1921 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | August 20, 1943 (aged 22) Sieczychy, near Wyszków, Poland |
Tadeusz Zawadzki codename: Zośka, Kajman, Kotwicki, Lech Pomarańczowy, Tadeusz (born January 24, 1921, Warsaw, Poland — died August 20, 1943, Sieczychy, near Wyszków, Poland) was a Polish Scoutmaster (harcmistrz), Polish scouting resistance activist and second lieutenant of the Armia Krajowa during the Second World War.
Zawadzki is a main character in Kamienie na szaniec by Aleksander Kamiński, describing "Operation Arsenal" in Warsaw, as well as Barbara Wachowicz's Rudy, Alek, Zośka.
[edit] Death
He died, aged 22, during the so-called "Taśma" action, an attack on a Grenzschutzpolizei building in Sieczychy, near Wyszków, during the night of 20 August and 21 August 1943.
[edit] Awards
- Cross of Valour (Krzyż Walecznych) twice
- Silver Cross of Virtuti Militari
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