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'''Henryk Iwański''' (1902-1978), codename 'Bystry' was a member of the [[Polish resistance during IIWW]]. He is known for leading one of the most daring action of [[Armia Krajowa]] in support of the [[Warsaw Ghetto Uprising]]. For his assistance to the [[Polish Jews]] he is counted among the [[Righteous Among the Nations]]. |
'''Henryk Iwański''' (1902-1978), codename 'Bystry' was a member of the [[Polish resistance during IIWW]]. He is known for leading one of the most daring action of [[Armia Krajowa]] in support of the [[Warsaw Ghetto Uprising]]. For his assistance to the [[Polish Jews]] he is counted among the [[Righteous Among the Nations]]. |
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Before the [[Second World War]] Henryk has reached the rank of [[captain]] in the [[Polish Army]]. Soon after the [[Polish September Campaign|Germans invaded Poland]] and begun the [[Holocaust]], Henryk was instrumental in the founding of the [[Żydowski Związek Wojskowy]] (Jewish Fighting Organization). Together with the rest of his family he dedicated himself to support the Jews, working through the Polish resistance ([[Armia Krajowa]]). Iwański was one of the AK members dealing with the Jews, providing them with arms, ammunition, and instructional materials smuggled through the sewers or in carts that brought lime and cement into the ghetto. |
Before the [[Second World War]] Henryk has reached the rank of [[captain]] in the [[Polish Army]]. Soon after the [[Polish September Campaign|Germans invaded Poland]] and begun the [[Holocaust]], Henryk was instrumental in the founding of the [[Żydowski Związek Wojskowy]] (Jewish Fighting Organization)[http://zaprasza.net/a_y.php?mid=9721&]. Together with the rest of his family he dedicated himself to support the Jews, working through the Polish resistance ([[Armia Krajowa]]). Iwański was one of the AK members dealing with the Jews, providing them with arms, ammunition, and instructional materials smuggled through the sewers or in carts that brought lime and cement into the ghetto. |
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From the very first days of the [[Warsaw Ghetto Uprising]] AK mainted contact with the Jewish fighters and tried to support them through providing supplies and launching supportive strikes against the Germans. Some of AK soldiers volunteered to join the fighters in the ghetto from the very first day of the uprising.[http://www.thehistorynet.com/wwii/blgenocide/index2.html] When one of the commanders of the Jewish units, [[Dawid Moryc Apfelbaum]], sent a message to AK informing the Poles that he had been wounded, and asking for arms and ammunition, Iwański took a unit of Armia Krajowa ([[Państwowy Korpus Bezpieczeństwa]], the Security Corps) through a tunnel into the Ghetto to directly support the Jewish fighters. Among the 18 members of the unit was his brother, Wacław and Henryk’s son, Roman. They entered the ghetto on April 27, 1943, brining ammo and other supplies and on spot they decided to relieve some of the exhausted fighters, engaging the Germans together with the remaining members of the ŻZW on the Muranowski Square. In the fight Wacław was killed; Henryk and his son Roman were seriously wounded. Roman mortally. Zbigniew, another son of Henryk fought on Karmelicka Street and died on May 3, 1943, escorting a group of Jews out of the ghetto. Later wounded Iwański was brought from the ghetto, escorted by a group of Polish and Jewish fighters, among them [[Ber Mark]], who later wrote a book about the Uprising. Nonetheless Iwański returned to the ghetto at least once later, brining another set of ammo and supplies.[http://www.raoulwallenberg.net/english/Saviors/POLONIA/iv.htm] [http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/eehistory/H200Readings/Topic4-R3.html] |
From the very first days of the [[Warsaw Ghetto Uprising]] AK mainted contact with the Jewish fighters and tried to support them through providing supplies and launching supportive strikes against the Germans. Some of AK soldiers volunteered to join the fighters in the ghetto from the very first day of the uprising.[http://www.thehistorynet.com/wwii/blgenocide/index2.html] When one of the commanders of the Jewish units, [[Dawid Moryc Apfelbaum]], sent a message to AK informing the Poles that he had been wounded, and asking for arms and ammunition, Iwański took a unit of Armia Krajowa ([[Państwowy Korpus Bezpieczeństwa]], the Security Corps) through a tunnel into the Ghetto to directly support the Jewish fighters. Among the 18 members of the unit was his brother, Wacław and Henryk’s son, Roman. They entered the ghetto on April 27, 1943, brining ammo and other supplies and on spot they decided to relieve some of the exhausted fighters, engaging the Germans together with the remaining members of the ŻZW on the Muranowski Square. In the fight Wacław was killed; Henryk and his son Roman were seriously wounded. Roman mortally. Zbigniew, another son of Henryk fought on Karmelicka Street and died on May 3, 1943, escorting a group of Jews out of the ghetto. Later wounded Iwański was brought from the ghetto, escorted by a group of Polish and Jewish fighters, among them [[Ber Mark]], who later wrote a book about the Uprising. Nonetheless Iwański returned to the ghetto at least once later, brining another set of ammo and supplies.[http://www.raoulwallenberg.net/english/Saviors/POLONIA/iv.htm] [http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/eehistory/H200Readings/Topic4-R3.html] [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0195051947&id=Kg0L3L0kImUC&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=Henryk+Iwanski&sig=ycURK4-GNg42vZ5Ea2UtaZYA6eE] |
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It should be noted that this was one of many actions of the Polish resistance providing assistance to the Jews in the ghetto.[http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/eehistory/H200Readings/Topic4-R3.html] |
It should be noted that this was one of many actions of the Polish resistance providing assistance to the Jews in the ghetto.[http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/eehistory/H200Readings/Topic4-R3.html] |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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== References == |
== References == |
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* [http://www.raoulwallenberg.net/ The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation] |
* [http://www.raoulwallenberg.net/ The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation] |
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* [http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/eehistory/H200Readings/Topic4-R3.html |
* [http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/eehistory/H200Readings/Topic4-R3.html The Polish Underground State: A Guide to the Underground, 1939-1945" Stefan Korbonski, pages 120-139] |
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== Further reading == |
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* See the list in [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0306805332&id=6o1njEqaKbsC&pg=PA352&lpg=PA352&dq=Henryk+Iwanski&sig=gBxodKe-oopFuFIqFKi0E5jtfwI The Bravest Battle: The Twenty-Eight Days of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Google Print, p.352] |
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Revision as of 23:38, 29 June 2006
Henryk Iwański (1902-1978), codename 'Bystry' was a member of the Polish resistance during IIWW. He is known for leading one of the most daring action of Armia Krajowa in support of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. For his assistance to the Polish Jews he is counted among the Righteous Among the Nations.
Before the Second World War Henryk has reached the rank of captain in the Polish Army. Soon after the Germans invaded Poland and begun the Holocaust, Henryk was instrumental in the founding of the Żydowski Związek Wojskowy (Jewish Fighting Organization)[1]. Together with the rest of his family he dedicated himself to support the Jews, working through the Polish resistance (Armia Krajowa). Iwański was one of the AK members dealing with the Jews, providing them with arms, ammunition, and instructional materials smuggled through the sewers or in carts that brought lime and cement into the ghetto.
From the very first days of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising AK mainted contact with the Jewish fighters and tried to support them through providing supplies and launching supportive strikes against the Germans. Some of AK soldiers volunteered to join the fighters in the ghetto from the very first day of the uprising.[2] When one of the commanders of the Jewish units, Dawid Moryc Apfelbaum, sent a message to AK informing the Poles that he had been wounded, and asking for arms and ammunition, Iwański took a unit of Armia Krajowa (Państwowy Korpus Bezpieczeństwa, the Security Corps) through a tunnel into the Ghetto to directly support the Jewish fighters. Among the 18 members of the unit was his brother, Wacław and Henryk’s son, Roman. They entered the ghetto on April 27, 1943, brining ammo and other supplies and on spot they decided to relieve some of the exhausted fighters, engaging the Germans together with the remaining members of the ŻZW on the Muranowski Square. In the fight Wacław was killed; Henryk and his son Roman were seriously wounded. Roman mortally. Zbigniew, another son of Henryk fought on Karmelicka Street and died on May 3, 1943, escorting a group of Jews out of the ghetto. Later wounded Iwański was brought from the ghetto, escorted by a group of Polish and Jewish fighters, among them Ber Mark, who later wrote a book about the Uprising. Nonetheless Iwański returned to the ghetto at least once later, brining another set of ammo and supplies.[3] [4] [5]
It should be noted that this was one of many actions of the Polish resistance providing assistance to the Jews in the ghetto.[6]
See also
References
- The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation
- The Polish Underground State: A Guide to the Underground, 1939-1945" Stefan Korbonski, pages 120-139