Jan Romocki
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Jan Romocki codename: Bonawentura (b. 17 April 1925 in Warsaw
- 18 August 1944 in Warsaw
, Poland
) was a Polish
Scoutmaster (podharcmistrz), Second Lieutenant of AK
-Szare Szeregi
, poet and younger brother of Andrzej "Morro" Romocki
.
Jan died in a hospital on the Miodowa Street 23 during the Warsaw Uprising
, after it was bombed by the Luftwaffe
.
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
- 18 August 1944 in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
) was a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
Scoutmaster (podharcmistrz), Second Lieutenant of AK
Armia Krajowa
The Armia Krajowa , or Home Army, was the dominant Polish resistance movement in World War II German-occupied Poland. It was formed in February 1942 from the Związek Walki Zbrojnej . Over the next two years, it absorbed most other Polish underground forces...
-Szare Szeregi
Szare Szeregi
"Gray Ranks" was a codename for the underground Polish Scouting Association during World War II.The wartime organisation was created on 27 September 1939, actively resisted and fought German occupation in Warsaw until 18 January 1945, and contributed to the resistance operations of the Polish...
, poet and younger brother of Andrzej "Morro" Romocki
Andrzej Romocki
Andrzej Romocki, codename Morro , was a Polish Scoutmaster and captain of the Armia Krajowa, -Szare Szeregi....
.
Jan died in a hospital on the Miodowa Street 23 during the Warsaw Uprising
Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army , to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany. The rebellion was timed to coincide with the Soviet Union's Red Army approaching the eastern suburbs of the city and the retreat of German forces...
, after it was bombed by the Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
.
Awards
- Cross of Valour (Krzyż Walecznych) - August 4, 1944
- Silver Cross of the Virtuti MilitariVirtuti MilitariThe Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war...
, Class V - August 21, 1944 - Home Army Cross (Krzyż Armii Krajowej) - July 16, 1985
See also
Andrzej RomockiAndrzej Romocki
Andrzej Romocki, codename Morro , was a Polish Scoutmaster and captain of the Armia Krajowa, -Szare Szeregi....