1. Major Adam Lazarowicz was a Polish military officer who played a prominent role in the Polish resistance movement in the German-occupied Poland in the Second World War.
10 Facts About Adam Lazarowicz
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Adam Lazarowicz was imprisoned by the Soviet-imposed Communist authorities in Poland and executed on 1 March 1951 in Mokotow Prison in Warsaw.
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At the age of 17, Adam Lazarowicz joined the Polish Army.
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In 1940 Adam Lazarowicz became engaged in the anti-German Sluzba Zwyciestwu Polsce organization, then joined the Zwiazek Walki Zbrojnej.
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Adam Lazarowicz was a skillful organizer, under his leadership the Home Army in Debica and vicinity thrived and due to his decision, headquarters of the District were moved from dangerous Debica to the relatively safe village of Gumniska.
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Adam Lazarowicz's work was highly appreciated by the Regional Command of the Home Army in Rzeszow.
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In 1943 Adam Lazarowicz was promoted to captain, then to major.
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In February 1944 Adam Lazarowicz's men organized an unsuccessful attack on a train carrying Hans Frank.
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Adam Lazarowicz was arrested by the Urzad Bezpieczenstwa in Znin on 5 December 1947.
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For fifty years, Adam Lazarowicz's story was censored from all publications by the Soviet-imposed Communist government of the People's Republic of Poland.