Jan Mazurkiewicz

Jan Mazurkiewicz , nom de guerre Radosaw, was a Polish soldier, veteran of World War I, and a colonel in the Polish antiNazi resistance Armia Krajowa during World War II. He was one of the main commanders of the Warsaw Uprising, where he led the Radosaw Group , part of Kedyw, which was one of the best armed and trained insurrectionist units in the Uprising.

Mazurkiewicz was born in a craftsmans family in Lww. His father died in a fire in 1905. He spent his childhood in Zoczw and attended a gymnasium in Lww. He was a member of Strzelec and then of the Polish Legions in World War I. He was a private in Jzef Pisudskis First Brigade and fought in the Battle of owczwek onJuly 1914, where he was wounded and taken into Russian captivity. He soon escaped and rejoined his unit. In 1918, he took part in the Battle of Kaniw as a unit commander, while serving under General Jzef Haller.

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