Jan Romocki
Jan Romocki | |
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| Born | 17 April 1925 |
| Died | 18 August 1944 (aged 19) |
Jan Romocki codename: Bonawentura (17 April 1925 – 18 August 1944)[1] was a Polish Scoutmaster (podharcmistrz), Second Lieutenant of AK-Szare Szeregi, poet and younger brother of fellow resistance figure Andrzej "Morro" Romocki.[citation needed]
Romocki was born in Warsaw, Second Polish Republic, and died in a hospital at 23 Miodowa Street in Warsaw during the Warsaw Uprising after it was bombed in a German air raid.[2]
Awards
[edit]- Cross of Valour (Krzyż Walecznych) - 4 August 1944[citation needed]
- Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari, Class V - 21 August 1944[3]
- Home Army Cross (Krzyż Armii Krajowej) - 16 July 1985[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jan Romocki". 1944.pl (in Polish). Warsaw Rising Museum. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Tomczyk, Paweł (17 April 2025). "100 lat temu urodził się Jan Romocki "Bonawentura" - poeta i żołnierz Armii Krajowej". Dzieje.pl (in Polish). Polish Press Agency. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Jan Romocki "Bonawentura" – powstaniec, harcerz, poeta". Polskie Radio 24 (in Polish). 17 April 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
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