Barbara Drapczynska
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Barbara Stanisława Drapczyńska (November 1922 in a village of Wiecznia Kościelna near Ciechanów
- September 1, 1944 in Warsaw
) was a wife of Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
, and a student of Polish Philology at the secret Warsaw University, during German occupation of Warsaw
.
Drapczyńska's father had a printing shop at Piękna Street in Warsaw. She met her future husband on December 1, 1941. A year later, they engaged. The wedding took place on June 3, 1942 at 10 am in a Roman Catholic church in the district of Solec
. After the ceremony they lived together, Barbara was Baczyński's muse, he wrote several erotic poems dedicated to her.
She died pregnant on September 1, 1944, during the Warsaw Uprising
, struck in the head by a splinter of glass, which damaged the brain. At the moment of death, she had in her hands the Kennkarte
of her husband as well as his book. Baczyński had foreseen this in a poem written a few weeks earlier, on July 13, 1944. According to witnesses, Barbara was struck on August 26, she suffered badly for a few days. She never found out that her husband had been killed in the early days of the Uprising.
Ciechanów
Ciechanów is a town in north-central Poland with 45,900 inhabitants . It is situated in Masovian Voivodeship . It was previously the capital of Ciechanów Voivodeship.-History:The grad numbered approximately 3,000 armed men....
- September 1, 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...
) was a wife of Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
Krzysztof Kamil Baczynski
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, was a Polish poet and Home Army soldier, one of the most renowned authors of the Generation of Columbuses, the young generation of Polish poets of whom many perished in the Warsaw Uprising.-Biography:...
, and a student of Polish Philology at the secret Warsaw University, during German occupation of 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...
.
Drapczyńska's father had a printing shop at Piękna Street in Warsaw. She met her future husband on December 1, 1941. A year later, they engaged. The wedding took place on June 3, 1942 at 10 am in a Roman Catholic church in the district of Solec
Solec
Solec may refer to the following places:*Solec, Łódź Voivodeship *Solec, Gostynin County in Masovian Voivodeship *Solec, Piaseczno County in Masovian Voivodeship...
. After the ceremony they lived together, Barbara was Baczyński's muse, he wrote several erotic poems dedicated to her.
She died pregnant on September 1, 1944, 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...
, struck in the head by a splinter of glass, which damaged the brain. At the moment of death, she had in her hands the Kennkarte
Kennkarte
Kennkarte was the basic identity document in use during the Third Reich era, first introduced in July 1938. They were normally obtained through a police precinct and had the corresponding issuing office and official’s stamps on them...
of her husband as well as his book. Baczyński had foreseen this in a poem written a few weeks earlier, on July 13, 1944. According to witnesses, Barbara was struck on August 26, she suffered badly for a few days. She never found out that her husband had been killed in the early days of the Uprising.
Sources
- Tygodnik Ciechanowski online - śladami Barbary Drapczyńskiej z Wieczfni Kościelnej: żona Krzysztofa Kamila at www.tc.ciechanow.pl
- Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński at www.powstanie-warszawskie-1944.ac.pl