Florian Marciniak
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Florian Marciniak codename: Jerzy Nowak, Nowak, J.Krzemień, Szary, Flo (b. May 4, 1915 in Gorzyce, Kościan County
- February 20 or 21, 1944 in Gross-Rosen
) was a Polish
Scoutmaster (harcmistrz), first Naczelnik
of the Szare Szeregi
(Scouting resistance) during the Second World War. He was also the graduate of St. John Cantius High School in Poznań.
Marciniak was arrested by the Gestapo
on May 6, 1943 and murdered on February 20 or 21, 1944 in the German
concentration camp Gross-Rosen
.
Gorzyce, Koscian County
Gorzyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czempiń, within Kościan County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Czempiń, east of Kościan, and south of the regional capital Poznań....
- February 20 or 21, 1944 in Gross-Rosen
Gross-Rosen concentration camp
KL Gross-Rosen was a German concentration camp, located in Gross-Rosen, Lower Silesia . It was located directly on the rail line between Jauer and Striegau .-The camp:...
) 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 (harcmistrz), first Naczelnik
Naczelnik ZHP
Naczelnik ZHP is beside the President of the ZHP, the highest function in the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association .-Naczelniks of Boy Scouts 1919-1939:* Stanisław Sedlaczek - 1919-1921,* Henryk Glass - 1921-1924,...
of the 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...
(Scouting resistance) during the Second World War. He was also the graduate of St. John Cantius High School in Poznań.
Marciniak was arrested by the Gestapo
Gestapo
The Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it was under the administration of the SS leader Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chief of German Police...
on May 6, 1943 and murdered on February 20 or 21, 1944 in the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
concentration camp Gross-Rosen
Gross-Rosen concentration camp
KL Gross-Rosen was a German concentration camp, located in Gross-Rosen, Lower Silesia . It was located directly on the rail line between Jauer and Striegau .-The camp:...
.