Jakub Michlewicz
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Jakub Michlewicz (born 1929 - died ?, Israel
) was a Polish Jewish member of the Polish Home Army and a child soldier in the Warsaw Uprising
.
, after his family was murdered by the Germans, Jakub hid, first in the Polish countryside and then in Warsaw. He joined the Polish Anti-Nazi Resistance group the Home Army almost accidentally, when upon the break out of the Warsaw Uprising he emerged from hiding and was approached by an older boy who was on his way to try and join the resistance and who suggested Jakub come along with him. They were both accepted and on the same day (August 1, 1944) he helped build barricades and participated in a grenade attack on a German car patrol. He was fifteen at the time. Subsequently he served as a courier
for the Chrobry II Battalion Group
(1st Battalion, 3rd company) and carried orders to the front lines. He was the youngest member of the unit.
He was wounded towards the end of the uprising and, after the Polish capitulation he was sent to the POW camp in Lamsdorf. Later he was imprisoned at Stalag IV-B
in Mühlberg and in Brachwitz
. His Jewish ethnicity was never discovered and as a result he survived the war. He emigrated to Israel afterward.
Israel
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) was a Polish Jewish member of the Polish Home Army and a child soldier in 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...
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During World War IIWorld War II
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, after his family was murdered by the Germans, Jakub hid, first in the Polish countryside and then in Warsaw. He joined the Polish Anti-Nazi Resistance group the Home Army almost accidentally, when upon the break out of the Warsaw Uprising he emerged from hiding and was approached by an older boy who was on his way to try and join the resistance and who suggested Jakub come along with him. They were both accepted and on the same day (August 1, 1944) he helped build barricades and participated in a grenade attack on a German car patrol. He was fifteen at the time. Subsequently he served as a courier
Courier
A courier is a person or a company who delivers messages, packages, and mail. Couriers are distinguished from ordinary mail services by features such as speed, security, tracking, signature, specialization and individualization of express services, and swift delivery times, which are optional for...
for the Chrobry II Battalion Group
Chrobry II Battalion
The Chrobry II Battalion was a unit, formally subordinate to the Polish Home Army , which took part in the Warsaw Uprising. It was named after the Polish king Bolesław I Chrobry .-Formation and name:...
(1st Battalion, 3rd company) and carried orders to the front lines. He was the youngest member of the unit.
He was wounded towards the end of the uprising and, after the Polish capitulation he was sent to the POW camp in Lamsdorf. Later he was imprisoned at Stalag IV-B
Stalag IV-B
Stalag IV-B was one of the largest prisoner of war camps in Germany during World War II. Stalag is an abbreviation of the German noun "Stammlager". The main camp was located 8km NE of the town Mühlberg in Brandenburg, just east of the Elbe river and about 30 miles north of Dresden...
in Mühlberg and in Brachwitz
Brachwitz
Brachwitz is a village and a former municipality in the Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Löbejün-Wettin....
. His Jewish ethnicity was never discovered and as a result he survived the war. He emigrated to Israel afterward.