Józef Batory
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Captain Józef Batory was born in 1914 in Werynia
, Poland.
He fought in the 1939 Polish September Campaign, then was an active member of the anti-German resistance.
In the early 1940s he became commandant of the Kolbuszowa
district of the Home Army.
From 1945 on, Batory became a leading member of the anti-Communist organization Wolnosc i Niezawislosc
. Apprehended by the Communist Polish secret police, the UB, some time in late 1940s, he was executed on the evening of March 1, 1951 in the infamous Mokotów Prison
in Warsaw
.
The location of his grave is unknown. His body was never returned to his family.
Werynia
Werynia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kolbuszowa, within Kolbuszowa County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Kolbuszowa and north-west of the regional capital Rzeszów....
, Poland.
He fought in the 1939 Polish September Campaign, then was an active member of the anti-German resistance.
In the early 1940s he became commandant of the Kolbuszowa
Kolbuszowa
Kolbuszowa is a small town in south-eastern Poland, with 9,190 inhabitants .Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship , it is the capital of Kolbuszowa County.-History:The name of the town comes from the land owner Kolbusz...
district of the Home Army.
From 1945 on, Batory became a leading member of the anti-Communist organization Wolnosc i Niezawislosc
Wolnosc i Niezawislosc
Zrzeszenie Wolność i Niezawisłość WiN was a Polish underground anti-communist organisation founded on September 2, 1945 and active to 1952....
. Apprehended by the Communist Polish secret police, the UB, some time in late 1940s, he was executed on the evening of March 1, 1951 in the infamous Mokotów Prison
Mokotów Prison
Mokotów Prison is a prison in Warsaw's borough of Mokotów, Poland, located at Rakowiecka 37 street. It was built by the Russians in the final years of the foreign Partitions of Poland...
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...
.
The location of his grave is unknown. His body was never returned to his family.