Zbigniew Brym, nom-de-guerre "Zdunin", (born 1919, died December 1, 2006), was a Polish colonel

Colonel

Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...

, soldier of the Home Army, participant 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...

, photographer and publicist.

He graduated from the Officer Cadet

Officer Cadet

Officer cadet is a rank held by military and merchant navy cadets during their training to become commissioned officers and merchant navy officers, respectively. The term officer trainee is used interchangeably in some countries...

 School for Sappers in Modlin. Brym took part in the Polish September Campaign as part of the Independent Operational Group Polesie

Independent Operational Group Polesie

Independent Operational Group Polesie was one of the Polish Army Corps that defended Poland during the Invasion of Poland in 1939. It was created on 11 September 1939 and was commanded by general Franciszek Kleeberg...

 under General Franciszek Kleeberg

Franciszek Kleeberg

Franciszek Kleeberg was a Polish general. He served in the Austro-Hungarian Army before joining the Polish Legions in World War I and later the Polish Army. During the German Invasion of Poland he commanded Independent Operational Group Polesie...

. After the Polish defeat he was the commander of one of the sapper companies

Company (military unit)

A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 80–225 soldiers and usually commanded by a Captain, Major or Commandant. Most companies are formed of three to five platoons although the exact number may vary by country, unit type, and structure...

 of the Secret Polish Army and later of Union of Armed Struggle.

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...

 he led the 3rd company of the Chrobry II Battalion

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:...

. He was a noted photographer during the uprising, leaving an extensive photographic record. After the uprising he was sent to the Oflag

Oflag

An Oflag was a prisoner of war camp for officers only, established by the German Army in both World War I and World War II in accordance with the requirements of the Geneva Convention ....

 at Gross Born.

He was a member of the Honorary Committee during the construction of the Museum of the Warsaw Uprising.

His brother, Mieczysław Brym (Tolimierz) also took part in the uprising and was killed.