About Józef Batory
Lived 1914 – 1951 (aged 37). Józef Batory was a Polish military officer and major.
Józef Batory (noms de guerre "Argus", "Wojtek") was a Polish soldier and resistance fighter during World War II and after. Batory was born on 20 February 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, Freedom and Independence. Apprehended by the Ministry of Public Security, some time in the late 1940s, he was executed on the evening of 1 March 1951 in the infamous Mokotów Prison in Warsaw.
The location of his grave is unknown. Batory is commemorated as one of the "Cursed soldiers" of Poland.
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Who was Józef Batory?
Polish resistance fighter
When was Józef Batory born?
Józef Batory was born on 20 February 1914 in Werynia.
When did Józef Batory die?
Józef Batory died on 1 March 1951 in Warsaw.
What was Józef Batory's occupation?
Józef Batory was a military officer and major.
What nationality was Józef Batory?
Józef Batory was Polish.
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