Józef Pukowiec
Polish resistance fighter
About Józef Pukowiec
Lived 1904 – 1942 (aged 37). Józef Pukowiec was a Polish.
Józef Pukowiec codename: Chmura, Pukoc (14 September 1904 in Świętochłowice – 14 August 1942 in Katowice) was a Polish teacher, scoutmaster, and Polish resistance activist during the Second World War.
Pukowiec was from 1927 scoutmaster (harcmistrz) of the hufiec of Rybnik, from 1939 scoutmaster of the "Silesian Banner ZHP".
He was finally arrested in 1940 and imprisoned in the German concentration camp Auschwitz. He was later transported to a prison in Katowice, where he was tortured and murdered.
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Who was Józef Pukowiec?
Polish resistance fighter (1904-1942)
When was Józef Pukowiec born?
Józef Pukowiec was born on 14 September 1904 in Świętochłowice.
When did Józef Pukowiec die?
Józef Pukowiec died on 14 August 1942 in Katowice.
What nationality was Józef Pukowiec?
Józef Pukowiec was Polish.
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