Zygfryd Wende

Zygfryd Wende (1 January 1903 – 11 or 12 April 1940) was a Polish boxer and police officer. A victim of the Katyn massacre.

Biography Wende was born on 1 January 1903 in (a district of Katowice), Upper Silesia. He was a Silesian. After finishing primary school, he practiced baking in Wrocław.

In 1923, Wende signed up to the boxing section of . He was employed as a physical worker at a factory in Mysłowice. One of his first successes was a match in October 1924 in Katowice, where he defeated Jerzy Snoppek. In 1925, Wende joined the Polish Armed Forces and served in the 24th Infantry Regiment. He continued his boxing career in the Cestes Warszawa club.