Antoni Szczęsny Godlewski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Armia Krajowa member
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Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
About Antoni Szczęsny Godlewski
- Antoni Szczesny Godlewski, (nom-de-guerre Antek the Sprayer) (January 11, 1923 in Warsaw – August 8, 1944, in Warsaw) was a legendary soldier of the Home Army and participant in the Warsaw Uprising. He was the son of the lawyer Franciszek and Aniela.
- He started high school in Warsaw but after the Nazi invasion of Poland, the Germans banned secondary education for Poles.
- As a result, Antoni finished his studies and obtained a high school diploma and continued his studies at an underground university of the Warsaw Polytechnic.
- At this time he joined the Home Army and became a member of its Security Corps. He was killed on 8 August 1944 after the break out of the Uprising, on the corner of Bracka St.
- and Aleje Jerozolimskie.
- His place of death is marked by a memorial plaque.
- For his bravery in battle he was posthumously awarded the Cross of Valour and the Order of Virtuti Militari, Fifth Class.
- Today, a street in the Wola neighborhood of Warsaw is named after him.
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