Sylwester Braun, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sylwester Braun

Polish photographer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1909

Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 02-Feb-1996

Profession: photographer

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sylwester Braun (code-name "Kris", 1 January 1909, Warsaw – 2 February 1996, Warsaw) was a Polish photographer, Home Army officer.
He was known as author of photography evidencing the Nazi Occupation of Poland and Warsaw Uprising. Braun was born January 1, 1909 in Warsaw.
During Warsaw Uprising he made 3000 photographs of battles, portraits of people, destruction and everyday life in fighting city.
Generally he was operating in Sródmiescie district.
After the capitulation of Warsaw, he escaped from the city.
In January 1945 he came back to take his negatives.
After that he fled to Sweden, and in 1964 he immigrated to the United States.
In 1981 he delivered archives of his photografies to Historical Museum of Warsaw.
Sylwester Braun died in Warsaw.