Tadeusz Popek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Polish resistance fighter
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Place of Birth: Bochnia, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
About Tadeusz Popek
- Tadeusz Popek (November 2, 1915 – September 17, 1942) was a Polish partisan and underground activist during World War II.
- During the German occupation of Podhale, Popek (nom-de-guerre Waclaw Tatar, or Hak) became the co-founder of the Polish resistance organization called the Tatra Confederation (Polish: Konfederacja Tatrzanska), a.k.a.
- Confederation of the Tatra Mountains, operating in the Nowy Targ area.
- He was in charge of clandestine publications including Der Freie Deutsche meant for the Wehrmacht.
- Popek died in Zakopane, executed by a firing squad in the courtyard of the infamous Palace Hotel.
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