Konrad Guderski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Konrad Guderski

Polish engineer

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1900

Place of Birth: Piotrków Trybunalski, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 01-Sep-1939

Profession: engineer, military officer

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

The Defence of the Polish Post Office in Danzig (Gdansk) was one of the first acts of World War II in Europe, as part of the Invasion of Poland.
On September 1, 1939, Polish personnel defended the building for some 15 hours against assaults by the SS Heimwehr Danzig (SS Danzig Home Defence), local SA formations and special units of Danzig police.
All but four of the defenders, who were able to escape from the building during the surrender, were sentenced to death by a German court martial as illegal combatants on October 5, 1939, and executed.