Henryk Holland
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Born8 April 1920
Died21 December 1961 (aged 41)
Warsaw, Polish People's Republic
AllegianceUSSR
Polish People's Republic
Polish People's Republic
Henryk Holland | |
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| Born | 8 April 1920 |
| Died | 21 December 1961 (aged 41) Warsaw, Polish People's Republic |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | USSR Polish People's Republic |
| Branch | Red Army Polish People's Army |
| Service years | 1941–1945 |
| Rank |  Kapitan (Captain) |
| Unit | 2nd Warsaw Infantry Division |
| Conflicts | Second World War |
| Relations | Agnieszka Holland (daughter) |
| Other work | sociologist, journalist, publicist |
Henryk Holland (8 April 1920 – 21 December 1961) was a Polish sociologist, journalist, writer, captain in the Polish People's Army, and communist activist. He was the father of film directors Agnieszka Holland and Magdalena Łazarkiewicz.[1]
In 1961, while being arrested by the Communist secret service, Holland jumped out of a window, which led to his death. This event was then widely discussed by dissidents and theories of a possible murder were popular.[2]
