Janusz Zalewski
Polish sailor (1903–1944)
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Janusz Rajmund Zalewski (15 August 1903 – 6 August 1944) was a Polish sailor. He competed in the mixed 6 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] Zalewski was wounded during the Warsaw Uprising and was killed in reprisals for the rebellion.[2]
NationalityPolish
BornJanusz Rajmund Zalewski
15 August 1903
15 August 1903
Zawiercie, Congress Poland
Personal life
Zalewski served in the Warsaw Uprising as part of the Home Army during the Second World War.[1] He was wounded on 1 August attacking German supply warehouses, and was sent to recover at a hospital in Wola. He was killed on 6 August by German soldiers during the Wola massacre.[1][3][4]
