Jerzy Gawin
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Born20 September 1922
Died23 September 1944 (aged 22)
Jerzy Gawin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 September 1922 |
| Died | 23 September 1944 (aged 22) |
| Parent(s) | -Marcel Gawin -Janina z Koszelików (Gawin) |
Jerzy Gawin otherwise known as "Słoń" (Polish for elephant),[1] was a Polish scoutmaster, part of Gray Ranks and an anti-Nazi activist. He fought in Batalion Zośka during Operation Arsenal and died in the Warsaw Uprising.[2][3] He also appeared a number of times in Polish literature, most notably in Aleksander Kamiński's Stones for the Rampart.[4]