Jerzy Gawin

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Born(1922-09-20)20 September 1922
Died23 September 1944(1944-09-23) (aged 22)
Jerzy Gawin
Born(1922-09-20)20 September 1922
Died23 September 1944(1944-09-23) (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]

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