Paval Navara
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BornSeptember 17, 1927.
Kupisk village, Second Polish Republic (now Belarus)
DiedMay 24, 1983 (aged 55)
London, UK
Resting placeSt Pancras and Islington Cemetery
AlmamaterUniversity of London
Paval Navara | |
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Павал Навара | |
| Born | September 17, 1927. Kupisk village, Second Polish Republic (now Belarus) |
| Died | May 24, 1983 (aged 55) London, UK |
| Resting place | St Pancras and Islington Cemetery |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Known for | Co-founder of the Anglo-Belarusian Society |
Paval Navara (Belarusian: Павал Навара; 17 September 1927 – 24 May 1983), also romanised as Paul Navara, was a Belarusian émigré public figure and co-founder of the Anglo-Belarusian Society.[1]
Paval Navara was born on 17 September 1927 in Western Belarus, then part of the Second Polish Republic. After secondary school he studied at a teachers college in Navahrudak.
In 1944 at the age of 16, Navara was mobilized into the Nazi army (which occupied Navahrudak at the time) and sent to France where he surrendered to the Allies. Navara joined the Polish II Corps and, after some military training, fought for the Allies in Northern Italy.[2]