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Halszka Wasilewska
1899–1961
- Occupation
- graphic designer
Halszka Wasilewska, sometimes called Halina, (21 March 1899 â 8 February 1961), WW2 nom-de-guerre Krystyna, was one of the first women to attain the rank of Major in the Polish Armed Forces.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Ravensbrück concentration campDates unknown
Biography
Halszka Wasilewska, sometimes called Halina, (21 March 1899 â 8 February 1961), WW2 nom-de-guerre Krystyna, was one of the first women to attain the rank of Major in the Polish Armed Forces. She was a Legionnaire in the First World War and the subsequent Polish-Soviet War in 1920. She participated in the battle for Lwów and in the Polish-Ukrainian War. As an officer, she had special responsibility for training in the women's Polish Armed Forces during the interbellum. With the outbreak of the Second World War, she directed training for the women in the Polish Underground Army. She was captured and tortured by the Nazis and held in Ravensbrück concentration camp for two years. After liberation she rose to the rank of Major of the Women's forces in General Maczek's 1st Armoured Division in postwar Germany. She was the elder sister of the communist activist Wanda Wasilewska, who has overshadowed her in history.
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