
1903–1952
Szczepan Åcibior (13 December 1903 in Uniejów, Poland â 7 August 1952 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish soldier, pilot, and patriot. It has not been established what he was doing early years of his life.
Szczepan Åcibior (13 December 1903 in Uniejów, Poland â 7 August 1952 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish soldier, pilot, and patriot. It has not been established what he was doing early years of his life. Most probably, he fought in the Polish September Campaign and later escaped to Great Britain. In 1940, Åcibior became a member of the No. 305 Polish Bomber Squadron (Polish: 305 Dywizjon Bombowy "Ziemi Wielkopolskiej im. MarszaÅka Józefa PiÅsudskiego") He was pilot of a Vickers Wellington. In 1941, his bomber crashed during a mission near Charleroi in Belgium. He managed to make his way to Brussels, where after hiding for nine days, he was caught by the Germans and sent to a POW camp. Liberated by the British in 1945, Åcibior at first went to Great Britain, but in March 1946 decided to return to his native country. There, he took command of 7th Air Bomb Regiment in ÅÄczyca and in August 1947 he became commander of the famous Polish Air Force Academy in DÄblin. He was arrested on 9 August 1951 and wrongly accused of being a British spy. Åcibior was tortured for many months, then sentenced to death. He was charged for his service in the Polish Air Forces (Polskie SiÅy Powietrzne) fighting alongside the Allies. His execution took place on 7 August 1952 in the infamous Communist Mokotów Prison in Warsaw. In 1956 â following political changes in Poland â Åcibior was officially "rehabilitated" posthumously. His symbolic tomb is located at Warsaw's PowÄ zki Cemetery.
Same nationality and era where possible; falls back to shared nationality or era.
Wojciech Zamecznik (13 January 1923 in Warsaw â 12 May 1967 in Warsaw) was a Polish graphic artist, architect, photographer and interior designer. Zamecznik's most notable works are movie and socio-political posters.