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Antoni Burzyński
Antoni Burzyński nom de guerre Kmicic (11 June 1911 – August/September 1943) was an officer of the Second Polish Republic's Polish Land Forces, Polish Army, the Home Army and commander of the first Polish partisan unit in the Vilnius Region. Antoni Burzyński was a native of Vilnius, where he received his education and served in the 5th Legions' Infantry Regiment. After fighting in September 1939, he was interned in Lithuania, where he became involved in the Polish underground. He was briefly arrested by the Lithuanian ''Saugumas''. In late 1942 and early 1943 he began forming a partisan unit. Finally formed in March 1943, it was the first partisan unit of the Home Army in the Vilnius Region. By August 1943, the unit had undertaken a number of actions against the German occupiers. On August 26, 1943, Antoni Burzyński went to talks with the command of the Soviet partisans. During them he was treacherously captured and then murdered. His unit was broken up by the Soviets, and ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urban area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 718,507 (as of 2020), while according to the Vilnius territorial health insurance fund, there were 753,875 permanent inhabitants as of November 2022 in Vilnius city and Vilnius district municipalities combined. Vilnius is situated in southeastern Lithuania and is the second-largest city in the Baltic states, but according to the Bank of Latvia is expected to become the largest before 2025. It is the seat of Lithuania's national government and the Vilnius District Municipality. Vilnius is known for the architecture in its Old Town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The city was noted for its multicultural population already in the time of the Polish–Lithuanian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
