Henryk Kowalski (cyclist)
Henryk Kowalski (17 July 1933 – 11 July 2021) was a Polish road cyclist. Born in Turzysk in the Second Polish Republic Kowalski will have been forced to move westwards after World War II due to the changing of borders and expulsion of local populations, with his hometown being given to Ukraine. Kowalski started cycling professionally with Budowlani Warszawa between 1954–1955, spent a short spell with Stal Stocznia in 1956, before spending the majority of his career with KK Lechia Gdańsk between 1957–1970. It was while with Lechia he enjoyed his greatest success, winning the Tour de Pologne twice, in 1957 and 1961. and winning the Vuelta a Cuba in 1967. Kowalski died in Gdańsk aged 88, and is buried in the Żydowski cemetery in Chełm, Gdańsk. Major results ;1957 : 1st Berlin–Cottbus–Berlin : 1st Overall Tour de Pologne ;1959 : 1st Stage 1 Tour de Pologne ;1961 : 1st Overall Tour de Pologne ;1963 : 2nd GANEFO Games ;1967 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Cuba The Vuelt ...
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Turzysk
Turiisk ( ua, Турійськ) is an urban settlement (town) in Volyn Oblast (province) in Ukraine, located in the historic region of the Volhynia. It is located in Kovel Raion. Population: History During World War II, in 1942, Jews of the village were murdered by an Einsatzgruppen assisted by Ukrainische Hilfspolizei, auxiliary police in a mass execution. References External links Turiisk
at the Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia Urban-type settlements in Kovel Raion Volhynian Voivodeship (1569–1795) Kovelsky Uyezd Wołyń Voivodeship (1921–1939) Jewish Ukrainian history Holocaust locations in Ukraine {{Volyn-geo-stub ...
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