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Ryszard Reiff
Ryszard Reiff (July 4, 1923, Warsaw – December 9, 2007) was a Polish politician, lawyer, publicist and resistance fighter. He was a deputy to the Polish parliament (Sejm) during the 1968 Polish political crisis and again during the Martial law in Poland. Biography Born in Warsaw in 1923, Reiff studied law at the University of Warsaw. After German invasion of Poland, he took part in the Polish resistance movement in World War II. He was a member of the right-leaning Konfederacja Narodu (Confederation of the Nation) underground organization and commanded one of the first units of the Uderzeniowe Bataliony Kadrowe (Cadre Strike Battalions). Later, he became a member of the Armia Krajowa (Home Army) by default as the Konfederacja Narodu merged with it, and fought against Nazi Germans near Navahrudak. As a member of Armia Krajowa, he was arrested by the Soviet NKVD, and imprisoned for two years (1944-1946). In 1946 after the Soviet liberation, he started work as a publicist, becoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiff
Reiff may refer to: Places ;Germany *Reiff (Rhineland-Palatinate), a municipality ;Italy *Riva del Garda (german: Reiff am Gardasee, link=no), in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ;United Kingdom *Reiff, Ross-shire, Scotland, a crofting and fishing village ;United States *Reiff, California, a former settlement *Reiff's Antique Gas Station Automotive Museum, California *Reiff Farm, a historic farm in Pennsylvania People *Charles Reiff (1940–1964), Luxembourgian boxer *Ethan Reiff, American American screenwriter and producer *Fritz Reiff (1888–1953), German stage and film actor *Gaston Reiff (1921–1992), Belgian athlete *Joe Reiff (1911–1988), American basketball player *Johann Gottfried Reiff (), German philologist *Lester Reiff (1877–1948), American jockey *Marion Reiff (born 1979), Austrian diver *Patricia Reiff, Space scientist *Rick Reiff (born 1952), American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist *Riley Reiff (born 1988), American football player *Rudolf Reiff (1901–1961), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |