Col. Henryk Torunczyk, born in

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, (1909–1966) was a Polish soldier. He later volunteered to fight with the

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in the

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. He was sometime commander of the

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; Chief of Staff of

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and leader of an ''International Unit'' formed in January 1939 from a rump of Brigade veterans who remained in Spain after demoblisation. They crossed the border in Spain on about 9 January 1939 He later became a partisan. From 1943 he was instrumental in forming the Samodzielny Batalion Szturmowy.

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. He is also called: Henrik Torunczyk and Henrik Tourunczyk.

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1909 births 1966 deaths Polish soldiers Polish people of the Spanish Civil War International Brigades personnel {{SpanishCivilWar-stub

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