Kazimierz Puczyński (nom de guerre ''Wroński'') was a Polish hydrotechnology specialist, graduate of the

Warsaw University of Technology The Warsaw University of Technology ( pl, Politechnika Warszawska, lit=Varsovian Polytechnic) is one of the leading institutes of technology in Poland and one of the largest in Central Europe. It employs 2,453 teaching faculty, with 357 professor ...

with engineering degree, soldier of the

Polish Underground State The Polish Underground State ( pl, Polskie Państwo Podziemne, also known as the Polish Secret State) was a single political and military entity formed by the union of resistance organizations in occupied Poland that were loyal to the Gover ...

, participant of the

Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising ( pl, powstanie warszawskie; german: Warschauer Aufstand) was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. It occ ...

. He was born in 1908, and some time in the

interwar period In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the World War I, First World War to the beginning of the World War II, Second World War. The in ...

, he graduated from the University of Technology in Warsaw. During the Warsaw Uprising he was commandant of the

104th Company of Syndicalists 104 Company of Syndicalists ( pl, 104 Kompania Syndykalistów) was a military unit created by the Union of Polish Syndicalists (''Związek Syndykalistów Polskich''), which participated in the Warsaw Uprising. Formation and structure The 104th ...

. After the war, Puczyński worked in the Engineering Office in Warsaw as well as the Hydrology Magazine. He died on September 26, 2007, in Warsaw and was buried at the

Powązki Military Cemetery Powązki Military Cemetery (; pl, Cmentarz Wojskowy na Powązkach) is an old military cemetery located in the Żoliborz district, western part of Warsaw, Poland. The cemetery is often confused with the older Powązki Cemetery, known colloquiall ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Puczynski, Kazimierz 1908 births 2007 deaths Polish resistance members of World War II Engineers from Warsaw Burials at Powązki Military Cemetery Polish military personnel of World War II Warsaw University of Technology alumni Polish syndicalists Warsaw Uprising insurgents

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