Mieczysław Niedziałkowski (September 19, 1893 in

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- June 21, 1940 in

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) was a Polish politician and writer. He was an activist in the

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, editor in chief of Robotnik, and one of the primary activists and cofounders of the

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alliance. He published several works on socialism and Polish politics. He took part in the defence of Warsaw in 1939, organizing the volunteer

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s. He was subsequently arrested and interrogated by the

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. He was executed on 21 June 1940 in Palmiry during the German AB-Aktion. After his arrest by the

. Niedziałkowski was personally interviewed by

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, who asked "What do you want from us; what do you expect?" Niedziałkowski responded "From you I neither want nor demand anything. With you I fight."

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