Józef Chaciński (; 13 March 1889 – 6 May 1954) was a Polish lawyer and politician. Chaciński was member of the

Sejm The Sejm (), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (), is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of the Third Polish Republic since the Polish People' ...

from 1922 until 1930. During the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, he was imprisoned in the German

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Auschwitz Auschwitz, or Oświęcim, was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) during World War II and the Holocaust. It consisted of Auschw ...

from 1940 until 1942. In 1945 he was arrested by the

NKVD The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (, ), abbreviated as NKVD (; ), was the interior ministry and secret police of the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1946. The agency was formed to succeed the Joint State Political Directorate (OGPU) se ...

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1889 births 1954 deaths Lawyers from Warsaw Politicians from Warsaw People from Warsaw Governorate National League (Poland) members Polish Christian Democratic Party politicians Labor Party (Stronnictwo Pracy) politicians Members of the Sejm of the Second Polish Republic (1922–1927) Members of the Sejm of the Second Polish Republic (1928–1930) Auschwitz concentration camp survivors Polish prisoners in Nazi concentration camps Polish prisoners and detainees Polish people detained by the NKVD {{Poland-Sejm-politician-stub

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