Wacław Zagórski (1909–1982), nom-de-guerre "Lech Grzybowski", was a Polish

lawyer A lawyer is a person who is qualified to offer advice about the law, draft legal documents, or represent individuals in legal matters. The exact nature of a lawyer's work varies depending on the legal jurisdiction and the legal system, as w ...

, soldier, and socialist politician. At the end of 1939, he became the head of the underground Socialist-Independentist Organisation "Freedom" in Vilnius. He was a participant in the

Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising (; ), sometimes referred to as the August Uprising (), or the Battle of Warsaw, was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from ...

with the rank of

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and a commander in the famous Chrobry II Battalion. He was decorated with the Order of Virtuti Militari 5th Class in 1944. In 1973, he was awarded the

Righteous Among the Nations Righteous Among the Nations ( ) is a title used by Yad Vashem to describe people who, for various reasons, made an effort to assist victims, mostly Jews, who were being persecuted and exterminated by Nazi Germany, Fascist Romania, Fascist Italy, ...

medal.

References

* Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego (Museum of the Warsaw Uprising)

1909 births 1982 deaths Lawyers from Warsaw Warsaw Uprising insurgents Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari 20th-century Polish lawyers Polish Righteous Among the Nations Polish Socialist Party politicians {{Poland-bio-stub