Wacław Łukaszewicz (; 24 August 1927 – 16 April 2014) was a scout leader of

ZHP The Polish Scouting and Guiding Association (, ZHP) is the coeducational Polish Scouting organization recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. It was founded in 1918 an ...

, scoutmaster, expert of

radiocommunication Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 3 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connected ...

, and promoter of radiocommunication in

Polish scouting The Scouting and Guiding movement in Poland () consists of about 12 independent organizations with an overall membership of about 160,000 Scouting, Scouts and Girl Guides, Guides. The largest organization by membership is Polish Scouting and Guid ...

Biography

During Nazi occupation in age of 15 he was involved in several sabotages in

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near to

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and took participation in

Home Army The Home Army (, ; abbreviated AK) was the dominant resistance movement in German-occupied Poland during World War II. The Home Army was formed in February 1942 from the earlier Związek Walki Zbrojnej (Armed Resistance) established in the ...

operations. After intervening

Soviet Army The Soviet Ground Forces () was the land warfare service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1946 to 1992. It was preceded by the Red Army. After the Soviet Union ceased to exist in December 1991, the Ground Forces remained under th ...

onto

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n Wacław Łukaszewicz was incorporated into

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union. The army was established in January 1918 by a decree of the Council of People ...

as a

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, whence however having been a railwayman became shortly dismissed. After liberation of the Republic of Poland he drove (as a repatriant) to

Rzepin Rzepin () is a town in western Poland. Situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship (since 1999), in Słubice County it is the seat of Gmina Rzepin. From 1975 until 1998 the town, from an administrative point of view, belonged to the Gorzów Wielkopolski Vo ...

onto

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, where he restarted jobbing for Polish Railway. In 1946 he joined to

- into Bolesław I Chrobry's Scout Troop in

Sulęcin Sulęcin (; ) is a town in western Poland with 10,117 inhabitants (2019), the capital of Sulecin County, since 1999 in Lubusz Voivodeship. Geography Sulęcin is located in the center of Lubusz Voivodeship (Lubuskie province), by the river Postomi ...

. In 1976 he took Scout Leader commitment. In 1955 he was a member of Polish Mission in Neutral Countries Supervision Commission in Korea. Since 1956 until 1970 he was working in the Main Management of

Polish Aero Club The Polish Aero Club (''Aeroklub Polski'', AP) is the Polish central association of persons practising air sports or recreational flying. It was founded in 1921 and is a member of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. It has a headquarte ...

as Senior inspector of

Radiocommunication Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 3 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connected ...

in Amateur Sport Aviation. Until recently: a member of Government Examination Commission of Air Radiocommunication and a member of Government Examination Commission of Radioamateur Movement in Electronic Communication Office. In 1971 he was co-initiator of Special Event Radio Station SQ5Z (''Polish – „ZAMEK”, English – „CASTLE”''). The aim of the station was to popularize the project of rebuilding of Royal Castle in Warsaw. For 20 years he was being a secretary of Warsaw Voivodeship Management of

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and being a member of Government Examination Commission of Radioamateur Movement for Operator's Certificates. Since 1979 until 1999 he was the Manager of Radiocommunication and Amateur Radiolocation Inspectorate of Capital Banner of

. Also the vice-chef of

in Bieszczady 40 Operation Staff in 1977 and the chef of

in 1978, co-organizer of backstage-defensive manoeuvrings (e. g. ''VI'' and ''XI Central Backstage-Defensive Manoeuvrings of ZHP'' and also banner manoeuvrings) and co-organizer of shortwave contests, including Contests called ''Służbowa Łączność Radiowa'' (''en. Official Radiocommunication''). Organizer of Radioamateur Shortwave clubs in detachments of Capital Banner like Scouts Amateur Club Station SP5ZIP, Commandant of Capital Banner's training capms. He carried out numerous Radiocommunication trainings and supported Phone-communication. First category referee in

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of Polish Assosiacion of Amateur radio direction finding, multiple referee of General Polish Championships of

and Contests of Mermaid Cup (''pol. Puchar Syreny''). He carried out trainings and Contests for Scouts environments of Capital Banner, he was in charge of

during general events of Capital Banner – including White Service in 1999 on

Piłsudski Square Piłsudski Square (), is the largest city square of Poland's capital, located in the Warsaw city centre. The square is named after Marshal Józef Piłsudski who was instrumental in the restoration of Polish statehood after World War I.

during Pope John Paul's II Pilgrimage to Poland. Since 1985 until 1989 a member of Capital Banner's Council. He worked in Special Educational Center in Warsaw near to New Town Market Place 4. Co-organizer of Traffic Safety tournaments for children and non-union youth.

Orders and distinctions

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...

(1987) * Gold Cross of Merit (1988) *

Silver Cross of Merit Silver is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag () and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. ...

(1969) *

Medal of Merit for National Defence The Medal of Merit for National Defence () is a military decoration, decoration of the Ministry of National Defence (Poland), Ministry of National Defence of Poland. Established 21 April 1966 and revised in 1991, the medal recognizes meritorious s ...

(1987) * Honourable Shield of Polish Scouts Friends Movement (1970) * Shield of Merit for Sport Aviation Activist (1972) * Gold Shield "Merited Radiocommunication Worker" (1975) * Shield "Merited for Bieszczady" (1977) * Gold Shield of "Merit for Warszaw" (1982) * Silver Shield of „Merit for Civil Defence” (1987) * Memorial Shield "In Acknowledgement for Merite in Co-operating with Polish Air Force Academy in Dęblin" (1990) * Gold Cross of "Merit for ZHP" (1999) * Honourable Shield of Polish Amateur Radio Union (2005)

Bibliography

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