Ignacy Bator (1916–1944) – jeden z cichociemnych

• Authors: Piotr Stanek

Title variants

EN

Ignacy Adam Bator (1916–1944) – one of the Silent Unseen

Abstracts

EN

Ignacy Bator (1916–1944), nom de guerre “Opór” (“Resistance”) was a lieutenant of the Polish Air Force in Great Britain, participant in the Warsaw Uprising, one of the 316 Silent and Unseen – special paratroopers of the Home Army. In 1939, he took part in the defense of Poland, then he reached France, where he joined the Polish Armed Forces in the West. In 1940, he made his way to Great Britain, where he served in the air force as a shooter-radio operator in No. 301 Polish Bomber Squadron and No. 138 (Special Duties) Squadron RAF. In 1942, he volunteered to serve in the Home Army in occupied Poland. After training, he was dropped to Poland on the night of January 25/26, 1943. He served in the radio communication structures of the Home Army Headquarters. As a radio operator of the Home Army, he took part in the Warsaw Uprising, during which he died in August 1944. He has been awarded many times for his service by Polish and British military decorations, incl. with the Silver Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari, four times with the Cross of Valor, with the “Distinguished Flying Cross” and others.

Keywords

EN

Silent and Unseen; special forces; World War II; Warsaw Uprising; Polish Underground State

PL

cichociemny; służby specjalne; II wojna światowa; powstanie warszawskie; polskie państwo podziemne

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
• Journal: Res Gestae. Czasopismo Historyczne
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 15
• Pages: 120-131

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Piotr Stanek

• Centralne Muzeum Jeńców Wojennych

Identifiers

DOI

10.24917/24504475.15.9

Biblioteka Nauki

27312175