Jan Bytnar
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| Jan Bytnar | |
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| Born | May 6, 1921 Kolbuszowa, Poland |
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| Died | March 30, 1943 (aged 21) Warsaw, Poland |
Jan Bytnar codename: Rudy, Czarny, Janek, Krokodyl, Jan Rudy (b. May 6, 1921 in Kolbuszowa - March 30, 1943 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish Scoutmaster (harcmistrz), Polish Scouting resistance activist and Second Lieutenant of the Armia Krajowa during the Second World War.
He was arrested by the Germans on March 23, 1943 and rescued by the Grupy Szturmowe of the Szare Szeregi three days later during the so-called Arsenal action on March 26. He died on March 30 of injuries sustained during interrogations by the Gestapo.
The extremely brutal interrogation of Jan Bytnar was conducted by SS Rottenführer Ewald Lange and SS Obersturmführer Herbert Schultz. Both of them were assassinated by Grupy Szturmowe of Szare Szeregi. SS Obersturmfuehrer Herbert Schultz was shot on May 6th, 1943 by Sławomir Maciej Bittner “Maciek” and Eugeniusz Kecher “Kolczan”. SS Rottenführer Ewald Lange was shot on May 22nd, 1943 by Jerzy Zapadko “Dzik”.
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