| Juliusz Bogdan Deczkowski | |
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| Born | April 20, 1924 Poland |
| Died | June 22, 1998 (aged 74) Poland |
| Occupation | Soldier during World War II, and later an engineer and inventor |
Juliusz Bogdan Deczkowski "Laudański" (20 April 1924, Bydgoszcz – 22 June 1998, Ciechocinek) was a noted Polish soldier during World War II, and later an engineer and inventor.
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Deczkowski left school in 1939, the year of the September Campaign, and joined the Home Army. During the invasion, he became a runner with the Polish Scouting Association, which was then operating as the underground Szare Szeregi. In 1944, he took part in the Warsaw Uprising as a member of the Batalion Zośka, and in 1949 he was arrested by the Polish security service and sentenced by a military court to 5 years in prison. In November 1953, he graduated from the Warsaw University of Technology and became an inventor of medical equipment.
He published in Poland two books of memoirs "Wspomnienia żołnierza baonu AK "Zośka" and "Wróbel" z "Kamieni na szaniec".