Halszka Wasilewska (soldier)

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Halszka Wasilewska, (ur. 21 marca 1899 w Londynie, zm. 8 lutego 1961 w Stafford, Wielka Brytania), czasem "Halina", ps. Krystyna – żołnierz, a potem major Polskich Sił Zbrojnych, przeszła trzy wojny, Pawiak i Ravensbrück (KL). Była najstarszą z trzech córek Wandy (z Zieleniewskich) i Leona Wasilewskich. Dwukrotnie odznaczona była Krzyżem Walecznych. rdf:langString

Halszka Wasilewska, sometimes called Halina, (21 March 1899 – 8 February 1961), WW2 nom-de-guerre Krystyna, was one of the first women to attain the rank of Major in the Polish Armed Forces. She was a Legionnaire in the First world war and the subsequent Polish-Soviet War in 1920. She participated in the battle for Lwów and in the Polish - Ukrainian War. As an officer, she had special responsibility for training in the women's Polish Armed Forces during the interbellum. With the outbreak of WW2, she directed training for the women in the Polish Underground Army. She was captured and tortured by the Nazis and held in Ravensbrück concentration camp for two years. After liberation she rose to the rank of Major of the Women's forces in General Maczek's 1st Armoured Division in post-war Germany rdf:langString

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rdf:langString Halszka Wasilewska

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rdf:langString at sea, registered in London

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xsd:date 1899-03-21

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rdf:langString Wasilewska c. 1918

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xsd:date 1961-02-08

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rdf:langString Halszka Wasilewska, sometimes called Halina, (21 March 1899 – 8 February 1961), WW2 nom-de-guerre Krystyna, was one of the first women to attain the rank of Major in the Polish Armed Forces. She was a Legionnaire in the First world war and the subsequent Polish-Soviet War in 1920. She participated in the battle for Lwów and in the Polish - Ukrainian War. As an officer, she had special responsibility for training in the women's Polish Armed Forces during the interbellum. With the outbreak of WW2, she directed training for the women in the Polish Underground Army. She was captured and tortured by the Nazis and held in Ravensbrück concentration camp for two years. After liberation she rose to the rank of Major of the Women's forces in General Maczek's 1st Armoured Division in post-war Germany. She was the elder sister of the communist activist Wanda Wasilewska, who has overshadowed her in history.

rdf:langString Halszka Wasilewska, (ur. 21 marca 1899 w Londynie, zm. 8 lutego 1961 w Stafford, Wielka Brytania), czasem "Halina", ps. Krystyna – żołnierz, a potem major Polskich Sił Zbrojnych, przeszła trzy wojny, Pawiak i Ravensbrück (KL). Była najstarszą z trzech córek Wandy (z Zieleniewskich) i Leona Wasilewskich. Dwukrotnie odznaczona była Krzyżem Walecznych.

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