Jan Piwnik

Jan Piwnik
Jan Piwnik
Nickname(s)Ponury
Born(1912-08-31)31 August 1912
Janowice, Poland
Died16 June 1944(1944-06-16) (aged 31)
Yewlashy, Poland, today Belarus
Years of service1939
RankColonel
Awards

Jan Piwnik (31 August 1912 – 16 June 1944) was a Polish World War II soldier, a cichociemny and a notable leader of the Home Army in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. He used the nickname Ponury ("Gloomy" or "Grim") and Donat.

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