Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński | |
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Baczyński during the Second World War | |
| Nickname(s) | Krzyś |
| Born | 22 January 1922 Warsaw, Second Polish Republic |
| Died | 4 August 1944 (aged 22) Warsaw, General Government |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Home Army |
| Branch | Grey Ranks |
| Rank | Starszy szeregowy (Private first class) |
| Unit | Parasol Battalion |
| Battles / wars | Warsaw Uprising |
| Awards | Commander's Cross of Polonia Restituta Cross of the Home Army Medal for Warsaw 1939–1945 |
| Other work | poet |
| Signature | |
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf ˈkamil baˈt͡ʂɨɲskʲi]; nom de guerre: Jan Bugaj; 22 January 1921 – 4 August 1944) was a Polish poet and Home Army soldier, one of the most well known of the Generation of Columbuses, the young generation of Polish poets, of whom several perished in the Warsaw Uprising and during the German occupation of Poland.