Zbigniew Załuski
Zbigniew Załuski | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 July 1926 Kivertsi, Second Polish Republic |
| Died | 5 March 1978 (aged 51) Warsaw, Polish People's Republic |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Political party | PZPR |
| Occupation | Politician, military officer, writer |
| Awards | () |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Polish People's Republic |
| Branch/service | Polish People's Army |
| Rank |  Pułkownik (Colonel) |
| Unit | 3rd Pomeranian Infantry Division Main Political Directorate of the Polish Army |
| Commands | Deputy Company Commanders for Political Affairs Deputy Battalion Commanders for Political Affairs |
Zbigniew Załuski (31 July 1926 in Kivertsi, Second Polish Republic – 5 March 1978 in Warsaw, People's Republic of Poland) was a Polish army officer, writer and Member of Parliament.
Life and military career
[edit]A native of the Wołyń Voivodeship, he was exiled to Kazakhstan in 1940, soon after the Soviet invasion. After joining the Polish People's Army in 1944, he participated in the Battles for Kolberg and Berlin. Załuski joined the Polish Workers' Party and attended the Academy for Political Education Officers,[1] eventually reaching the rank of Colonel as a political officer.[2]
He had a long journalistic career,[3] mainly as an editor in the magazine Wojsko Ludowe[4] (People's Army) and has written several books dealing with military history and Polish history. Załuski was also a screenwriter and a film consultant.
In 1969 he was elected member of the Sejm for the Polish United Workers Party (PZPR) and continued in the role until his death. In 1974 he joined the administrative board of the Polish–Soviet Friendship Society. Załuski also served as the chief of the PZPR cell in the Polish Writers' Union, until his death from a heart attack.[5]
Books
[edit]- The Polish Seven Deadly Sins (Siedem polskich grzechów głównych).[6]
- Polish Army -Loyal Guards of the Homeland (Wojsko polskie – ojczyzny wierna straż).
- Poles on the fronts of the Second World War (Polacy na frontach II wojny światowej).
- The Year Forty Four (Czterdziesty czwarty).
- The End, 1945 (Finał 1945).
- Pass into History (Przepustka do historii).
Filmography
[edit]- Then There Was Silence (Potem nastąpi cisza) - 1965.
- Direction: Berlin (Kierunek Berlin) - 1968.
- Last Days (Ostatnie Dni) - 1969.
- Liberation - 1969-71.
- Legend (Legenda) - 1970.
- Victory (Zwycięstwo) - 1974.
- Soldiers of Freedom - 1977.
Awards and decorations
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Order of the Banner of Labour, 1st Class (1976)[7]
Order of the Banner of Labour, 2nd Class
Commander's Cross with Star of Order of Polonia Restituta (posthumously)
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Gold Cross of Merit
Cross of Valour (three times)
Medal of the 30th Anniversary of People's Poland
Medal for Oder, Neisse and Baltic[8]
Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945
Gold Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland
Silver Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland
Bronze Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland
Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland
Medal for Participation in the Battle of Berlin
Gold Medal of Merit for National Defence
Silver Medal of Merit for National Defence
Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (USSR)
Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" (USSR)
References
[edit]- ^ The academy was renamed 'Academy for Political Officers' in 1949. It served as the basis for the 'Dzerzhinsky Political-Military Academy in Warsaw', established in 1951.
- ^ Die Polnische Heimatarmee, Oldenburg Science Press, 2003 ISBN 3-486-56715-2. Page 702.
- ^ A TIME article mentioning Załusky.
- ^ Wojsko Ludowe was a monthly published by the Army's Main Political Directorate.
- ^ A report by Radio Free Europe.
- ^ A critique of the book.
- ^ "On the 32nd anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland". Dziennik Polski. 23 July 1976. p. 2.
- ^ (in Polish) Zbigniew Załuski, Siedem polskich grzechów głównych, page 2.
External links
[edit]- Zbigniew Załusky on IMDb.
- Zbigniew Załusky in Filmpolsky.
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- 1926 births
- 1978 deaths
- People from Volyn Oblast
- People from Wołyń Voivodeship (1921–1939)
- Polish United Workers' Party members
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1969–1972
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1972–1976
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1976–1980
- Polish male writers
- Polish military historians
- 20th-century Polish historians
- Polish military personnel of World War II
- Polish deportees to Soviet Union
- Recipients of the State Award Badge (Poland)