Halina Matysiak Grabowski (29 January 1928–23 April 2003) was a member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II. At the age of 16 she fought in the Warsaw Uprising against the German occupation of Warsaw.[2]
Life edit
Halina Grabowski was born on 29 January 1928,[2] in Warsaw. Aged 16, she served as a nurse, messenger and combatant in the Warsaw Uprising.[3] She was wounded, and became a prisoner of war.[2]
She met her husband, George Grabowski, in Germany and married him in England on 2 October 1948.[3] In 1952 they moved to Cleveland, Ohio. She died on 23 April 2003, in Independence, Ohio.[2]
Grabowski was awarded four medals by the Polish Government at a ceremony in Cleveland.[3] She was also awarded the Armia Krajowa Cross.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Story of Rescue - The Grabowski family | Polscy Sprawiedliwi". sprawiedliwi.org.pl. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Commire, Anne; Klezmer, Deborah, eds. (2006). "Grabowski, Halina (1928–2003)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages.
- ^ a b c "Halina Grabowski Obituary". obits.cleveland.com. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
External links edit
- Mike DeWine, Tribute to Halina Grabowski, August 1, 2003