Stanisław Miedza-Tomaszewski

Male, Deceased Person

1913 – 2000

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Who was Stanisław Miedza-Tomaszewski?

Stanisław Miedza-Tomaszewski was a Polish war artist, and underground fighter. Member of the Polish resistance during occupation of Poland in World War II, he escaped from the Pawiak prison after being arrested by the Germans. Those events served as the basis for the movie Umarłem, aby żyć.

In Polish resistance, Miedza-Tomaszewski was one of the members of the Bureau of Information and Propaganda. He designed posters and underground stamps. He was a brother of photographer Jerzy Tomaszewski who photographed the Warsaw Uprising before being seriously wounded.

Stanisław Miedza-Tomaszewski was the godfather of Polish president Lech Kaczyński.

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Born
1913
Died
2000

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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