Marian Bernaciak
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Marian Bernaciak (nom de guerre "Dymek" (Little Smoke) or "Orlik" (Little Eagle)) (March 6, 1917, in Zalesie in Ryki County – June 24, 1946, in Piotrówek) was a lieutenant in the Polish Army, a member of ZWZ and the Home Army, a major and a legendary leader of an underground partisan unit of WiN in the Lublin region.[1]
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Marian Bernaciak | |
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Nickname(s) | Orlik (Little Eagle) |
Born | (1917-03-06)6 March 1917 Zalesie, Poland |
Died | 24 June 1946(1946-06-24) (aged 29) Piotrówek, Poland |
Years of service | 1939-1946 |
Rank | Major |
Battles/wars | World War II, Anti-Soviet resistance |
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