Józef Batory (noms de guerre "Argus", "Wojtek") was a Polish soldier and resistance fighter during World War II and after.
| Józef Batory | |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Werynia, Second Polish Republic |
| Death Date: | 1 March 1951 (aged 37) |
| Death Place: | Mokotów Prison, Warsaw, Polish People's Republic |
| Death Cause: | Execution by shooting |
| Nationality: | Polish |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
Batory was born on 20 February 1914 in Werynia, Poland. He fought in the 1939 Polish September Campaign, then was an active member of the anti-German resistance. In the early 1940s, he became commandant of the Kolbuszowa district of the Home Army.
From 1945 on, Batory became a leading member of the anti-Communist organization, Freedom and Independence. Apprehended by the Ministry of Public Security, some time in the late 1940s, he was executed on the evening of 1 March 1951 in the infamous Mokotów Prison in Warsaw.
The location of his grave is unknown. Batory is commemorated as one of the "Cursed soldiers" of Poland.[1]
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