| Jerzy Gawin | |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1922 |
| Death Date: | 23 September 1944 |
| Parents: | -Marcel Gawin -Janina z Koszelików (Gawin) |
Jerzy Gawin otherwise known as "Słoń" (Polish for elephant),[1] was a Polish scoutmaster, part of Gray Ranks and an anti-Nazi activist. He fought in Batalion Zośka during Operation Arsenal and died in the Warsaw Uprising.[2] [3] He also appeared a number of times in Polish literature, most notably in Aleksander Kamiński's Stones for the Rampart.[4]
Born on 20 September 1922 in Warsaw. His father- Marcel Gawin was the owner of the company Pomoc szkolna. His mother, Janina z Koszelików, was presumably a house keeper.[5] Jerzy from a certain age started the education in III Gymnasium named after Hugo Kołłątaj and upon graduation, decided that he would continue his education.[6] He passed the matura exam in 1941 and got into Studia Politechniczne.[7] After the start of World War II, he began his service in the Gray Ranks.[8] He fought in the Warsaw Uprising as a chief commander of the first crew- "Felek" of the Batalion Zośka and died on 23 September 1944, during army's backup from Czarniakowo.[9] [10] His body hasn't been found, though a few people claim to have found without the actual evidence.