Rudolf Marszałek SChr | |
Birth Date: | August 29, 1911 |
Birth Place: | Komorowice, Bielsko-Biała |
Death Place: | Warsaw |
Placeofburial: | Unknown |
Nickname: | "Opoka" |
Allegiance: | National Armed Forces Home Army |
Rank: | Captain Chaplain |
Unit: | Poznań Army |
Battles: | Siege of Warsaw (1939) |
Rudolf Marszałek SChr (August 29, 1911 – March 10, 1948) was a Polish priest of the Roman Catholic Church and a member of the Society of Christ. He served a chaplain during World War II, serving in the Home Army and National Armed Forces. As a member of the military arm of the Polish Underground State, he was arrested in December 1946 by the Ministry of Public Security. After spending a year in Mokotów Prison, he was sentenced to death on January 17, 1948, and executed on March 10, 1948.[1] [2] [3] [4]