Jakub Tomasz Nowakowski
Polish zoologist, participant of the Warsaw Uprising, independence conspiracy activist during World War II, and a retired major of the Polish Armed Forces
Jakub Tomasz Nowakowski, pseud. "Tomek", "Tomasz" (born 4 December 1924) is a Polish zoologist, participant of the Warsaw Uprising, independence conspiracy activist during World War II, and a retired major of the Polish Armed Forces.
Biography
Before the World War II, he attended the Military Family Association School on Czarnecki Street in Warsaw, and later the Adam Skwarczyński Public Elementary School. At the outbreak of World War II, he was a student at the Tadeusz Czacki State Men's Gymnasium in Warsaw. During the German occupation, he joined the independence conspiracy within the 1st Platoon - 1st Company "Maciek" – Zośka Battalion – Broda 53 Diversionary Brigade – Kedyw of the Main Command of the Home Army.
When the Warsaw Uprising began, due to the isolation of Żoliborz, he could not join his parent unit and thus fought during the uprising in the ranks of Platoon 226 – Żniwiarz Group – Żoliborz Subdistrict of the Warsaw Home Army District. He participated in the assault on the Warszawa Gdańska station during the attempt to link Żoliborz with the Old Town. After the uprising, he was captured as a prisoner of war in Stalag XI A Altengrabow.
After returning to Poland, he studied biology at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, and after a year transferred to the University of Poznań. To secure a place in a dormitory, he joined the Society of Fighters for Freedom and Democracy.
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