Early Life and World War II
Henryk Chmielewski was born on 7 June 1923 in Warsaw. During World War II, he was a member of the 7th Infantry Regiment of the Home Army "Garłuch" (Polish: 7. pułk piechoty Armii Krajowej "Garłuch"). He took part in the Warsaw Uprising.
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