Battle of Westerplatte
During the Battle of Westerplatte on September 1–7, 1939, Szwedowski was called on as a civilian defender, and assisted the wounded and fighting soldiers.
After the battle was over, Szwedowski was arrested and sent to the camp Stutthof. At first it was thought that he perished in this camp, but there is evidence to the contrary in the form of a death certificate issued on the basis of the record books for the day of August 30, 1941 in the General Governorship in Legionowo (document number 105 of the year 1941). The death certificate states that Karol Szwedowski, son of Jacenty (father) and Jozefa (mother), died in Legionowo at Bukowiec on August 30, 1941, at the age of 52.
Karol's son Ryszard Szwedowski was an officer in the Polish Army, who was killed by the Germans in Palmiry.
Szwedowski is mentioned in the book Westerplatte published by Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej (the Publishing House of the Ministry of National Defense) in Warsaw in 1978. He was played by Bolesław Płotnicki in the 1967 feature film Westerplatte directed by Stanisław Rozewicz.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| Name | Szwedowski, Karol |
| Alternative names | |
| Short description | Polish civilian defender |
| Date of birth | 1889 |
| Place of birth | |
| Date of death | 1941 |
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