Aniela Kołodziejczyk was born on 17 November 1927, in Jangrot, Olkusz, Kraków, Poland as the daughter of Antoni Kołodziejczyk and Kowal. She died on 16 February 2009, at the age of 81.
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Nazi Germany invades Poland. Beginning of World War II as the United Kingdom declares war on Germany in response to the invasion. The Soviet Union invades from the east. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them and treat Polish citizens, particularly Jews, with extreme brutality.
The Warsaw Uprising. Poland comes under Soviet control.
From July 31 to August 31 of 1951, the communist authorities of Poland carried out a politically-motivated totalitarian trial. The primary targets of the proceedings were officers of the Polish Army who had served during the first or second World Wars. In order to imprison these individuals, the communist authorities falsely accused these individuals of conspiring with British and American intelligence services. The accused generals were sentenced to life imprisonment and over 20 officers were executed. The remaining prisoners were set free in 1956 after the end of Stalinism in Poland.
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Wieslaw, Alicja, Czeslawa, Elzbieta, Jacek, Jerzy, Kazimir, Malgorzata, Mariusz, Mieczyslaw, Piotr, Walenty.
Polish: occupational name or patronymic from a diminutive of Kolodziej ‘wheelwright’.
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