Romuald Rajs
Polish soldier (1913–1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Romuald Rajs, nom de guerre "Bury" (30 November 1913 – 30 December 1949), was a Polish soldier, a member of Home Army (AK) and National Military Union (NZW), an anti-communist insurgent and war criminal.[1][failed verification] In 1946 the unit under his command burned several Belarusian villages in the region of Białystok and massacred about 79 villagers. He was sentenced to death in a show trial held by the Polish communist government in 1949, charged with membership in delegalized NZW. Following the trial, he was executed in 1949. The verdict was nullified by the Military Court of Warsaw in 1995.[2][3] In 2005, the Polish Institute of National Remembrance conducted an investigation which revealed that his actions bear the marks of genocide against Orthodox Belarusian community in post-war boundaries of Poland. Rajs is revered by regional nationalist Polish groups as a hero which creates tensions with the local Belarusian and Eastern Orthodox inhabitants.[4]
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Nickname(s) | Bury |
Born | (1913-11-30)30 November 1913 Jabłonka, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 30 December 1949(1949-12-30) (aged 36) Białystok Prison, Białystok, Polish People's Republic |
Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
Battles/wars | World War II, Polish-Belarusian ethnic conflict |
Awards | Order of Virtuti Militari (Golden Cross) Order of Virtuti Militari (Silver Cross) Cross of Valour Cross of Merit with Swords (Gold) Cross of Merit (Bronze) |