The Horse Adjutant

The Horse Adjutant

German occupation, his family remained at home, and his father was arrested as a member of the Polish army. He was sent to Hanover as a prisoner of war and endured harsh conditions. Meanwhile, Zygmunt got a job working for a German horse saddler. The report continued saying that Zygmunt got involved with the Polish underground, fighting for independence, indirectly. He became a prison guard but his position was undermined, and his allegiance turned towards the prisoners. At the age of 20, on June 18, 1950, Zygmunt Góralski, Józef Antkowiak, and Romuald Broniecki jumped from the observation tower behind the prison walls and fled into the nearby forest. They took with them an automatic pistol, a TT pistol, and 15 pieces of ammunition. After the dereliction of duty and prison escape, The Soviet Poviat Office for Public Safety began a large-scale operation aimed at finding them and closing down the Pol- ish underground. They were commanded by Lt. Ludwik Burzyński, deputy head of the PUBP and chorister Tadeusz Bednarczyk, senior representative in the PUBP in Chodzież.

Grunwald Cross

Medal of Valor

WWII Medal of Honor

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