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Józef Różański

Polish Stalinist security member and Communist politician · Poland · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1907 to 1981 · aged 74

Józef Różański was an officer in the Soviet NKVD and later, a Colonel in the Polish Ministry of Public Security (UB), the communist secret police. Born into a Polish-Jewish family in Warsaw, Różański became very active in the Communist Party of Poland before World War II.

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Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class
Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 2nd class
Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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He joined the NKVD following the Soviet invasion of Poland and after the war, adopting the name Różański, served as an agent with the Polish Communist Security apparatus.

Country
Poland
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1981 · aged 74