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Marek Ferdynand Arczyński

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Polish politician

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Ferdynand Marek Arczyński, cryptonym "Marek" or "Lukowski", was one of the founding members of an underground organization Żegota in German-occupied Poland, from 1942 to 1945.

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1965Righteous Among the Nations
1955Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland
1946Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class
Medal for Warsaw 1939-1945
Silesian Uprising Cross
Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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Ferdynand Marek Arczyński, cryptonym "Marek" or "Lukowski", was one of the founding members of an underground organization Żegota in German-occupied Poland, from 1942 to 1945. Żegota's express purpose was to help the country's Jews survive the Holocaust; find places of safety for them, and provide relief payments to thousands of families. Poland was the only country in occupied Europe with such an organization during World War II.

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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1979 · aged 78
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