Władysław Bartoszewski

Polish politician and activist (1922-2015) · Poland · On the map · Politicians · Died at 93

Władysław Bartoszewski was a Polish professor of History, politician, social activist, journalist, writer, historian and insurgent. A former Auschwitz concentration camp prisoner, he was a World War II resistance fighter as part of the Polish underground and participated in the Warsaw Uprising.

Władysław Bartoszewski is read about 238 times a day, in 27 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 17 September 2026

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2015Died24 April 20152013Honorary Citizen of KrakówAward2012Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double CrossAward2009Honorary Doctor of the University of ŁódźAward2002Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke GediminasAwardEugen Kogon AwardAwardOrder of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st ClassAward2001Grand Cross of the Order of Civil MeritAward1997Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAwardMore about this1996Heinrich Brauns AwardAwardHeinrich Heine PrizeAward1995Romano Guardini awardAward1986Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' AssociationAward1983Herder PrizeAward1965Righteous Among the NationsAward1922Born19 February 1922

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The third anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the official gathering at the Polish Theatre in Warsaw, April 1946. On stage, among others, the activists of Żegota. Bartoszewski is sitting on the third right

Bartoszewski (right, background) with Bronisław Geremek (left, background), 1997

Awards

Honorary Citizen of Kraków2013

Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double Cross2012

Honorary Doctor of the University of Łódź2009

Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class2002

Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas2002

Robert Schuman Medal2002

Eugen Kogon Award2002

Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit2001

Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg1997

Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1997

Heinrich Heine Prize1996

Heinrich Brauns Award1996

Bridge Prize of the City of Regensburg1995

Romano Guardini award1995

Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association1986

Herder Prize1983

Righteous Among the Nations1965

Commander of the Legion of Honour

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great

Order of the White Eagle

Golden Medal for Merit to Culture

European Civil Rights Prize of the Sinti and Roma

Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Badge "Merit for the Protection of Human Rights"

Cross of Freedom and Solidarity

Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk

Honorary Doctor of the University of Warsaw

Bavarian Order of Merit

Honorary Doctorate from the Catholic University of Lublin

Zasłużony Działacz Kultury

Bene Merito

Kisiel Prize

Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Cross of Valour (1939)

About this person

After the war he was persecuted and imprisoned by the ruling Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) of the Polish People's Republic regime due to his membership in the Home Army and opposition activity.

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Poland