Gen. August Emil Fieldorf "Nil" (1895-1953) was the organizer and head of Kedyw Army Headquarters, Deputy Chief AK, head of the anti-Soviet organization NO. After the war, on false charges of collaborating with the occupier, has been sentenced to death by a communist court. Judgement - by hanging - performed 24 February 1953 in a Warsaw prison Mokotow. Burial place of Gen. "Nil" to this day is not known.
Augusta E. Fieldorf was born in Krakow 20.03.1895 The driver in the family station. At 17, he was a member of the rifle association, followed by 6 August 1914 to go to Joseph's troops formed Pilsudski and participated in almost all the battles of the First Brigade of the Polish Legions. In his native Krakow, got involved with the Polish Military Organization. He participated in the struggle for the rebirth of the Republic and in the battles of its borders. Disarm the Austrians, Ukrainians fought on Przemysl and Lviv, and then with the Bolsheviks to Vilnius and Daugavpils. At the end of 1919, was a professional officer.
As a commander he was respected and liked by subordinates. In 1935 he was transferred from the elite 1st Infantry Division to the PEC in Vilnius. Three years later he was entrusted with command of the 51st Rifle regiment Kresowi in Brzeżany. In the dramatic days of September 1939 he fought in the 12th Ternopil DP. Given the huge losses he told his soldiers to break through to the east. Sam arrived to Krakow, and from there through Slovakia and Hungary to France. There, the rate for staff officers was preparing to transit the country. It was the first emissary and Chief of the Polish Government in Exile. Came to Warsaw in September 1940
The conspiracy perform various missions and tasks. From autumn 1941 until August 1942 he was commander of Area II, Bialystok AGM (AK). Then he commanded a new, elitist organization Combat: Leadership Diversion "Kedyw" AK. In the second half of 1943, made a deep conspiratorial cadre organization of socio-ideological and military "Independence" (code NO). 28.09.1944 was promoted to brigadier general. 07.03.1945, he was accidentally arrested by the NKVD in Milanowek. He was hiding under the name of Valentine Gdanicki. For almost 20 months he was imprisoned in Soviet labor camps.
returned to Poland on October 26, 1947 Despite the threat did not flee abroad. In February 1948, revealed the promise of amnesty in Lodz. November 10, 1950, he was arrested. As a result of the criminal trial before the Regional Court for Warsaw sentenced to death on November. April 16, 1952 The sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court Section of the Secret. Do not ask for clemency. Honor and dignity put higher than life! He was executed in prison Mokotow February 24, 1953, the man of great merit, of great courage, noble and upright soldier sacrifice the independence of life on the altar of the Fatherland.
tragic story of General August Emil Fieldorf "NIL" in the document Alina Czerniakowska, see below:
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