Henryk Sławik
Henryk Sławik (16 July 1894 – 23 August 1944) was a Polish politician in the interwar period, social worker, activist, and diplomat, who during World War II helped save over 30,000 Polish refugees, including 5,000 Polish Jews in Budapest, Hungary, by giving them false Polish passports with Catholic designation. He was executed with some of his fellow Polish activists on order of Reichsführer SS in concentration camp Gusen on 23 August 1944.
Henryk Sławik | |
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Henryk Sławik | |
| Born | 16 July 1894 Timmendorf, German Empire (now part of Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland) |
| Died | 23 August 1944 (aged 50) |
| Cause of death | Hanging |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Holocaust rescue |
| Honours | Righteous Among the Nations, Order of the White Eagle (Poland) |
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