Aniela Krzywoń (27 May 1925 – 12 October 1943) was a private in the "Emilia Plater" Independent Women's Battalion of the Polish People's Army during the Second World War and became the only woman in history who was not a citizen of the Soviet Union to be awarded the USSR's highest honor for bravery, the title Hero of the Soviet Union, after she died of injuries sustained while rescuing important military documents from a burning truck after a Luftwaffe bombing raid.[1]
Krzywoń was born in the village of Puźniki, then located in the Second Polish Republic; the area the village once was in currently located within present-day Ukraine since it had become part of the Ukrainian SSR in 1939. Her father fought in the Polish–Soviet War; after their village became part of the Ukraine the Krzywoń family and many other Polish families that had been deemed "politically unreliable" were forcibly deported to the Irkutsk Oblast of Siberia and later relocated to the city of Kansk. There Aniela began working as a machinist at a local timber mill until she voluntarily joined the army in 1943 to fight in World War II.[2][3]
Military careeredit
Krzywoń joined the 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division of the Polish People's Army on 29 May 1943 and was assigned to the "Emilia Plater" Independent Women's Battalion. She was trained in the use of submachine guns and grenades as well as hand-to-hand combat. On 12 October 1943 the battalion was forced to retreat after they saw their baptism by fire in the Lenino village of the Byelorussian SSR. While Krzywoń was accompanying a truck carrying the wounded and important documents from headquarters they were attacked by a Luftwaffe raid. Krzywoń ran into the burning vehicle, carrying out the wounded soldiers and staff as well as rescuing the important documents from the fire. Inside the burning vehicle she died from her injuries. For her heroism she was posthumously awarded the highest Polish and Soviet decorations – the Virtuti Militari of Poland and the title Hero of the Soviet Union. She was the first and only Polish female decorated with the Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union, and the only woman ever awarded the title that was not a Soviet citizen.[2][4][5]
^Sakaida, Henry (2012-04-20). Heroines of the Soviet Union 1941–45. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN9781780966922.
^ ab"Кживонь Анеля Тадеушовна". www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-13.
^. www.krskstate.ru. Archived from the original on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
^Bystrytskaya, Zafya (1969). "Анеля Кживонь". Героини. Очерки о женщинах — Героях Советского Союза. I. Politizdat.
^. my.krskstate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
January 01, 1970
aniela, krzywoń, 1925, october, 1943, private, emilia, plater, independent, women, battalion, polish, people, army, during, second, world, became, only, woman, history, citizen, soviet, union, awarded, ussr, highest, honor, bravery, title, hero, soviet, union,. Aniela Krzywon 27 May 1925 12 October 1943 was a private in the Emilia Plater Independent Women s Battalion of the Polish People s Army during the Second World War and became the only woman in history who was not a citizen of the Soviet Union to be awarded the USSR s highest honor for bravery the title Hero of the Soviet Union after she died of injuries sustained while rescuing important military documents from a burning truck after a Luftwaffe bombing raid 1 Aniela KrzywonBorn27 May 1925Puzniki Second Polish RepublicDied12 October 1943 aged 18 Lenino Byelorussian SSR Soviet UnionAllegiancePolandService wbr branchInfantryUnit Emilia Plater Independent Women s BattalionAwardsHero of the Soviet UnionOrder of LeninVirtuti Militari 5th Class Contents 1 Early life 2 Military career 3 See also 4 ReferencesEarly life editKrzywon was born in the village of Puzniki then located in the Second Polish Republic the area the village once was in currently located within present day Ukraine since it had become part of the Ukrainian SSR in 1939 Her father fought in the Polish Soviet War after their village became part of the Ukraine the Krzywon family and many other Polish families that had been deemed politically unreliable were forcibly deported to the Irkutsk Oblast of Siberia and later relocated to the city of Kansk There Aniela began working as a machinist at a local timber mill until she voluntarily joined the army in 1943 to fight in World War II 2 3 Military career editKrzywon joined the 1st Tadeusz Kosciuszko Infantry Division of the Polish People s Army on 29 May 1943 and was assigned to the Emilia Plater Independent Women s Battalion She was trained in the use of submachine guns and grenades as well as hand to hand combat On 12 October 1943 the battalion was forced to retreat after they saw their baptism by fire in the Lenino village of the Byelorussian SSR While Krzywon was accompanying a truck carrying the wounded and important documents from headquarters they were attacked by a Luftwaffe raid Krzywon ran into the burning vehicle carrying out the wounded soldiers and staff as well as rescuing the important documents from the fire Inside the burning vehicle she died from her injuries For her heroism she was posthumously awarded the highest Polish and Soviet decorations the Virtuti Militari of Poland and the title Hero of the Soviet Union She was the first and only Polish female decorated with the Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union and the only woman ever awarded the title that was not a Soviet citizen 2 4 5 See also edit nbsp Soviet Union portal List of female Heroes of the Soviet Union Polish People s Army Fedora PushinaReferences edit Sakaida Henry 2012 04 20 Heroines of the Soviet Union 1941 45 Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN 9781780966922 a b Kzhivon Anelya Tadeushovna www warheroes ru in Russian Retrieved 2018 02 13 Oficialnyj portal Krasnoyarskogo kraya Kzhivon Anelya Tadeushevna www krskstate ru Archived from the original on 2018 09 27 Retrieved 2018 05 06 Bystrytskaya Zafya 1969 Anelya Kzhivon Geroini Ocherki o zhenshinah Geroyah Sovetskogo Soyuza I Politizdat Kzhivon Anelya Tadeushovna Internet enciklopedii Krasnoyarskogo kraya my krskstate ru in Russian Archived from the original on 2018 05 07 Retrieved 2018 05 06 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aniela Krzywon amp oldid 1209048155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
