Maria Cetys

Maria Cetys
Maria Cetys
Born	14 September 1914; Warsaw, Congress Poland
Died	20 September 1944 (aged 30); Warsaw, German-occupied Poland
Resting place	Warsaw Insurgents Cemetery
Nationality	Polish

Maria Cetys (14 September 1914 – 20 September 1944^[1]) was a participant in the Warsaw Uprising, liaison officer of the "Kryska" grouping of the Home Army.^[2] Previously, she worked as a tax clerk. She was also an instructor of the Przysposobienie Wojskowe Kobiet.

In Polish resistance she worked under the pseudonym "Szympans" ("Chimpanzee") and was a liaison officer of Władysław Abramowicz (aka "Litwin"), commander of the 2nd District of Śródmieście District of the Warsaw Home Army District.^[2]

Death

Around 10 September 1944, she was seriously injured during the transfer of a report. Ten days later she was taken prisoner by the Germans in the area of the Wilanowska Street in Czerniaków. Then, when asked: (German) Bist du Banditin? (Are you one of the bandits?), she replied: I am a soldier of the Home Army. She was shot on the spot. These words became the motto of Adam Borkiewicz's work, the Warsaw Uprising. Outline of military activities 1944.^[2]

She was buried at the Warsaw Insurgents Cemetery.^[2]

Personal life

Daughter of Stanisław and Amelia.^[2] Her brother was Teodor Cetys, the Silent Unseen.

Commemoration

In 2020, the road in the Mokotów Warsaw's district, running from the Batalionu AK „Bałtyk” Street to the Dywizjonu AK „Jeleń” Street, was named after Maria Cetys.^[3]

References

^ Wielka Ilustrowana Encyklopedia Powstania Warszawskiego, tom 5. Redaktor naukowy Piotr Rozwadowski. Dom Wydawniczy "Bellona", Warszawa 2002. ISBN 83-11-09261-3
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Powstańcze Biogramy - Maria Cetys". www.1944.pl (in Polish).
^ "Uchwała nr XXXV/1106/2020 Rady Miasta Stołecznego Warszawy z dnia 27 sierpnia 2020 r. w sprawie nadania nazwy obiektowi miejskiemu w Dzielnicy Mokotów m.st. Warszawy" [Resolution No. XXXV/1106/2020 of the Council of the Capital City of Warsaw of 27 August 2020 on the naming of an urban facility in the District of Mokotów of the Capital City of Warsaw]. Dziennik Urzędowy Województwa Mazowieckiego (in Polish).

[1] Wielka Ilustrowana Encyklopedia Powstania Warszawskiego, tom 5. Redaktor naukowy Piotr Rozwadowski. Dom Wydawniczy "Bellona", Warszawa 2002. ISBN 83-11-09261-3

[auto-2] "Powstańcze Biogramy - Maria Cetys". www.1944.pl (in Polish).

[3] "Uchwała nr XXXV/1106/2020 Rady Miasta Stołecznego Warszawy z dnia 27 sierpnia 2020 r. w sprawie nadania nazwy obiektowi miejskiemu w Dzielnicy Mokotów m.st. Warszawy" [Resolution No. XXXV/1106/2020 of the Council of the Capital City of Warsaw of 27 August 2020 on the naming of an urban facility in the District of Mokotów of the Capital City of Warsaw]. Dziennik Urzędowy Województwa Mazowieckiego (in Polish).

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