Recipients - Person - Instytut Pileckiego

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  • Svensson Bernacka Walborg

    awarded

    Svensson Bernacka Walborg
    (1921–2005)

    Her first contact with Poles dated back to the Second World War, when she was helping prisoners of the German labor camp in Sandnes, a city located less than 16 kilometers from Stavanger.

  • Zinaida Giergiel z d. Radczuk (1912—1989)

    awarded

    Zinaida Giergiel z d. Radczuk (1912—1989)

    Zinaida Giergiel suspected that after being chased out of their homes and suffering from hunger, the Poles would attempt to return to their farms. She was able to warn polish family that a unit of the OUN/UPA was waiting for them in the house.

  • Klára Andrássy Odescalchi
    Photo at the top of the page: from Marek Odescalchi's private archive

    awarded

    Klára Andrássy Odescalchi
    (1898–1941)

    Hungarian aristocrat, social activist, and friend of Poland. Following the outbreak of World War II, she was actively involved in assisting thousands of Poles, providing them with shelter, food, and support in their further evacuation.