Halina Grabowski

Halina Matysiak Grabowski (29 January 1928–23 April 2003) was a member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II. At the age of 16 she fought in the Warsaw Uprising against the German occupation of Warsaw.^[2]

dressed for a return visit to Warsaw^[1]

Life

Halina Grabowski was born on 29 January 1928,^[2] in Warsaw. Aged 16, she served as a nurse, messenger and combatant in the Warsaw Uprising.^[3] She was wounded, and became a prisoner of war.^[2]

She met her husband, George Grabowski, in Germany and married him in England on 2 October 1948.^[3] In 1952 they moved to Cleveland, Ohio. She died on 23 April 2003, in Independence, Ohio.^[2]

Grabowski was awarded four medals by the Polish Government at a ceremony in Cleveland.^[3] She was also awarded the Armia Krajowa Cross.^[2]