Józef Franczak
Józef Franczak, codename Lalek | |
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Józef Franczak as corporal of Military Police in Poland before 1939 | |
| Born | 17 March 1918 |
| Died | 21 October 1963 (aged 45) |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Occupation(s) | sergeant, Military Police, partisan |
Józef Franczak (17 March 1918 – 21 October 1963) was a soldier of the Polish Army, Armia Krajowa World War II resistance, and last of the cursed soldiers – members of the militant anti-communist resistance in Poland. He used codenames Lalek (best known), Laluś, Laleczka, Guściowa, and fake name Józef Babiński. He was a resistance fighter for 24 out of 45 years of his life.