Jan Kryst | |
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Nickname(s) | Alan |
Born | Modlin, Second Polish Republic | 6 April 1922
Died | 22 May 1943 Warsaw, German-occupied Poland | (aged 21)
Allegiance | Second Polish Republic Polish Underground State |
Service/ | Home Army |
Years of service | 1939–1943 |
Battles/wars |
Jan Kryst (6 April 1922 – 22 May 1943) was a Polish scout and a member of the Polish anti-Nazi resistance. He fought for the Home Army and volunteered for a revenge attack at the Café Adria where he fatally shot several members of the Gestapo before being killed himself.