Jerzy Długoszowski, Partisan

[Al-muell]

A repost of a large group.

A group to Jerzy Długoszewski, son of Stefan, a scouting movement activist, an AK partisan and a post-war militia officer.

A short view on his Life:
Born in 1922 in Babczew, Łódź Voievodeship as a son of a village teacher. Joined the Polish Scouting Association (ZHP) probably in 1932. Bofore the war he finished 4 classes of a secondary school in Częstochowa.
After the september 1939 he worked physically in the local area. In 1941 he was forced by the nazis to work at the local foundry. In 1942 he was arrested (charged of sabotage, he was unclear in his CV as to wether he was the saboteur or not) and imprisoned later sent to the correctional camps from which he was released in 1943 (possibly due to poor health condition, but that's unclear). After recovering from heavy ilness he joined the "Szare Szeregi" (Grey Ranks - a Scouting movement-based organization, part of the AK; Probably he was taken after his cousins vouched for him, this will be discussed later on), finished an NCO course and was promoted to corporal. After that his task was to train new recruits. Additionaly in 1944 he joined "Combat Emergency of the Socialists" (I haven't found info on that organization - possibly a small organization created by one of the many factions of the Polish Socialist Party - PPS), where he worked as a liason and underground press distribuer.
After the liberation he worked in the aprovization ministry and during carrying his duty as a commandant of a group organizing supplies (mainly food from farmers) he fell victim to an assault by "the bandits" (likely the anti-communist partisans).
Married in 1946
He worked in the industry and commerce until 1961 when he joined the MO (he was almost 40 at that time, but all of the state security organizations were eager to have former partisans in their ranks)
After the war he finished the high scool and started Law studies which he stopped because of the lack of time. He later made various courses.
in 1961 he joined the MO and was sent to the course for Political officers.
He was sent on the pension in late 70's or early 80's due to health problems related to his service in the Militia.
HE later joined th Voluntary Reserves of the Citizens' Militia (ORMO).
He was also active in other fields - he was a PZPR member where he held a few posts in local structures; a member of the ZBOWiD veteran association (he was a head of the local organization and a member of the Voivodeship executive), member of a city council etc.
After 1989 he joined the left wing SLD party and was invited as a honorary guest to Aleksander Kwaśniewski's Presidential Oath Taking Ceremony.
He was also a honorary member of the Socialist Youth organization, Honorary Blood Donors Association, Committe for building the Schools-Monuments (for the Poland's Millenium), a journalist, painter, writer and God only knows who else.
He died in 2010

Pic1: The group
Pic2: a wooden case (home-made by Długoszowski himself) - a bit problematic - some awards missing, some are here even tough they shouldn't. The awards are:
- 1st row: Polonia Restituta Cavalier's Cross, Gold Cross of Merit, Partisan Cross, For merits to the defense of the state bronze medal, Gold Janek Krasicki Cross (a socialist youth award)
- 2nd row: Polish red Cross Gold Badge, For merits to ZSMP (Socialist Youth association), Polish Red Cross Silver Badge, For merits to the defense of the state silver medal
- 3rd row: Victory and Freedom Medal, In Service to The nation - 20years of service (silver), 40 years of the PRP, For merits in defense of the Public order bronze badge
- 4th row: Warsaw Uprising Cross (Not his, but this awardis explained later on), For Odra, Nysa, Baltic medal (apparently not his - presence unexplained, but since the man was a bit crazy he probably bought it as a space filler), For merits in defense of the public order silver badge, Auschwitz Cross (unlikely to be his, but it's presence is unexplained - Długoszowski was in nazi prisons and correctional camps but not the concentration camps, so he probably was not entitled to get one)

3rd pic:
Various insignia: MO cpt. cap band and eagle, remains of MO officer parade uniform collar tab ("palm branch"), Training uniform shoulder insignia (hard to notice on this pic, but the "moro" pattern is actually blue instead of army's dark grey, which indicates MO uniform), PR and PC minis, Ribbon bars - frrom various times, more or less complete. Note the wound badge fro 2 wounds.