Polish people of World War II

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 103. Chapters: Pope John Paul II, Boleslaw Bierut, Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, Krystyna Skarbek, Janusz Korczak, Irena Sendler, Szmul Zygielbojm, Józef Kuras, Stefan Starzynski, Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, Kazimierz Leski, Wladyslaw Szpilman, Henryk Flame, Lucjan Zeligowski, Danuta Siedzikówna, Emil August Fieldorf, Jan Kwapinski, Henryk Józewski, Józef Czapski, Mieczyslaw Smorawinski, Antoni Heda, Ala Gertner, Melchior Wankowicz, Baruch Steinberg, Jerzy Wolkowicki, Józef Franczak, Kazimierz Moczarski, Janusz Piekalkiewicz, Wanda Tomczykowska, Henryk Leon Strasburger, Edward Kossoy, Wilhelm Orlik-Rückemann, Edward Fokczynski, Franciszek Jerzy Jaskulski, Tadeusz Pankiewicz, Bronislaw Komorowski, Leon Feiner, Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, Henryk Minkiewicz, Jan Stanislaw Jankowski, Edward Werner, Eugene Lazowski, Roza Robota, Ben Helfgott, Kazimierz Orlik-Lukoski, Karol Chmiel, Matylda Getter, Konstanty Plisowski, Zdzislaw Bronski, Antoni Bohdziewicz, Felix Zandman, Franciszek Przysiezniak, Kazimierz Swiatek, Wladyslaw Dworaczek, Tauba Biterman, Gerard Wodarz, Gustaw Holoubek, Zofia Lesniowska, Wladyslaw Swiatecki, Boleslaw Kontrym, Stefan Bembinski, Józef Marcinkiewicz, Franciszek Niepokólczycki, Franciszek Gajowniczek, Wladyslaw Mackiewicz, Maria Fedecka, Alojzy Wir-Konas, Andrzej Jaraczewski, Zbigniew Golab, Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz, Rose Meth, Antoni Jakubski, Josef Olechowski, Witold Gracjan Kawalec, Józef Rzepka, Juliusz Bogdan Deczkowski, Wilhelm Góra, Kazimierz Kamienski, Adam Obrubanski, Aleksander Kowalski, Stanislaw Tolpa, Mieczyslaw Lubelski, Mieczyslaw Kawalec, Jerzy Skolimowski, Wanda Sieradzka de Ruig, Franciszek Blazej, Józef Korbas, Alfons Flisykowski, Karol Szwedowski, Janusz Slazak, Leon Billewicz, Stefan Kaczmarz, Jerzy Braun, Jan Mazurkiewicz, Stanislaw Urban, Ksawery Blasiak, Józef Batory, Mieczyslaw Mackiewicz, Edward Kobylinski, Mieczyslaw Niedzialkowski, Wlodzimierz Krygier, Miriam Winter, Witalis Ludwiczak, Edmund Jankowski, Tomasz Stankiewicz, Jan Górny, Kazimierz Materski, Józef Chacinski, Franciszek Kaminski, Czeslaw Cyraniak, Konrad Guderski, Stanislaw Ryniak. Excerpt: Blessed Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan Pawel II), born Karol Józef Wojtyla (Polish: ; 18 May 1920 - 2 April 2005), known as Blessed John Paul II since his beatification on May 1, 2011, reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of The Holy See from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at 84 years and 319 days of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted 26 years and 168 days; only Pope Pius IX (1846-1878) who served 31 years, has reigned longer. Pope John Paul II is the only Slavic or Polish pope to date, and was the first non-Italian Pope since Dutch Pope Adrian VI (1522-1523). John Paul II has been acclaimed as one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century. It is widely held that he was instrumental in ending communism in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe. Conversely, he denounced the excesses of capitalism. John Paul II is widely said to have significantly improved the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. Though criticised by progressives for upholding the Church's teachings against artificial contraception and the ordination of women, he was also criticized by traditionalists for his support of the Church's Second Vatican Council and...