Roman Catholic
St Sigismund parish
05-507 Słomczyn
85 Wiślana Str.
Konstancin deanery
Warsaw archdiocese, Poland
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Martyrology of the clergy — Poland
XX century (1914 – 1989)
personal data
surname
SZALBOT
forename(s)
Anne (pl. Anna)
religious forename(s)
Rachela
function
deaconess
creed
Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland
honorary titles
Order of the Cross of Grunwald class IIImore on
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[access: 2020.05.25]
Auschwitz Crossmore on
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[access: 2020.05.25]
date and place
of death
30.12.1942
Osiektoday: Osiek gm., Oświęcim pow., Lesser Poland voiv., Poland
more on
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[access: 2021.12.18]
alt. dates and places
of death
17.12.1943
KL Auschwitzconcentration camp
today: Oświęcim, Oświęcim gm., Oświęcim pow., Lesser Poland voiv., Poland
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2022.01.09]
details of death
After German and Russian invasion of Poland in 09.1939 and start of the II World War, after start of German occupation (her family region was directly incorporated into Germany as initially in Germ. Provinz Schlesien — Eng. Silesia Province; and from 1941 Germ. Provinz Oberschlesien — Eng. Upper Silesia Province) collaborated with Polish Clandestine Peasants' Battalions BCh, founded in 1940/41 (part of Polish Clandestine State).
Sworn in 06.1941 under nom‑de‑guerre „Rachela”.
In danger of imminent arrest — managed to escape from a house in Cieszyn surrounded by murderous German political police Gestapo — went into hiding: initially in Sosnowiec, and then, after illegally crossing over the border to German–run General Governorate, in Warsaw, where was known under name „Helene Wodecka”.
Became a courier and liaison officer of BCh High Command.
Was carrying and distributing medicine drugs and letter to and from Kraków and got involved with help being provided to the prionsers German concentration camp KL Auschwitz — having to cross illegally the border to Germ. Provinz Oberschlesien numerous times.
Brought medicines, food, money, food stamps, etc.
During her trips made injections for prisoners working out of the camps' compound.
Finally during the night of 29‑30.12.1942 apprehended by the Gestapo in Osiek n. Auschwitz (with her BCh co‑conspirator), when after arrival from Warsaw was preparing parcels for the prisoners.
Took a risk and attempted to flee.
Got shot and perished on the spot.
Her body Germans burnt in KL Auschwitz crematorium…
alt. details of death
According to some sources after arrest held — wounded — captive and on 12.10.1943, i.e. almost a year later, transported to KL Auschwitz concentration camp (in camp's archive there is a record of a person with her forename and surname, prisoner no 64947, but wrong date of birth).
There was to perish.
cause of death
murder
perpetrators
Germans
date and place
of birth
18.06.1906
Malinkatoday: neighborhood in Wisła city, Wisła urban gm., Cieszyn pow., Silesia voiv., Poland
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religious vows
05.08.1927 (last)
positions held
1927 – c. 1940
deaconess {Dzięgielówtoday: Goleszów gm., Cieszyn pow., Silesia voiv., Poland
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[access: 2022.01.28], Motherhouse, Eben–Ezer Deaconate of the Evangelical–Augsburg Church in Poland}, also: member of the Polish Women's Circle, activist of the peasant movement, scout team leader
from 1938
nurse {Wisłatoday: Wisła urban gm., Cieszyn pow., Silesia voiv., Poland
more on
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[access: 2022.01.28]}, first aid nurse
c. 1928 – 1938
head/manager {Golasowicetoday: Pawłowice gm., Pszczyna pow., Silesia voiv., Poland
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[access: 2022.01.28], „Mother and Child Station” center}
from c. 1927
nurse {Cieszyntoday: Cieszyn gm., Cieszyn pow., Silesia voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.12.18], Silesian Hospital (national)}
1927
accession {Dzięgielówtoday: Goleszów gm., Cieszyn pow., Silesia voiv., Poland
more on
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[access: 2022.01.28], Motherhouse, Eben–Ezer Deaconate of the Evangelical–Augsburg Church in Poland}
murder sites
camp
(+ prisoner no)
KL Auschwitz: German KL Auschwitz concentration camp (Germ. Konzentrationslager) and death camp (Germ. Vernichtungslager) camp was set up by Germans around 27.01.1940 n. Oświęcim, on the German territory (initially in Germ. Provinz Schlesien — Silesia Province; and from 1941 Germ. Provinz Oberschlesien — Upper Silesia Province). Initially mainly Poles were interned. From 1942 it became the centre for holocaust of European Jews. Part of the KL Auschwitz concentration camps’ complex was death camp (Germ. Vernichtungslager) KL Auschwitz II Birkenau, located not far away from the main camp. There Germans murder possibly in excess of million people, mainly Jews, in gas chambers. Altogether In excess of 400 priests and religious went through the KL Auschwitz, approx. 40% of which were murdered (mainly Poles). (more on: www.meczennicy.pelplin.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2013.07.06])
General Governorate: A separate administrative territorial region set up by the Germans in 1939 after defeat of Poland, which included German‑occupied part of Polish territory that was not directly incorporate into German state. Created as the result of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, in a political sense, was to recreate the German idea of 1915 (after the defeat of the Russians in the Battle of Gorlice in 05.1915 during World War I) of establishing a Polish enclave within Germany (also called the General Governorate at that time). It was run by the Germans till 1945 and final Russian offensive, and was a part of so–called Big Germany — Grossdeutschland. Till 31.07.1940 formally known as Germ. Generalgouvernement für die besetzten polnischen Gebiete (Eng. General Governorate for occupied Polish territories) — later as simply niem. Generalgouvernement (Eng. General Governorate). From 07.1941 expanded to include district Galicia. (more on: en.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2013.12.04])
Ribbentrop-Molotov: Genocidal Russian–German alliance pact between Russian leader Joseph Stalin and German leader Adolf Hitler signed on 23.08.1939 in Moscow by respective foreign ministers, Mr. Vyacheslav Molotov for Russia and Joachim von Ribbentrop for Germany. The pact sanctioned and was the direct cause of joint Russian and German invasion of Poland and the outbreak of the II World War in 09.1939. In a political sense, the pact was an attempt to restore the status quo ante before 1914, with one exception, namely the „commercial” exchange of the so–called „Kingdom of Poland”, which in 1914 was part of the Russian Empire, fore Eastern Galicia (today's western Ukraine), in 1914 belonging to the Austro–Hungarian Empire. Galicia, including Lviv, was to be taken over by the Russians, the „Kingdom of Poland” — under the name of the General Governorate — Germany. The resultant „war was one of the greatest calamities and dramas of humanity in history, for two atheistic and anti–Christian ideologies — national and international socialism — rejected God and His fifth Decalogue commandment: Thou shall not kill!” (Abp Stanislaus Gądecki, 01.09.2019). The decisions taken — backed up by the betrayal of the formal allies of Poland, France and Germany, which on 12.09.1939, at a joint conference in Abbeville, decided not to provide aid to attacked Poland and not to take military action against Germany (a clear breach of treaty obligations with Poland) — were on 28.09.1939 slightly altered and made more precise when a treaty on „German–Russian boundaries and friendship” was agreed by the same murderous signatories. One of its findings was establishment of spheres of influence in Central and Eastern Europe and in consequence IV partition of Poland. In one of its secret annexes agreed, that: „the Signatories will not tolerate on its respective territories any Polish propaganda that affects the territory of the other Side. On their respective territories they will suppress all such propaganda and inform each other of the measures taken to accomplish it”. The agreements resulted in a series of meeting between two genocidal organization representing both sides — German Gestapo and Russian NKVD when coordination of efforts to exterminate Polish intelligentsia and Polish leading classes (in Germany called Intelligenzaktion, in Russia took the form of Katyń massacres) where discussed. Resulted in deaths of hundreds of thousands of Polish intelligentsia, including thousands of priests presented here, and tens of millions of ordinary people,. The results of this Russian–German pact lasted till 1989 and are still in evidence even today. (more on: en.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2015.09.30])
sources
personal:
www.bsip.miastorybnik.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2021.12.19], www.cieszyn.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2020.05.25], docplayer.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2020.05.25],
original images:
www.wszechnica.cieszyn.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2020.05.25], www.bsip.miastorybnik.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2021.12.19], kety.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2020.05.25], infobeskidy.euClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2020.05.25]
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