Leszek Gondek

Leszek Gondek (born Włodzimierz Wołyński; 22 March 1939 22 March 2013 in Gdańsk[1]) was a Polish lawyer, historian, essayist and writer specializing in the European as well as Poland's history of the 20th century. He was a son of Zdzisław (captain of polish artillery, murdered in Katyń in March 1940) and Janina née Wałęga (polish and Ukrainian teacher). He was a lieutenant in Polish counterintelligence for a few years.

Gondek's special research includes the legal justice system of the Polish Underground State during World War II,[2][3] as well as the Polish postwar military missions, the political, economic and military consequences of war for occupied Germany, and the history of air sports and physical training aimed at developing defensive strategies by Poland's army during the communist years.[4]

Gondek's analysis of the underground Special Military Courts, Civil Courts and the Special Committees of the Polish Secret State is based on documents and legal papers published already during the occupation of Poland. Much attention is paid to legal and structural changes experienced by these organizations in the course of war, as in the case of National Armed Forces and the Tatra Confederation (Konfederacja Tatrzańska) behind the Soviet front. Gondek attempts to present the multitude of challenges facing the underground judiciary across the whole territory of the former Second Republic.[4]

Works

Notes

  1. "Leszek Gondek, Gdańsk, 26.03.2013 - nekrolog" (in Polish). Nekrologi.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  2. Mark Paul (October 2009). "Patterns of Cooperation, Collaboration and Betrayal" (PDF). PDF 1.89 MB. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  3. "Inauthor:"Leszek Gondek"". Google Books. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "W imieniu Rzeczpospolitej. Wymiar sprawiedliwości w Polsce w czasie II wojny światowej (review)". Polish History (in Polish). Portal Historyczny. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
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