Andrzej Kunert
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Dr Andrzej Krzysztof Kunert (born 12 October 1952 in Warsaw
) is a Polish
historian and lecturer, specializing in the history of Polish resistance movement in World War II
. Since April 2010 he serves as the secretary general of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites
.
Kunert graduated from the Institute of History of the University of Warsaw
. In 1984-1990 he worked in the publishing house of the PAX Association
. After the fall of communism, he worked as editor-in-chief of Bellona publishing house, and in the Museum of Polish Army. In 2002 he received a doctoral degree of historical science from the University of Zielona Góra
. On 25 September 2009 he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
On 16 April 2010, Kunert was named as the secretary general of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites, succeeding Andrzej Przewoźnik
, who died during the Polish Air Force crash
six days earlier.
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
) is a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
historian and lecturer, specializing in the history of Polish resistance movement in World War II
Polish resistance movement in World War II
The Polish resistance movement in World War II, with the Home Army at its forefront, was the largest underground resistance in all of Nazi-occupied Europe, covering both German and Soviet zones of occupation. The Polish defence against the Nazi occupation was an important part of the European...
. Since April 2010 he serves as the secretary general of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites
Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites
The Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites is a Polish government body charged with the preservation of historical sites associated with the Polish nation...
.
Kunert graduated from the Institute of History of the University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw is the largest university in Poland and one of the most prestigious, ranked as best Polish university in 2010 and 2011...
. In 1984-1990 he worked in the publishing house of the PAX Association
PAX Association
The PAX Association was a pro-communist secular Catholic organization created in 1947 in the People's Republic of Poland. In 1953, PAX gave its support to the Stalinist show trial of the Kraków Curia, and took over the publication of the Catholic weekly magazine Tygodnik Powszechny – until the...
. After the fall of communism, he worked as editor-in-chief of Bellona publishing house, and in the Museum of Polish Army. In 2002 he received a doctoral degree of historical science from the University of Zielona Góra
University of Zielona Góra
The University of Zielona Góra was founded on 1 September 2001 as a result of a merger between Zielona Góra's Pedagogical University, which was founded in 1971 and Technical University, which was founded in 1965. It is one of the youngest universities in Poland. Main buildings are located in two...
. On 25 September 2009 he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
On 16 April 2010, Kunert was named as the secretary general of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites, succeeding Andrzej Przewoźnik
Andrzej Przewoźnik
Andrzej Przewoźnik was a Polish historian, Secretary of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites....
, who died during the Polish Air Force crash
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
The 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash occurred on 10 April 2010, when a Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed near the city of Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 people on board...
six days earlier.
Works
- Wrzesień 1939 (1993)
- Ilustrowany przewodnik po Polsce Podziemnej: 1939-1945 (1996)
- Lista strat kultury polskiej 1939-1945 (1998)
- Żołnierskie epitafia : 1914-1918, 1918-1921, 1939-1945 (as editor, 1999)
- Rozkazy Naczelnych Wodzów Polskich Sił Zbrojnych 1939-1945 (as editor, 2002)
- Żydzi polscy w służbie Rzeczypospolitej 1939-1945 (as editor, 2002)
- Polskie wigilie wojenne 1939-1945 (as editor, 2003)
- Osiem misji kuriera z Warszawy (as editor, 2005)
- Oskarżony Kazimierz MoczarskiKazimierz MoczarskiKazimierz Damazy Moczarski was a Polish writer and journalist, officer of the Polish Home Army...
(2006) - Bitwa o Monte Cassino w poezji 1944-1969: "Nasze granice w Monte Cassino..." (as editor, 2007)
- 1939 - Polska była pierwsza (2009)
- Katyń - ocalona pamięć (2010)