FRANCISZEK KOZIARZ

Warsaw, 9 November 1945. The investigating judge Mikołaj Halfter heard as a witness the person specified below. Having been advised of the criminal liability for making false declarations and of the importance of the oath the witness was sworn and testified as follows:


Name and surname Franciszek Koziarz
Date of birth 1 September 1886
Parents’ names Jan and Filipina
Place of residence Nowy Wawer, Szparagowa Street 3
Occupation military clerk of the Wawer Commune Board
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic
Criminal record none

I submit a list of people executed on 27 December 1939 in Wawer, and a report of exhumations which took place on 25, 26 and 27 June 1940 (both documents are certified copies).

(The witness submitted the abovementioned documents).

I would like to say that the list of people who were executed was made on 27 December 1939, on the execution site before the burial. I made it myself, with a friend, Ludomir Chudzicki.

We made several copies of the list, so that even though the copy which had been kept on file by the Wawer commune was burnt with other files in 1944, as a result of military action, the copy held by Chudzicki – whose signature figures at the bottom of the list – survived, and this is precisely the copy which I submit to the citizen judge.

Chudzicki died about a year ago. A copy of the exhumation report also miraculously survived, so I am able to submit a certified copy of it today. I would like to emphasise that, as the list indicates, we buried then, on 27 December 1939, at the execution site, 107 people, including the owner of the café on the corner of Widoczna Street and Rubinowa Street, Antoni Bartoszek (however after his burial the Germans ordered that his body be recovered and hanged again, and after a few days he was taken down and buried in the same spot). Apparently Bartoszek had been shot before being hanged, as I saw a bullet wound on his temple.

The list of those buried was meticulously checked, so I am certain that we found only 106 corpses at the execution site (I was present there all the time after the execution), and Bartoszek made 107 when we brought him from the front of his café.

Three or four people survived the execution, these were Piegat, Józef Wasilewski (domiciled at Sportowa Street 3 in Wawer Stary), one man from Zbytki village – I don’t remember his name well, it might have been Gawryś or Gawryszewski. I don’t remember the name of the fourth man – it might have been Jankowski. Besides these, a Jew whose name and surname I don’t remember, who had lived in Jedynak’s house, died of wounds at home on 28 or 29December (I don’t know whether he was shot at the execution site or on the way).

It is possible that some corpses were taken by the families before the burial. It is possible, then, that in total 120 people were executed.

Luckily I avoided being arrested by the Germans on 27 December 1939; although they were near the house in which I lived, they did not come to my flat. Maybe it was due to the fact that there were no footprints in the snow near my house, which testified to the fact that no inhabitants had been out when the German soldiers had been killed.

The report was read out.

LIST

of people executed on 27 December 1939 in Wawer

No.Report no.Name and surnameAddressPlace of burialNotes

1. 64. Adamowicz Henryk Grochów, Czapelska Street 16 Warsaw- Bródno
2. 47. Bartoszek Antoni Wawer Nowy,

Widoczna
Street 22

Wawer-Glinki

3.34.Benicki KarolWawer Nowy,

Spiżowa Street 53Wawer-Glinki

4.49.Bieńkowski Zenobiusz

Anin,

Piłsudskiego

Street 36

Wawer-Glinki

5.50.Bartosiewicz Tadeusz

Wawer Nowy,

Widoczna
Street 38

Wawer-Glinki

6.78.Brzozowski ZdzisławAnin,

Dom SejmikowyWawer-Glinki

7. 80. Bystydzieński Jan Janów-Lubelski Wawer-Glinki
8. 81. Brajtman Elia Warsaw,

Krochmalna
Street 30Warsaw Bródno- Żydow.

9.87.Białowiejski JerzyWawer Nowy,

Błękitna Street 62Wawer-Glinki

10.94.Białowiejski AndrzejWawer Nowy,

Błękitna Street 62Wawer-Glinki

11. 97. Bogusz Ignacy Wawer Nowy Wawer-Glinki
12. 98. Bieńkowski Kazimierz Warsaw, Miedziana Street 13 Wawer-Glinki
13. 51. Choderny Jan Wawer Nowy,

Widoczna
Street 38

Wawer-Glinki

14.55.Charasik Władysław

Wawer Nowy,

Widoczna,

Gawłowicz’s house

Wawer-Glinki

15.59.Czerwonka Jankiel

Wawer,

Sportowa
Street 23Warsaw Bródno- Żydow.

16.73.Cacko Tadeusz

Wawer Nowy,

Widoczna
Street 16

Wawer-Glinki

17.96.Cacko Andrzej

Wawer Nowy,

Widoczna
Street 16

Wawer-Glinki

18.2.Desau Szachna

Wawer Nowy,

Widoczna
Street 83Warsaw Bródno- Żydow.

19.21.Dudziński SewerynWawer Nowy,

Rubinowa Street 5Wawer-Glinki

20.35.Domański Władysław

Anin,

Piłsudskiego

Street 48

Wawer-Glinki

21.31.Dankowski Stefan

Wawer,

Powszechna

Street 2

Wawer-Glinki

22.13.Fogelnest AronAnin,

Krakowska Street 5Warsaw Bródno- Żydow.

23.83.Falencik JulianWarsaw,

Smolna Street 2Wawer-Glinki

24.105.Fiedosiuk Bazyli

Anin,

III Poprzeczna

Street 4A

Wawer-Glinki

25. 74. Gawryś Jan Zastów village Wawer-Zerzeń
26. 29. Gawryszewski

KazimierzZastów villageWawer-Zerzeń

27. 22. Gawryszewski Onufry Zbytki village Wawer-Zerzeń
28. 5. Godziszewski

Wincenty

Anin,

I Poprzeczna

Street 2a,

privatehouse

Wawer-Zerzeń

29.10.Garnowski Józef Jan

Anin,

Środkowa
Street 34a

Wawer-Zerzeń

30.12.Gnyp PiotrWawer Nowy, Folwarczna Street 34

Wawer-Zerzeń

31.15.Grzebisz JózefAnin,

Piłsudskiego 38Wawer-Zerzeń

32.26.Gościcki Włodzimierz

Wawer Nowy,

Widoczna
Street 18

Wawer-Zerzeń

33.42.Gajewski Antoni

Wawer Nowy,

Widoczna
Street 52

Wawer-Zerzeń

34.7.Gering Daniel

Anin,

I Poprzeczna

Street 14Warsaw, evangelical cemetery

35.75.Iwanicki Zygmunt

Wawer,

Powszechna

Street 6

Wawer-Glinki

36.90.Iskierko NikodemWawer Nowy,

Błękitna Street 53Wawer-Glinki

37.25.Jarkowski WacławWarsaw,

Wspólna Street 49Warsaw- Powązki

38.61.Jasieński Andrzej

Anin,

IV Poprzeczna

Street 3Warsaw- Powązki

39.68.Juda WładysławWawer Nowy, Mazurska Street 9Wawer-Glinki 40.99.Jabłoński ZygfrydAnin, Krótka Street 1Wawer-Glinki

41.76.Jocz Witold

Wawer,

Powszechna

Street 3Warsaw- Military Cemetery

42.14.Kosiński FranciszekWarsaw, Rybaki Street 7Wawer-Glinki

43. 16. Kempka Jan Kol. Janopol, Gm. Kłoczew Wawer-Glinki
44. 43. Koziebrodzki Bolesław Wawer Nowy,

Rubinowa Street 5Wawer-Glinki

45.54.Kowalewski StefanWawer,

Sportowa Street 3Wawer-Glinki

46.56.Kowalik StanisławAnin,

Leśna Street 23Wawer-Glinki

47.60.Kupa Piotr

Wawer,

Widoczna
Street 26

Wawer-Glinki

48.67.Kupa Antoni

Wawer,

Widoczna
Street 26

Wawer-Glinki

49. 103. Krajewski Jan Wawer Nowy, Mała Street 3 Wawer-Glinki
50. 65. Koźlik Stanisław Wawer Nowy,

Urocza Street 10Warsaw- Bródno

51.30.Kondracki Zygmunt

Józef

Łuck,

Sienkiewicza

Street 38Warsaw- Bródno

52.53.Kowalik-Kowalski

Leon

Wawer Nowy,

Widoczna
Street 38Warsaw- Powązki

53.57.Kowalik-Kowalski

Mieczysław Tadeusz

Wawer Nowy,

Widoczna
Street 38Warsaw- Powązki

54. 24. Lepianka Tadeusz Wawer Nowy, Polna Street 62 Wawer-Glinki
55. 101. Liszkiewicz Zbigniew

Juliusz

Anin,

IV Poprzeczna

Street 8

Wawer-Glinki

56.1.Mazurek Mieczysław

Wawer,

Widoczna
Street 19

Wawer-Glinki

57.36.Mdzewski EugeniuszWawer, Sportowa Street 3Wawer-Glinki

58.93.Mroczkowski Ewaryst

Wawer Nowy,

Błękitna Street,
Bielak’s house

Wawer-Glinki

59.95.Naziębło ZbigniewWawer Nowy,

Błękitna Street 43Wawer-Glinki

60.18.Nussenbaum Eliasz

Wawer,

Sportowa
Street 23Warsaw Bródno- Żydow.

61.46.Opałko Stanisław

Wawer,

Powszechna

Street 2

Wawer-Glinki

62.66.Ojrzyński TadeuszWawer,

Sportowa 3Wawer-Glinki

63.6.Przepiórkiewicz

Ryszard

Anin,

Piłsudskiego

Street 52

Wawer-Glinki

64.38.Puchalski JulianAnin,

Dom SejmikowyWawer-Glinki

65. 39. Piotrowski Paweł Warsaw, Chmielna Street 49 Wawer-Glinki
66. 40. Próchnicki Wacław Janopol village, gm. Kłoczew Wawer-Glinki
67. 44. Paduchowski

Zbigniew

Anin,

IV Poprzeczna

Street 3

Wawer-Glinki

68.45.Paduchowski Kazimierz

Anin,

IV Poprzeczna

Street 3

Wawer-Glinki

69.58.Prejzner Mieczysław

Wawer Nowy,

Widoczna
Street 26

Wawer-Glinki

70. 77. Pawlak Stefan Radość, Kościelna Street 20 Wawer-Glinki
71. 94. Poraziński Zbigniew Warsaw-Wola,

Fort Bema bud.15Wawer-Glinki

72. 106. Piotrowski Jan Wawer Nowy, Widoczna 34 Wawer-Glinki
73. 32. Przedlacki Sławek Anin,

Piłsudskiego

Street 36Warsaw- Powązki

74.33.Przedlacki Józef

Anin,

Piłsudskiego

Street 36Warsaw- Powązki

75.63.Pieczyna Przemysław

Jerzy

Anin,

IV Poprzeczna

Street 3Warsaw- Powązki

76.79.Płatkowski Lejbuś

Wawer Nowy,

Widoczna
Street 30Warsaw Bródno- Żydow.

77.9.Rozenberg Jankiel

Wawer,

Sportowa
Street 23Warsaw Bródno- Żydow.

78.20.Ryszka

TadeuszZygmunt

Warsaw,

Fabryczna Street 1Wawer-Glinki

79.100.Różański Michał

Anin,

IV Poprzeczna

Street 2

Wawer-Glinki

80.70.Rozental Władysław

Anin,

IV Poprzeczna

Street 6Warsaw- Bródno

81.88.Rozenberg Uszer

Wawer,

Sportowa
Street 23Warsaw Bródno- Żydow.

82.4.Szalewicz Stanisław

Anin,

IV Poprzeczna

Street 4

Wawer-Glinki

83.17.Sosiński Jan

Anin,

IV Poprzeczna

Street 6

Wawer-Glinki

84.23.Szczygieł Zygmunt

Wawer,

Powszechna

Street 6.

Wawer-Glinki

85.89.Szczygieł Jan

Wawer,

Powszechna

Street 6

Wawer-Glinki

86.41.Sylwestrzak WładysławAnin,

IV Poprzeczna

Street 2

Wawer-Glinki

87.62.Skuza Wiktor

Anin,

IV Poprzeczna

Street 3

Wawer-Glinki

88.69.Świderski Jerzy

Wawer,

Widoczna
Street 40

Wawer-Glinki

89.82.Stryjewski JerzyJózef

Wawer,

Widoczna
Street 30

Wawer-Glinki

90.85.Sawicki AlfonsWawer,

Błękitna Street 62Wawer-Glinki

91.86.Sawicki ZbigniewWawer,

Błękitna Street 62Wawer-Glinki

92.102.Sobótka Aleksander

Anin,

Krakowska
Street 3

Wawer-Glinki

93.8.Suski Stefan

Marysin Wawerski,

Powszechna

Street 2Warsaw- Bródno

94.71.Suchodolski EdwardAnin, Leśna Street 30Warsaw- Military- Powązki

95.72.Szajman LejbuśMińsk Maz., Sienkiewicza Street 16Warsaw Bródno- Żydow.

96.92.Szajman HerszekMińskMaz., Sienkiewicza Street 16Warsaw Bródno- Żydow.

97.3.Tuchmacher MechelWarsaw,

Smocza Street 4Warsaw Bródno- Żydow.

98.11.Teresiński MieczysławWawer,

Widoczna Street 4Wawer-Glinki

99.28.Trzciński StanisławWarsaw,

Grottgera Street 5Wawer-Glinki

100.52.Tutaj Tadeusz

Anin,

III Poprzeczna

Street 4a

Wawer-Glinki

101.104.Trzaskowski ZygmuntMarysin,

Legnicka Street 4aWawer-Glinki

102.19.Wierzbicki JózefWawer,

Stylowa Street 10Wawer-Glinki

103.26.Wiewiórkowski Jan

Wawer Nowy,

Widoczna
Street 21

Wawer-Glinki

104.48.Wieszczyk Michał

Wawer Nowy,

Widoczna
Street 21

Wawer-Glinki

105.84.Wrotnowski Kazimierz

Wawer Nowy,

Widoczna
Street 21

Wawer-Glinki

106.37.Wasiluk StanisławAnin, Leśna Street 30Warsaw- Powązki 107.107.N.N. N.N---------Wawer-Glinki

Anin, 15 November 1945.

To
Citizen Regional Investigating Judge of the 2nd Division of the Warsaw Regional Court Leszno Street 53/55, room no. 643

In reference to the case no. P/Kos 469/45 (execution in Wawer in 1939): the name of the Jewish man shot by the Germans in Nowy Wawer on 26 December 1939 is Dessau, Jakub. He was taken from the street to the house of Franciszek Jedynak in Nowy Wawer, at Błękitna Street 83. On the second day (that is, on 27 December 1939) he died, as a result of being shot, on the way from Wawer to Warsaw for surgery.

The name of one of the citizens who managed to escape execution on 27 December 1939 is Gawryszewski, not Gawryś. The abovementioned man lives in Zbytki, in the Wawer commune. At the same time I kindly ask that you send me the duplicates of the list of the executed and the exhumation report delivered to the court on the day of my hearing on 9 November this year.