Witold Bieńkowski, code-name ''Wencki'' (1906–1965), was a Polish politician, publicist and leader of the Catholic underground organization called Front for a Reborn Poland (Front Odrodzenia Polski, F.O.P.) during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, as well as member of the Provisional Committee to Aid Jews, Żegota, and a permanent representative of the Delegation for Poland of the

Polish Government-in-Exile The Polish government-in-exile, officially known as the Government of the Republic of Poland in exile (), was the government in exile of Poland formed in the aftermath of the Invasion of Poland of September 1939, and the subsequent Occupation ...

. Bieńkowski was a Deputy to the Polish parliament (

Sejm The Sejm (), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (), is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of the Third Polish Republic since the Polish People' ...

) from 1947 to 1952. He served as editor-in-chief of the Catholic weekly '' Dziś i Jutro'' (Polish: Today and Tomorrow) between 1945 and 1947.

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* Ryszard Bosakowski ''Ostatnie słowo — powojenne listy Witolda Bieńkowskiego do jego dawnych współpracowników z Rady Pomocy Żydom „Żegota”'' Karta nr 52 * Janusz Marszalec
"Morderstwo na Makowieckich i Widerszalu. Stara sprawa, nowe pytania, nowe wątpliwości."
Zagłada Żydów r. II (2006), vol. 2. ''"Witold Bieńkowski i Władysław Jamontt byli to zasłużeni i dzielni konspiratorzy, a jednocześnie ludzie o dużych ambicjach politycznych."'' 1906 births 1965 deaths Members of the Polish Sejm 1947–1952 Żegota members {{Poland-bio-stub