Zbigniew Brym, nom-de-guerre "Zdunin", (born 1919; died 1 December 2006) was a

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, soldier of the

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, participant in the

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and publicist. He graduated from the

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School for

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in Modlin. Brym took part in the

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as part of the Independent Operational Group Polesie under General Franciszek Kleeberg. After the Polish defeat he was the commander of one of the sapper

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of the

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and later of

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. During the

he led the 3rd company of the Chrobry II Battalion. He was a noted photographer during the uprising, leaving an extensive photographic record. After the uprising he was sent to the

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at Gross Born. He was a member of the Honorary Committee during the construction of the

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. His brother, Mieczysław Brym (''Tolimierz'') also took part in the uprising and was killed.

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1919 births 2006 deaths Home Army members Warsaw Uprising insurgents {{Poland-mil-bio-stub