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Mieczysław Thugutt
Ministry of Internal Affairs
PresidentWładysław Raczkiewicz
Ministry of Post and Telegraphs
In office
28 June 1945 – 1 February 1946
Serving with Tadeusz Kapelinski
PresidentWładysław Raczkiewicz
Prime MinisterTomasz Arciszewski
Preceded byEmil Kaliński
Succeeded byJózef Putek
Personal details
Born (1902-05-20) May 20, 1902 (age 122)
Ćmielów, Congress Poland
DiedMarch 8, 1979(1979-03-08) (aged 76)
Brockley, London, United Kingdom
Resting placeBrockley Cemetary
Political partyPolish People's Party (in exile)
Other political
affiliations
Parents
Alma materWarsaw University of Technology
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/serviceUnia Stowarzyszeń Polskiej Młodzieży Niepodległościowej
Battles/warsThird Silesian Uprising

Mieczysław Thugutt (dates here) was

English article about him here.[1]

Bit about the secret service file on him; codename Tybr.[2]

FoBLC article. In the aftermath of WWII an investigation into War crimes uncovered the accidental role Thugutt had played in the execution of his former school friend Stanisław Dubois. Having sent Dubois a food parcel while he was interned at Auschwitz, Thugutt unwittingly exposed his friend to the attention of the Gestapo resulting in the former's execution.[3]

Exile

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Living in exile, Thugutt settled in the south-east London district of Brockley.[4]

Former residence of Thugutt in Brockley, London[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Thugutt ran post-war Poland from Brockley". South London Press. 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ Stanek, Piotr (2010). Kalbarczyk, Sławomir; Czerwiński, Daniel (eds.). "Figurant „Tybr" – nieudany werbunek niedoszłego ministra" [„Tybr” Figurehead. Failed Recruitment of the Would-be Minister]. Pamięć I Sprawiedliwość (in Polish). 15 (1). Institute of National Remembrance: 117–138. ISSN 1427-7476.
  3. ^ "Polish Underground Leader Mieczyslaw Thugutt (1902- 1979) Sent Friend a Food Parcel in Auschwitz With Tragic Consequences". foblc.org.uk.
  4. ^ Guilfoyle, Mike (2020). A third brief biographical guide to thirty of the illustrious deceased buried in Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries. Catford: Friends of Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-1-9164993-2-4.
  5. ^ Guilfoyle, Mike (2020). A third brief biographical guide to thirty of the illustrious deceased buried in Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries. Catford: Friends of Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-1-9164993-2-4.