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During the communist regime in Poland Danuta remained active in the Resistance. She became a courier, but was captured by the secret police. In 1946 she was executed and buried in an unmarked grave.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-5 offset-md-1"> <div class="square-img"> <img class="img-fluid border border-dark" src="https://www.europeremembers.com/pictures/2401/danuta-siedzikowna_1280_1280_fit_90.jpg"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container mt-5 p-5"> <div class="row mb-5"> <div class="col-md-8 px-0 px-md-5 mx-0 mx-md-5"> <div class="d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between"> <div class="d-flex gap-1"> <button class="btn btn-sm btn-circle btn-outline-dark text-uppercase ">nl</button><button class="btn btn-sm btn-circle btn-outline-dark text-uppercase ">fr</button><button class="btn btn-sm btn-circle btn-outline-dark text-uppercase ">pl</button><button class="btn btn-sm btn-circle btn-outline-dark text-uppercase ">de</button><button class="btn btn-sm btn-circle btn-outline-dark text-uppercase active">en</button> </div><button class="btn btn-outline-dark" aria-label="Share" variant="text">Share <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="1em" height="1em" fill="currentColor"> <path d="M13.5 1a1.5 1.5 0 1 0 0 3 1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0-3zM11 2.5a2.5 2.5 0 1 1 .603 1.628l-6.718 3.12a2.499 2.499 0 0 1 0 1.504l6.718 3.12a2.5 2.5 0 1 1-.488.876l-6.718-3.12a2.5 2.5 0 1 1 0-3.256l6.718-3.12A2.5 2.5 0 0 1 11 2.5zm-8.5 4a1.5 1.5 0 1 0 0 3 1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0-3zm11 5.5a1.5 1.5 0 1 0 0 3 1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0-3z"></path> </svg></button> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8 px-0 px-md-5 mx-0 mx-md-5"> <div class="rich-text my-3"> <p>Living in the eastern part of Poland, Danuta Siedzikówna alias ‘Inka’(1928-1946) experienced the horrors of both the German and the Soviet occupation of her home country. In 1940 her father was deported to Russia. Her mother was killed by the Gestapo in 1943. Danuta, a 15 year old orphan then, decided to join the Home Army, the Polish armed resistance movement, that was loyal to the Polish government in exile in England. As part of the army’s underground training she required medical skills and started working as a medical orderly.</p> <p>In June 1945 Danuta was arrested by the communist security service, but was soon liberated by Polish partisans. To avoid capture, she changed her name and moved to former German East Prussia, now part of Poland. There she worked in a forestry office, while maintaining contact with the anti-communist resistance. As her nom-de-guerre she chose ‘Inka’, most likely a reference to the powerful and almost unconquerable Inca-people in former Peru. Acting as a courier, Datuna came to Gdansk on 20 July 1946, where she was arrested and sent to prison. The prosecutors tried to force her to give the names of her contacts in the resistance, but despite the beatings and harshness she kept silent. On 3 August 1946 ‘Inka’ was sentenced to death. Three weeks later, less than a week before her eighteenth birthday, she was shot in a cellar of the City Prison.</p> <p>On 11 November 2006, Polish Independance Day, Danuta was posthumously awarded the Kníght’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. 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Ihr Vater wurde 1940 nach Russland deportiert, ihre Mutter 1943 von der Gestapo ermordet. Die damals 15 Jahre alte Waise Danuta beschloss, sich der Heimatarmee anzuschließen, einer bewaffneten polnischen Widerstandsbewegung, die der polnischen Exilregierung in England gegenüber loyal war. Im Rahmen der Untergrund-Ausbildung der Heimatarmee erhielt sie eine medizinische Schulung und arbeitete als Krankenschwester. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIm Juni 1945 wurde Danuta von der kommunistischen Geheimpolizei festgenommen, aber schon bald von Partisanen aus der Gefangenschaft befreit. Um nicht erneut verhaftet zu werden, änderte sie ihren Namen und ging in den ehemals deutschen Teil Ostpreußens, der heute zu Polen gehört. Dort arbeitete sie bei der Forstverwaltung, blieb aber mit dem anti-kommunistischen Widerstand in Verbindung. Sie gab sich den Decknamen »Inka«, sehr wahrscheinlich ein Hinweis auf das mächtige und fast unbesiegbare gleichnamige Volk im alten Peru. Als Kurier kam sie am 20. Juli 1946 nach Gdańsk (Danzig), wo sie ein weiteres Mal festgenommen und inhaftiert wurde. Trotz Schlägen und Folter weigerte sich Danuta, die Namen ihrer Kontaktpersonen im Untergrund preiszugeben. Am 3. August 1946 wurde »Inka« zum Tode verurteilt. Drei Wochen später, nur wenige Tage vor ihrem 18. Geburtstag, wurde sie in einem Keller des Stadtgefängnisses erschossen. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAm 11. November 2006, dem polnischen Unabhängigkeitstag, erhielt Danuta posthum den Orden Polonia Restituta. Am 28. August 2016, 70 Jahre nach ihrer Hinrichtung, wurde ein Staatsbegräbnis für sie und ihre Kameraden abgehalten.\u003c/p\u003e","en":"\u003cp\u003eLiving in the eastern part of Poland, Danuta Siedzikówna alias ‘Inka’(1928-1946) experienced the horrors of both the German and the Soviet occupation of her home country. In 1940 her father was deported to Russia. Her mother was killed by the Gestapo in 1943. Danuta, a 15 year old orphan then, decided to join the Home Army, the Polish armed resistance movement, that was loyal to the Polish government in exile in England. As part of the army’s underground training she required medical skills and started working as a medical orderly. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn June 1945 Danuta was arrested by the communist security service, but was soon liberated by Polish partisans. To avoid capture, she changed her name and moved to former German East Prussia, now part of Poland. There she worked in a forestry office, while maintaining contact with the anti-communist resistance. As her nom-de-guerre she chose ‘Inka’, most likely a reference to the powerful and almost unconquerable Inca-people in former Peru. Acting as a courier, Datuna came to Gdansk on 20 July 1946, where she was arrested and sent to prison. The prosecutors tried to force her to give the names of her contacts in the resistance, but despite the beatings and harshness she kept silent. On 3 August 1946 ‘Inka’ was sentenced to death. Three weeks later, less than a week before her eighteenth birthday, she was shot in a cellar of the City Prison. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 11 November 2006, Polish Independance Day, Danuta was posthumously awarded the Kníght’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. On 28 August 2016, 70 years after her execution, a state burial was held for her and one of her companions.\u003c/p\u003e","fr":"\u003cp\u003eDanuta Siedzikówna alias « Inka » (1928-1946) vivait dans la partie orientale de la Pologne et a donc connu les horreurs liées à l’occupation allemande et soviétique dans son pays natal. En 1940, son père a été déporté en Russie. Sa mère, quant à elle, a été tuée par la Gestapo en 1943. Danuta Siedzikówna, qui est devenue orpheline à l’âge de 15 ans, a décidé de rejoindre l’Armée de l’Intérieur, le mouvement polonais de résistance armé loyal au gouvernement de la Pologne, alors en exil en Angleterre. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfin de développer les compétences médicales nécessaires à la formation secrète visant à intégrer cette armée, elle a commencé à travailler comme aide-soignante. En juin 1945, elle a été arrêtée par les services de sécurité communistes, avant d’être rapidement libérée par des partisans polonais. Pour éviter d’être capturée, elle a ensuite changé de nom et est partie vivre dans l’ancienne Prusse-Orientale allemande, qui se trouve aujourd’hui en Pologne. Là-bas, elle a travaillé dans un office des forêts tout en gardant contact avec la résistance anti-communiste. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElle a choisi pour pseudonyme « Inka », très certainement en référence au puissant peuple Inca qui vivait dans l’actuel Pérou et qui était presque impossible à conquérir. Jouant le rôle de coursier, Danuta Siedzikówna est venue à Gdańsk le 20 juillet 1946. Elle a alors été arrêtée et emprisonnée.\u0026nbsp;Les procureurs ont essayé de l’obliger à divulguer les noms de ses contacts dans la résistance, mais elle a gardé le silence malgré les coups et la violence. Le 3 août 1946, « Inka » a été condamnée à mort. Trois semaines plus tard, et moins d’une semaine avant son dix-huitième anniversaire, elle a été exécutée dans un sous-sol de la prison de la ville. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLe 11 novembre 2006, lors de la Fête de l’Indépendance en Pologne, Danuta Siedzikówna s’est vue attribuer, à titre posthume, la Croix de Chevalier de l’Ordre Polonia Restituta. Le 28 août 2016, 70 ans après son exécution, des obsèques nationales ont été organisées pour elle et l’un de ses compagnons de lutte.\u003c/p\u003e","nl":"\u003cp\u003eDe Poolse Danuta Siedzikowna alias ‘Inka’ (1928-1946) kreeg in haar korte leven zowel de verschrikkingen van de Duitse bezetters als die van de Russen te verduren. Haar vader was in 1940 naar Rusland gedeporteerd en in 1943 vermoordde de Gestapo haar moeder. Als 15-jarige wees sloot Danuta zich aan bij het Thuisleger (Armia Krajowa), de Poolse gewapende verzetsbeweging die trouw was aan de Poolse regering in ballingschap in Londen, en kreeg een opleiding tot hospitaalsoldaat. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn juni 1945 werd Danuta opgepakt door de communistische inlichtingendienst, maar haar Poolse medestrijders wisten haar al snel te bevrijden. Vanaf dat moment nam ze een schuilnaam aan en vertrok ze naar het Duitse Oost-Pruisen, nu een deel van Polen. Daar onderhield ze contact met het anti-communistische verzet. De schuilnaam die ze koos, ‘Inka’, is vermoedelijk een verwijzing naar het machtige en bijna onverslaanbare Inka-volk in het vroegere Peru. Op 20 juli 1946 ging Danuta als koerierster naar Gdansk. Daar werd ze gearresteerd en opgesloten in de stadsgevangenis. De aanklagers wilden de namen van haar mede-verzetsstrijders, maar ondanks de martelingen zweeg ze als het graf. Op 3 augustus 1946 werd ‘Inka’ ter dood veroordeeld. Drie weken later, een week voor haar 18e verjaardag, werd ze geëxecuteerd in een kelder van de gevangenis. Op 11 november 2006, de Poolse Onafhankelijkheidsdag, werd Danuta postuum onderscheiden met de Ridderorde van de Poolse Republiek. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZeventig jaar na haar executie, op 28 augustus 2016, kreeg Danuta Siedzikowna in Gdansk een officiële staatsbegrafenis, samen met een van haar strijdmakkers van het Thuisleger.\u003c/p\u003e","pl":"\u003cp\u003eUrodzona we wschodniej Polsce Danuta Siedzikówna ps. „Inka” (1928-1946) doświadczyła koszmaru niemieckiej i radzieckiej okupacji jej ojczyzny. W roku 1940 jej ojciec został wywieziony w głąb Rosji. Jej matkę zamordowało gestapo w roku 1943. Danuta, wówczas piętnastoletnia sierota, postanowiła wstąpić do Armii Krajowej, podziemnej formacji zbrojnej wiernej polskiemu rządowi na uchodźstwie w Anglii. W podziemiu zdobyła przeszkolenie medyczne i została sanitariuszką. W czerwcu 1945 r. Danuta została aresztowana przez komunistyczne siły bezpieczeństwa, wkrótce jednak uwolnili ją partyzanci. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy uniknąć schwytania, zmieniła nazwisko i przeniosła się do dawnych niemieckich Prus Wschodnich, obecnie części Polski. Tam podjęła pracę w leśniczówce, utrzymując kontakt z antykomunistycznym ruchem oporu. Przybrała pseudonim „Inka”, zapewne przywołując wspomnienie dawnej potęgi państwa Inków w Peru. Wykonując zadanie łączniczki, 20 lipca 1946 r. Danuta przybyła do Gdańska, gdzie została aresztowana i wtrącona do aresztu. Przesłuchujący starali się wymusić od niej nazwiska jej kontaktów, jednak mimo bicia i maltretowania „Inka” milczała. 3 sierpnia 1946 r. „Inka” została skazana na śmierć. Trzy tygodnie później, na mniej niż tydzień przed jej osiemnastymi urodzinami, została rozstrzelana w piwnicy Aresztu Śledczego. 11 listopada 2006 r., w polskie Święto Niepodległości, Danuta została pośmiertnie odznaczona Krzyżem Rycerskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e28 sierpnia 2016 r., 70 lat po jej egzekucji, „Inkę” i jednego z jej towarzyszy broni pochowano z państwowymi honorami.\u003c/p\u003e"},"intro":{"de":"Die polnische Freiheitskämpferin Danuta Siedzikówna (geboren 1928) schloss sich 1943 der Polnischen Heimatarmee an, um ihren Teil zur Beendigung der deutschen Besatzung beizutragen. Während des kommunistischen Regimes in Polen war sie weiterhin im Widerstand aktiv. Sie arbeitete als Kurier, wurde aber von der Geheimpolizei festgenommen. 1946 wurde sie exekutiert und in einem anonymen Grab beerdigt.","en":"The Polish freedom fighter Danuta Siedzikówna (born 1928) enlisted in the Home Army in 1943 in her strive to end the German occupation. During the communist regime in Poland Danuta remained active in the Resistance. She became a courier, but was captured by the secret police. In 1946 she was executed and buried in an unmarked grave.","fr":"La combattante de la liberté Danuta Siedzikówna (née en 1928) s’est enrôlée dans l’Armée de l’Intérieur polonaise en 1943 dans le cadre de sa lutte visant à mettre fin à l’occupation allemande. Sous le régime communiste en Pologne, Danuta Siedzikówna a continué à jouer un rôle actif dans la résistance. Elle est devenue coursier, avant d’être capturée par la police secrète. En 1946, elle a été exécutée et inhumée dans une tombe anonyme.","nl":"De Poolse vrijheidsstrijdster Danuta Siedzikowna (Gdansk, 1928) was pas 15 jaar toen ze zich aanmeldde bij het Poolse Thuisleger (Armia Krajowa), om mee te vechten tegen de Duitse bezetter. Ook na de oorlog, toen de communisten het land regeerden, bleef ze actief in het verzet. In 1946 werd ze door de geheime politie opgepakt. Ze kreeg de doodstraf en werd begraven in een naamloos graf.","pl":"Polska bojowniczka o wolność Danuta Siedzikówna (ur. 1928), w roku 1943 wstąpiła do Armii Krajowej w walce z niemiecką okupacją. Po przejęciu władzy w Polsce przez komunistów Danuta kontynuowała opór. Została łączniczką, wkrótce jednak została schwytana przez tajną policję. W roku 1946 została stracona i pochowana w nieoznakowanym grobie."},"title":{"de":"Danuta Siedzikówna, alias ‘Inka’","en":"Danuta Siedzikówna, alias ‘Inka’","fr":"Danuta Siedzikówna, alias ‘Inka’","nl":"Danuta Siedzikówna, alias ‘Inka’","pl":"Danuta Siedzikówna, alias ‘Inka’"}},"type":"biography","updated_at":"2024-02-06T12:31:08.028083+00:00","url":"https://www.europeremembers.com/stories/69/danuta-siedzikowna-alias-inka"},"_nextI18Next":{"initialI18nStore":{"en":{"common":{"An email has been sent":"An email has been sent","Forgot password":"Forgot password","Email":"Email","Password":"Password","Sign in":"Sign in","Password too short (min 8 characters)":"Password too short (min 8 characters)","Enter email":"Enter email","Apply":"Apply","Log out":"Log out","Reset password":"Reset password","All":"All","Login":"Login","Sign up":"Sign up","Bookmark":"Bookmark","Profile":"Profile","Search":"Search","About":"About","Cancel":"Cancel","Delete":"Delete","No options available":"No options available","Clear filters":"Clear filters","Country":"Country","Type":"Type","Read more":"Read more","More history":"More history","An error {{statusCode}} occurred on server":"An error {{statusCode}} occurred on server","An error occurred on client":"An error occurred on client","Error 404":"Error 404","Page not found":"Page not found","The LRE Foundation is a growing international, inclusive network that connects people and organisations dedicated to preserving and valorising the tangible and intangible cultural heritage related to World War II, its memory and meaning. 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