Kazimierz Szempliński
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kazimierz Włodzimierz Szempliński 7 January 1899 |
| Died | 12 February 1971 (aged 72) Warsaw, Polish People's Republic |
| Resting place | Wolski Cemetery |
| Military career | |
| Branch | Polish Armed Forces |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Łódź Army |
| Conflicts | |
| Sport | |
| Country | Second Polish Republic |
| Sport | Fencing |
Kazimierz Włodzimierz Szempliński (7 January 1899 – 12 February 1971) was a Polish fencer, Army Major, resistance fighter and former prisoner of war.[1] Szempliński competed in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]
From November 1919 he was a member of Polish Armed Forces. Szempliński fought in the Polish-Soviet War and then in the September Campaign of World War II. During the latter, he served in the Łódź Army and fought at Sieradz and Warsaw.[3] Afterwards, he was held by the Germans in the Oflag II-C prisoner-of-war camp.[3]
Family
Szempliński was the cousin of Elżbieta Szemplińska-Sobolewska, a poet, prose writer and painter, and Stefan Szempliński (1913–1997), a journalist and Polish Underground State platoon commander.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b Soporowska-Wojtczak, Olga (2013). "Biografia". Twórczość Elżbiety Szemplińskiej-Sobolewskiej [The Works of Elżbieta Szemplińska-Sobolewska] (in Polish). Poznań: Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology. pp. 10–121. hdl:10593/8795. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "Kazimierz Szempliński Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ a b Urban, Renata (2021). "Polscy olimpijczycy w niemieckich obozach jenieckich". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 44. Opole: 38. ISSN 0137-5199.
- ^ "Powstańcze biogramy: Stefan Szempliński" [Insurgent biographies: Stefan Szempliński]. Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego (in Polish). Warsaw. 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2025.