Kraków in Kraków Powiat, Lesser Poland, Poland — Central Europe

Jan Kanty Lasota

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 22, 2018

1. Jan Kanty Lasota Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

W tym domu
w latach 1943-1945 mieszkał
PPŁK MGR
Jan Kanty Lasota
"Przyzba"
Ostatni Szef Sztabu
Okregu Kraków Armii Krajowej
Ur. 20.X.1899 Aresztowany 17.IV.1945
Zm. 19.V.1950 Zameczony w Z.S.RR

Podkomendni i Towarzysze Broni 1996

(English translation:)

In this building during 1943-1945 lived Lt. Col. Jan Kanty Lasota, "Dog", last Chief of Staff for the Home Army's Krakow District. Born October 10, 1899. Arrested April 17, 1945. Martyred May 18, 1950 in the USSR.

Erected 1996 by Podkomendni i Towarzysze Broni.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.

Location. 50° 3.688′ N, 19° 56.526′ E. Marker is in Kraków, Małopolska (Lesser Poland), in Kraków Powiat. Marker is at the intersection of Mikołajska and Świętego Krzyża, on the left when traveling east on Mikołajska. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Mikołajska 20, Kraków, Małopolska 31-027, Poland. Touch for directions.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Kamienica Pod Trzema Lipami / House Under the Three Linden Trees (within shouting distance of this marker); Kamienica Strzemboszowska / The Strzemboszowska House (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); January Uprising Recruitment Site (about 120 meters away); Merkuriusz Polski / The Polish Mercury (about 120 meters away); Prałatówka Kościoła Mariackiego (about 150 meters away); Andrzej Badurski (about 150 meters away); Stanisław Wyspiański (about 210 meters away); Rafał Józef Czerwiakowski (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kraków.

More about this marker. In the upper right hand corner of the marker is the "Kotwica", which is Polish for anchor, and depicts a combination of an anchor and the letters "P" and "W", to symbolize Polska Walcząca, "Fighting Poland" - the symbol of the Polish Home Army during WW II.

Jan Kanty Lasota Marker - Wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 22, 2018

2. Jan Kanty Lasota Marker - Wide view

The marker is visible here just to the right of the left-most door on the hotel.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.