Antoni Wysocki Antoni Wysocki ( born May 25 , 1884 in Poznań , died October 22 , 1940 in Lviv ) - a member of the Greater Poland Uprising , the commander of the Wilda military campaign , which was the first to reach the Bazar Hotel on the day of the outbreak of the insurrection . Biography . Antoni Wysocki was born on May 25 , 1884 in Poznań . He was a son of Michal ( a saddler ) and Maria Stępniak . From 1902 to 1904 he was learning to become a printer . He obtained the vocational certificate and worked in the vocation until the outbreak of the I World War . In August 1912 , he started to organize the first scout teams in Poznań . Initially , these groups went under the name of " Towarzystwo Gier i Zabaw dla Młodzieży “ Zorza ” " ( The Association of Games and Fun for the Youth “ The Dawn ” ) , later " Towarzystwo Skautów “ Zorza ” " ( The Association of Scouts “ The Dawn ” ) , and finally the name got shortened to " Hufiec “ Zorza ” " ( “ The Dawn ” Regiment ) . Antoni Wysocki became the commander of the regiment . In 1914 , Antoni Wysocki became very active in " Towarzystwo Gimnastyczne “ Sokół ” " ( The Gymnastic Association “ The Falcon ” ) . Among the authorities of the association , he represented the independent way of thinking ( in contrast to the legalistic one ) . In January 1914 , a new organization emerged from the Gymnastic Association . Its name was " Towarzystwo Gier i Zabaw Ruchowych " Zorza " " ( The Association of Games and Physical Activities “ The Dawn ” ) . The aim of this organization was to promote physical activities and education . Antoni Wysocki was the initiator of this organization . One of the members of the committee was Salomea Kleps , who later became the wife of Antoni Wysocki . In the years 1914 - 1915 , he was the cofounder of " Tajna Organizacja Niepodległościowa " ( The Secret Organization for the Independence ) . Shortly after the beginning of World War I , Antoni Wysocki was recruited to the Prussian Army and fought in the Eastern Front . In 1916 he was nominated to the rank of a non - commissioned officer . In 1916 , the organization of " Główna Kwatera Skautowa na Rzeszę Niemiecką " ( The Scouts Headquarters for the Third Reich ) came into being . Its aim was to unite all separately working scout teams . The organization was joined by all scout teams except for " Hufiec „ Zorza ” " ( “ The Dawn ” Regiment ) under the command of Antoni Wysocki . Wysocki did not want to lose autonomy and , contrary to other teams , he focused attention on military education and training rather than to educational work . In August 1918 " Hufiec “ Zorza ” " ( “ The Dawn ” Regiment ) led by Antoni Wysocki joined " Polska Organizacja Wojskowa " ( Polish Military Organization ) and received the order to invigilate sappers ’ barracks in the district of Wilda and the railway storehouses . Soon afterwards Wysocki was nominated to the commander of the Wilda district in Poznań . He also became a member of the police - military commission of " Rada Ludowa m . Poznania " ( The People ’ s Council of Poznań ) . The participation in the Greater Poland Uprising . A month before the outbreak of the Greater Poland Uprising , Antoni Wysocki took part in the first session of " Polska Komenda Straży Obywatelskiej " ( Polish Civic Guard Headquarters ) in Poznań . In anticipation of the beginning of the fights , he was nominated the military commander of the Poznań - Wilda district . On December 27 , 1918 , Antoni Wysocki led the 100 - men military campaign from " wildecka kompania Straży Ludowej " ( Wilda ’ s People ’ s Guard ) . His contingent was the first to reach the Bazar Hotel . Afterwards , he participated in the seizure of the sappers ’ barracks in Wilda . On January 6 , 1919 , he took part in the seizure of the airbase in Ławica in Poznan . Activity after the Greater Poland Uprising . In April 1919 , when the Greater Poland Uprising was over , Antoni Wysocki was nominated to the commander of " II baon Straży Ludowej " ( The Second Contingent of the People ’ s Guard ) . Following the organizational changes , he moved to " Obrona Krajowa " ( Domestic Defense ) . In June , he was nominated to the rank of second lieutenant . In the years 1919 - 1922 he served in the second contingent of the Domestic Defense and later formations of this contingent . Between 20 and 25 August 1920 he participated in the Second Silesian Uprising . On March 5 , 1921 he was nominated to lieutenant . Between May 3 and July 5 , 1921 , he participated in the Third Silesian Uprising . In 1935 he was a junior department - officer in the department of control in the Greater Poland Military Museum in Poznań . He was a deputy director of Karol Marcinkowski and a very active member of the Greater Poland Uprising veterans ’ organizations . He published " Zarys historii Towarzystw Powstańców " ( ‘ The Outline of the History of Insurgents Associations ” ) in " Jednodniówka Powstańca Wielkopolskiego " ( The Insurgents Magazine ) . He also stayed in touch with Poznań scouting . In August 1935 , he chaired the annual ceremony of the Insurgents and Soldiers Association . He gave a speech about the heroic fights of the Polish Army against Bolsheviks . The time of World War II . On September 4 , 1939 , Antoni Wysocki removed himself from Poznan along with Armia Poznań to the east banks of the Vistula . He was in charge of a convoy of cars to Lviv , which was being organized as the transfer spot by the Greater Poland - Pomerania Committee . It was meant to be the transfer location for the Polish people through the Hungarian and Romanian borders . On September 20 , 1939 he participated in the defense of Lviv . He was the deputy commander of the assault troops . On October 5 , 1939 , Antoni Wysocki was captured by Soviet authorities - NKVD . On August 2 , 1940 he was tried in Lviv . Wysocki was sentenced to death by shooting on the basis of articles 54 - 2 ( charge : armed uprising or armed invasion on the soviet territory , taking over the power ) and 54 - 11 ( charge : organized activities aiming to take over the power ) of the penal code of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic . Before the execution Antoni Wysocki was being kept in prison no 2 . in Lviv . The execution took place on October 22 , 1940 .