Irena Pa\u015bnik, a Warsaw Uprising liaison officer for the “Baszta” Regiment known by the codename “Irka,” has passed away at the age of 100, as confirmed by Mayor Rafa\u0142 Trzaskowski. <\/p>\n
Irena Pa\u015bnik, born Szyperska, died between Monday and Tuesday night. Warsaw Mayor Rafa\u0142 Trzaskowski paid tribute to the veteran, noting that she would have turned 101 this October and emphasizing the city’s lasting gratitude for her service.<\/p>\n
Joining the resistance at age 19, Pa\u015bnik served until September 28, 1944. She recalled identifying fellow recruits by their military-style attire and training gait, which prompted her to enlist after units arrived from the Chojnowski Forests.<\/p>\n
Serving as a medic, Pa\u015bnik faced grave danger while delivering supplies to wounded soldiers. She recounted a harrowing encounter with five Gestapo officers, narrowly avoiding execution by maintaining a steady pace and composure after hearing the sound of weapons being prepared.<\/p>\n
Despite the constant threat of death, Pa\u015bnik continued to support the Home Army (AK) by transporting weapons and sensitive intelligence, including operations during the shelling of the Czerniakowska area.<\/p>\n
Irena Pa\u015bnik\u2019s contributions were recognized with the Home Army Cross, the Warsaw Uprising Cross, and the Veteran of the Struggle for Independence Badge. In 2014, she received a commemorative medal marking the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising from the Association of Warsaw Insurgents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Irena Pa\u015bnik, a Warsaw Uprising liaison officer for the “Baszta” Regiment known by the codename “Irka,” has passed away at the age of 100, as confirmed by Mayor Rafa\u0142 Trzaskowski. A Legacy of Service Irena Pa\u015bnik, born Szyperska, died between Monday and Tuesday night. Warsaw Mayor Rafa\u0142 Trzaskowski paid tribute to the veteran, noting that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7751\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}