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Józef Różański (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjuzɛf ruˈʐaj̃skʲi]; born Josef Goldberg; 13 July 1907, in Warsaw – 21 August 1981, in Warsaw) was an officer in the Soviet NKVD Secret Police and later, a Colonel in the Polish Ministry of Public Security (UB), a communist secret police. Born into a Polish-Jewish family in Warsaw, Różański became very active in the Communist Party of Poland before World War II. He joined the NKVD following the Soviet invasion of Poland and after the war, adopting the name Różański, served as an agent with the Polish Communist Security apparatus (Urząd Bezpieczeństwa).

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  • Józef Różański (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjuzɛf ruˈʐaj̃skʲi]; born Josef Goldberg; 13 July 1907, in Warsaw – 21 August 1981, in Warsaw) was an officer in the Soviet NKVD Secret Police and later, a Colonel in the Polish Ministry of Public Security (UB), a communist secret police. Born into a Polish-Jewish family in Warsaw, Różański became very active in the Communist Party of Poland before World War II. He joined the NKVD following the Soviet invasion of Poland and after the war, adopting the name Różański, served as an agent with the Polish Communist Security apparatus (Urząd Bezpieczeństwa). Różański was personally involved in torturing and killing dozens of opponents of the Polish People's Republic (PRL), including anti-communists. and "Cursed soldiers". He gained notoriety as one of the most brutal secret police Officers in Warsaw. Różański personally administered torture to Witold Pilecki, one of the most famous "Cursed soldiers" and the only individual who willingly went to Auschwitz Camp. Pilecki revealed no sensitive information and was executed on May 25, 1948 at Mokotów Prison by Sergeant Piotr Śmietański, the "Butcher". Józef Różański was arrested in 1953 – at the end of the Stalinist period in Poland – and charged with torturing innocent prisoners, including Polish United Workers' Party members. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison on 23 December 1955. In July 1956, the Supreme Court reopened his case due to improprieties discovered in the original investigation. On 11 November 1957 (charged along with co-defendant Anatol Fejgin), he was again sentenced by the lower court this time to 15 years in prison. He was released in 1964, having served seven years. Różański died of cancer on 21 August 1981, and was buried at the Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw. Różański was a brother of Jerzy Borejsza. (en)
  • Józef Różański est un officier polonais du NKVD soviétique et membre du ministère de la Sécurité publique (MBP) polonais. Né Josek Goldberg le 13 juillet 1907 à Varsovie et mort le 21 août 1981 dans cette même ville, il est personnellement impliqué dans la torture et l'assassinat de dizaines d'opposants à la République populaire de Pologne, y compris des anticommunistes et des « soldats maudits ». Il devient ainsi l'un des officiers de la police secrète les plus brutaux de Varsovie. (fr)
  • Józef Różański, także Jacek Różański, pierwotnie Józef Goldberg (ur. 13 lipca 1907 w Warszawie, zm. 21 sierpnia 1981 tamże) – polski prawnik żydowskiego pochodzenia, oficer NKWD i MBP, poseł na Sejm Ustawodawczy, zbrodniarz stalinowski. (pl)
  • Юзеф Ружаньский (польск. Józef Różański; 13 июля 1907, Варшава — 21 августа 1981, Варшава), имя при рождении Йосек Гольдберг — польский коммунист, офицер НКВД СССР и МОБ ПНР. Начальник следственного департамента МОБ, активный участник политических репрессий в Польше 1945—1952, отличался особой жестокостью. В период польской десталинизации осуждён за применение пыток. Освобождён по амнистии после восьмилетнего заключения. (ru)
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  • also as "Jacek Różański" (en)
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  • Józef Różański est un officier polonais du NKVD soviétique et membre du ministère de la Sécurité publique (MBP) polonais. Né Josek Goldberg le 13 juillet 1907 à Varsovie et mort le 21 août 1981 dans cette même ville, il est personnellement impliqué dans la torture et l'assassinat de dizaines d'opposants à la République populaire de Pologne, y compris des anticommunistes et des « soldats maudits ». Il devient ainsi l'un des officiers de la police secrète les plus brutaux de Varsovie. (fr)
  • Józef Różański, także Jacek Różański, pierwotnie Józef Goldberg (ur. 13 lipca 1907 w Warszawie, zm. 21 sierpnia 1981 tamże) – polski prawnik żydowskiego pochodzenia, oficer NKWD i MBP, poseł na Sejm Ustawodawczy, zbrodniarz stalinowski. (pl)
  • Юзеф Ружаньский (польск. Józef Różański; 13 июля 1907, Варшава — 21 августа 1981, Варшава), имя при рождении Йосек Гольдберг — польский коммунист, офицер НКВД СССР и МОБ ПНР. Начальник следственного департамента МОБ, активный участник политических репрессий в Польше 1945—1952, отличался особой жестокостью. В период польской десталинизации осуждён за применение пыток. Освобождён по амнистии после восьмилетнего заключения. (ru)
  • Józef Różański (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjuzɛf ruˈʐaj̃skʲi]; born Josef Goldberg; 13 July 1907, in Warsaw – 21 August 1981, in Warsaw) was an officer in the Soviet NKVD Secret Police and later, a Colonel in the Polish Ministry of Public Security (UB), a communist secret police. Born into a Polish-Jewish family in Warsaw, Różański became very active in the Communist Party of Poland before World War II. He joined the NKVD following the Soviet invasion of Poland and after the war, adopting the name Różański, served as an agent with the Polish Communist Security apparatus (Urząd Bezpieczeństwa). (en)
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  • Józef Różański (fr)
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  • Ружаньский, Юзеф (ru)
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