Some of the medals received by Eugeniusz Ajewski, KOTWA..Before the war Kotwa was a student of architecture. As a young but experienced soldier he motivated the boys in Mokotów district. In 1940 he already leaded as many as 40 trained soldiers..Before the Uprising he had been working in the railway station building barracks for the Germans. Later, as a brave insurgent involved in very risky missions, he will be back in those areas setting explosive charges and destroying the Nazi shelters he had built few mounths before..Defender of the redoubt MAGNET, he took part in the capture of the SGGW building (University) in Mokotów district where the Germans had other barracks. The building was captured with the use of grenades and just one single gun. Seventeen of his soldiers died in this operation..Following orders, he moved back to organize the guerrillas in the forest..After the capitulation, he ran away from the convoy which was leading him to the prisoner-of-war camp..After the war, he became one of the most important architects of Warsaw. He rebuilt the destroyed Lazienkowski Palace and built 3600 cheap, single-family houses for the middle class and also 8 memorials commemorating the fight of AK (Home Army) soldiers..
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