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Sadkowski Zbigniew "Krak"

Zbigniew Sadkowski, son of Teofil and Zofia née Gołębiowska, born January 20, 1910, in Petersburg, in an intellectual family. In 1912, he returned with his family to Warsaw, where his father worked as a mathematics teacher and, from 1915, ran his own gymnasium (Teofil Sadkowski's Real Gymnasium).

Zbigniew Sadkowski completes his secondary education at the gymnasium in 1927, then enrolls in the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań. During his studies, he becomes an activist for the National Youth (Młodzież Wszechpolska) and the Camp of Great Poland (Obóz Wielkiej Polski, OWP), and later the National Party (Stronnictwo Narodowe, SN).

In 1935, he left the National Party (SN). He then collaborated with Zdzisław Stahl, an activist of the Union of Young Nationalists (ZMN registered in 1934, later as the National-State Movement until 1939), a cadre organization striving for a synthesis of Polish national ideology with the tradition of the Sanation movement.

In 1935, he moves to Warsaw where he works at the newspaper "Wieczór Warszawski" until September 1939.

In 1938, he became associated with the "Zadruga" circle, where he published articles under the pseudonyms "Zbigniewski" and (according to Wacyk, see below) "Witold Drzewica Mojsiejewicz".

Skowron Eryk

Skowron Eryk, son of Robert and Jadwiga née Krzyszkowska, born May 1, 1912, in Radzionków, Tarnowskie Góry County. Raised in a Protestant family.

He graduated from high school in Tarnowskie Góry. In 1930-1933, he studied at the University of Poznań (UAM) on the Faculty of Law and Economics, obtaining a master's degree in law. He was a member of the Silesia korporacja there.

In 1933-1934, he completed his military service at the Division Cadet Officer Course with the 73rd Infantry Regiment (corporal cadet officer), after which he returned to Radzionków, where he worked as a laborer in the "Joanna" mine.

Słonczyński Józef "Niklot"

Józef Słonczyński was born on April 17, 1908, in Bochnia, son of Wojciech (a miner at the salt mine in Bochnia) and Anastazja, née Chrobak.

In 1930, he graduated from the Kazimierz the Great Mathematics and Natural Sciences High School in Bochnia.

After passing his matura, he studied at the WSH in Krakow and in 1931-1932 he completed the SPR No. 2 in Biedrusko. After serving in a military unit, he was transferred to the reserve as a sergeant cadet. He returned to his studies, but due to his difficult financial situation, he took up a job at the Tax Office in Bochnia, where he worked from 1932 to 1939.