Władysław Żeleński (lawyer)

For other people named Władysław Żeleński, see Władysław Żeleński (disambiguation).

Władysław Żeleński (11 July 1903 – 25 June 2006) was a Polish lawyer, historian and publicist. He served in the Polish military during World War II, and afterwards lived in the France until his death in Paris in 2006.[1]

Born in Parchacz, Władysław was a son of Izabella and Stanisław Gabriel Żeleński. He was a nephew of Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński, and a grandson of Władysław Żeleński, the composer.[1]

Żeleński posited that the massacre of Lviv intellectuals was done because they had collaborated with the Soviets.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Akta Władysława Żeleńskiego-materiały do historii zbrodni na profesorach lwowskich w lipcu 1941 (Sygn. 1941)". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  2. ^ Hnatiuk, Ola (2020). Courage and Fear (ebook). ISBN 9781644692530. Retrieved 9 December 2025.


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