Teresa Moździerz, Warsaw Uprising heroine, dies at 98

Teresa Moździerz, known by her pseudonym ‘Sokół’, has passed away at the age of 98. A veteran of the Warsaw Uprising, she served as a medic and nurse for the Home Army (Armia Krajowa) during the 1944 conflict.

Born in 1928, Moździerz joined the underground resistance movement, Szare Szeregi, as a student. During the uprising, she worked within the ‘Bakcyl’ unit of the Warsaw District Sanitary Service, providing medical aid at locations such as Insurrectionary Hospital No. 1. Her service involved assisting the wounded amidst heavy bombardment and severe medical supply shortages.

Her death was announced by the BohaterON organization, shortly after she celebrated her 98th birthday on October 14.