Stanisław Ryniak
Stanisław Ryniak (21 November 1915 – 13 February 2004) was a Polish political prisoner of Auschwitz concentration camp during the Second World War. He was the first Polish prisoner in Auschwitz (that is, the one with the lowest number – 31). In May 1940, when he was 24, Ryniak was arrested by the Germans in his hometown of Sanok and was accused of being a member of the Polish resistance.
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- Name
- Stanisław Ryniak
- Born
- 21 November 1915
- Birthplace
- Sanok, Poland
- Died
- 13 February 2004
- Place of death
- Wrocław
- Known for
- First inmate of Auschwitz
- Education
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology
- Occupation
- Architect
- Nationality
- Poland
- Honours
- Auschwitz Cross · Silver Cross of Merit · Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Languages
- Polish
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Stanisław Ryniak (21 November 1915 – 13 February 2004) was a Polish political prisoner of Auschwitz concentration camp during the Second World War. He was the first Polish prisoner in Auschwitz (that is, the one with the lowest number – 31). In May 1940, when he was 24, Ryniak was arrested by the Germans in his hometown of Sanok and was accused of being a member of the Polish resistance.
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He was transported to Tarnów prison on 7 May, together with 18 Poles from Jarosław, and arrived at Auschwitz on 14 June 1940, in the first mass transport of prisoners to the camp. Numbers were tattooed on prisoners' arms in the order of their arrival. The first 30 numbers were given to German criminal prisoners who would serve as camp guards. Ryniak's number was 31. He is buried in Wrocław, Poland.
Stanisław Ryniak studied at Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Technology. The recorded working language is Polish. Distinctions recorded are Auschwitz Cross, Silver Cross of Merit, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
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• Name — Stanisław Ryniak • Born — 21 November 1915 • Birthplace — Sanok, Poland • Died — 13 February 2004 • Place of death — Wrocław • Known for — First inmate of Auschwitz • Education — Wrocław University of Science and Technology • Occupation — Architect
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation architect. The same evidence establishes that stanisław Ryniak is recorded as a citizen of Poland. The record continues: stanisław Ryniak is recorded with the gender male. Ryniak died on 24 February 2004. It is also recorded that stanisław Ryniak was born on 21 November 1915.
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• Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2000) • Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta • Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta • Auschwitz Cross • Silver Cross of Merit (1954)
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