“At Majdanek, Burski met his comrades from the underground, including Dr. Romuald Sztaba from Dąbrowa Górnicza, which directly contributed to the organisation of a conspiracy network in the camp and the launch of intelligence activities. This facilitated earlier reconnaissance of Majdanek and establishing contact with civilian workers employed in the camp. Burski would also liaise with Janina Siwińska, who forwarded reports on the situation at Majdanek to the command of the Home Army,” the text states.
On April 18th 1944, Bolesław Burski was taken from Majdanek in the evacuation transport to KL Auschwitz. In January 1945, he escaped from the evacuation column and joined the partisans. After the war, recognized as a Home Army soldier, he was incarcerated in the Security Office (UB) prison in Katowice and released in August 1945. He came back to Dąbrowa Górnicza and got a job compliant with his original profession. He died in 1984.
The State Museum at Majdanek began to prepare for print Bolesław Burski’s memoirs from the occupation period, written down in the years 1945-48: “we are searching for any information concerning Bolesław Burski. Maybe you are in possession of some souvenirs, documents, letters, photographs or everyday objects? Or maybe you are his relatives? Please contact us by e-mail at: [email protected]”