Antoni Koper

Antoni Stephan Koper
Born(1906-09-06)September 6, 1906
Warsaw, Poland
DiedJune 13, 1990(1990-06-13) (aged 83)
Arlington, Virginia, US
Allegiance
Service / branch
Years of service1939–1947
RankLieutenant
Battles / wars
AwardsYad Vashem Award
MemorialsGarden of the Righteous Among the Nations
Spouse(s)Sophie Margulies Koper
RelationsPeter Koper (son)
Other work

Antoni Stefan Koper (September 6, 1906 – June 13, 1990) was active in the Polish resistance movement during World War II. He helped rescue Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto and fought in the Warsaw Uprising. After escaping from a Nazi prison camp, he first fled to London, and then emigrated to the United States. There, he worked for the Defense Language Institute, United States Information Agency, and the Voice of America. He died of cancer in 1990.


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