Lance Corporal Andrzej Bargiełowski "Stańczyk" was born on 3 January 1921 in Warsaw. Here he attended Stanisław Kostka high school. During the occupation, he worked for the ‘Jan Sudecki’ firm. He studied at the underground courses of the Warsaw School of Economics from 1941 to 1944. He was with the underground ‘Baszta’ Regiment, O 1 company. During the Uprising, he was unable to join his regiment and fought in the 2nd Company, ‘Golski’ Battalion, in the southern Śródmieście (city centre) region. Following the Uprising, Bargiełowski was deported to Stalag X B in Sandbostel. After the War, he worked at the Film Institute in Łódź, as well as the Documentary Film Studio in Warsaw. He died on 6 August 2010 in Warsaw.
