Jadwiga Gnatowska
She was born on January 17th, 1917 in Skajboty (district Barczewo) in a farmer's family. She was a scout activist in Warmia. Daughter of Jan. She graduated from a Polish school in Skajboty. Later she attended a six-month kindergarten teacher education in Warsaw and another one like it at the Peoples University in Dalki, district Gniezno. In the following years she attended scout training and librarian terms in Warmia and Silesia. Since fall 1935 she worked as a teacher at a Polish kindergarten in Nowe Butryny, district Olsztyn and until 1939 she was a kindergarten teacher and librarian in Chabarkow (district Purda). She took care of the day-room and a falk library there and also of a scout group. She was a member of the East Prusian Scout Kommand in Germany. She went through all the scout degrees. On October 27th, 1935 she became member of the Headquarters of the East Prusian Scout Group. Since 1937 she has been scout instructor. On May, 13th, 1939 she has joined the cause of Polish Union in Germany. After the outbreak of WW II she has lived in Konigsberg in 1940, in Berlin in 1942. Later she's been sent to do involuntary labor.