| Birth |
1900 |
Zgierz, powiat Zgierski. województwo Łódzkie, Polska |
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| Education |
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Univerzita Karlova v Praze (Charles University in Prague), Praha, Česká |
Jozef Szeps started medical studies at at age 16 |
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| Military Service |
1918 |
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As a member of "Legia akademicka," Jozef Szeps joined the army (Second Legion) |
- Jozef Szeps was transferred to the front during World War I with a horse regiment artillery. Several weeks later he was transferred to a field hospital unit, and soon became the regimental surgeon (being only a third-year medical student).
- Throughout his medical career, Jozef Szeps had ties with the armed forces, as a member of CWSan (centrum wyszkolenia sanitarnego), and took frequent refresher courses in Warsaw. In 1938, Josef Szeps was promoted to the rank of Captain. In August, 1939, Jozef Szeps was mobilized, and he left Lodz on September 5th with the Second Army Hospital.
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| Graduation |
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Львівський національний університет імені Івана Франка (Ivan Franko National University of L'viv), Львів, Львівська область, Україна |
Jozef Szeps re-entered medical school and obtained a Doctor of Medicine degree |
- Jozef Szeps continued with two years of postgraduate studies in Vienna. In 1924, returned to Lodz where he practiced until WWII.
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| Imprisonment |
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Козельск (Kozielsk), Калужская область, Россия |
Jozef Szeps was taken prisoner by the Bolsheviks, he was sent to a camp |
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| Death |
April 1940 |
Zbrodnia katyńska (Katyn Forest massacre), Катынь, Катынское сельское поселение, Смоленский район, Смоленская область, Россия |
Jozef Szeps was murdered at age 39 (ID#3630) |
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