Alfons Zgrzebniok

Alfons Alfred Zgrzebniok (also known by his codename Rakoczy; 16 August 1891 – 31 January 1937) was a Polish teacher, activist, and politician from Silesia.

By the time the war ended, he was wounded thrice, and he was also promoted to the officer rank of lieutenant.

He advanced through POW ranks, and by February 1919 he was considered one of its leaders in Silesia, and was part of the delegation that proposed an insurrection to the Polish Supreme People's Council in Poznań.

In early July, the Council nominated Zgrzebniok to head the Polish Military Organization of Upper Silesia.

On 27 May 1920 he was the commander of the defense of the Commission headquarters in Hotel Lomnitz during a surprise attack by German paramilitary forces.

After POW In Silesia was transformed into the Central of Physical Education (Centrala Wychowania Fizycznego), he became its vice president.

From 1923 he worked as a teacher in a high school in Chorzów; he also wrote a number of articles for the local press.

Alfons Zgrzebniok in the Polish Army uniform