Defunct Historical Franciszek Wawrzyniec Kamiński, pseudonym: „Olsza”, „Kowal”, „Zenon Trawiński” (20 September 1902 – 24 February 2000) was a Polish politician and military leader, commander of the Peasant Battalions during World War II.

After the German invasion of Poland, he started to create underground structures of the peasant movement.

However, the reluctant attitude of the leadership of this formation to the People's Party led to the decision to create a separate organization.

Franciszek Kamiński was appointed commander of this formation and held this function until the end of World War II.

In 1942, during the ethnic cleansing of Zamojszczyzna by Nazi Germany organized speeches by peasant guerrilla units against the occupation forces.

After the war, he became one of the closest associates of Stanisław Mikołajczyk, then deputy prime minister.

In December 1951, by a verdict of the Military Court, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison and forfeiture of all property.

[4] In October the same year, the College of Judges of the Supreme Military Court in Warsaw overruled his judgment and discontinued the proceedings.

From 1957 to 1959 he presided and managed the work of the Historical Commission of Peasant Battalions established at the United People's Party.