Józef Stawinoga (15 December 1920 – 28 October 2007), also known as Fred and incorrectly reported as Josef, was a homeless Polish man who lived in a tent on the Wolverhampton Ring Road in the West Midlands, England, for nearly 40 years.

[8] Stawinoga had been adopted, over the last decade of his life, by the local Hindu community who believed his lack of possessions echoed that of some holy men in India.

A spokesman from the Israeli office of the organisation, Dr Efraim Zuroff, said there was "no evidence of his service with the Germans" adding "Poles were not allowed to serve in the SS.

"[12] This was further confirmed by Major Antony Rudzki, a member of the Polish community in Wolverhampton, who demobilised Stawinoga in Wrottesley Park after the war.

[citation needed] On 6 March 2008 it was reported that Stawinoga had left thousands of pounds' worth of pension money that had been untouched.

[13] Wolverhampton Council traced the rightful heirs to Stawinoga's estate, two women and one man from Vienna, Austria, but their identities were not released.

Stawinoga's nephew Robert told the Express & Star that his uncle had visited his family at the start of 1960 when they lived in Wiesbaden.