Vincent Godlewski ( Belorussian. Vincent Gadleўski , Polish. Wincenty Godlewski ; November 16, 1888 - December 24, 1942 ) - Catholic priest, leader of the nationalist Belarusian underground during the years of German occupation, ideologist of the Belarusian national idea and the “ Belarusian Independent Party ”. One of the largest figures in Western Belarus in the 1930s .
| Vincent Godlevsky | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
| Citizenship | |
| Occupation | , , |
| Education | |
| Religion | |
| The consignment | |
Content
Biography
Vincent Godlevsky was born on November 16, 1888 in the village of Schurichi [1] of the Volkovysk district . He graduated from the Vilna Catholic Theological Seminary and the St. Petersburg Catholic Theological Academy . In March 1917 he was elected to the Belarusian National Committee, a participant in the First All-Belarusian Congress . He was arrested by the Polish authorities for nationalist activities. After the partition of Poland between Germany and the USSR, he lived in Vilna , was engaged in the translation of the Bible and the New Testament into Belarusian. He was the initiator of the creation of the Belarusian National Front , and also published the newspaper "Belarusian Front".
In June 1941 he became a member of the Belarusian National Center in Berlin. With the outbreak of World War II , in October 1941, he was appointed by the German occupation authorities as a school inspector under the commissioner general. This allowed Vincent Godlevsky to move freely around occupied Belarus to create Belarusian national resistance to German and Soviet troops. He was the unofficial leader of the Belarusian Independent Party (BNP). Since 1941, he fell out of favor with the German leadership for resisting the policy of hijacking the population to Germany, after which he was arrested on December 24 and executed exactly one year later in Trostenets .
The circle of supporters of Godlevsky included V. Tumash , F. Olehnovich , N. Shkelenok , G. Glebovich and others.
Literature
- Belarusian natsyanalizm: Davednіk. Mensk: Golas Kraiu, 2001.
- Vytautas Žeimantas. Vincentas Hadliauskis - kunigas, publicistas, leidėjas, kankinys // Voruta, 2010 Nr 12 (702), 13 (703). (in Lithuanian)
Notes
- ↑ According to other sources, in the town of Porozovo on November 16, 1888.