Piotr Śmietański
1899–1950 (age 51)
Biography
Piotr Śmietański was a Polish executioner whose profession placed him in a morally complex position within the judicial system of his era. Born in 1899, he carried out the duties assigned to him by the state during a turbulent period in Polish history.
Śmietański's role, though difficult and often controversial, was part of the legal apparatus of his time. He was interred at Cmentarz Bródnowski, where he rests among other notable figures from Warsaw's history.