Henryk Krzystanek
Born on 26 September 1931 in La Machine (Nièvre). Henryk's family emigrated to France after the First World Wars. His father worked in the Schneider iron ore mines. Henryk arrived in Villard-de-Lans in 1944, just after the tragic events at Vassieux-en-Vercors. He stayed until the school closed and continued his studies at the Polish high school in Paris. He obtained his baccalaureate there in 1950 and left for Poland. He enrolled at Warsaw Polytechnic. He returned to France and married Sabine Dadan in 1956. He pursued a career at Établissements Metrix in Annecy. Henryk was still with us in September 2023.
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