In August 1939 , Lewandowska was drafted for service with the 3rd Military Aviation Regiment stationed near Poznań , Poland . On 22 September , her unit was taken prisoner by Soviet forces . Lewandowska was one of only two officers in the group ; both were taken to the POW Camp for Polish Officers in Kozelsk , Russia . Her fate is uncertain , although it seems likely she died in the Katyn massacre , which occurred in the month of her 32nd birthday
Katyn massacre
Katyn massacre
Janina Lewandowska