▁R zes z ów , ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁Wars aw ▁to ▁study ▁law ▁at ▁Wars aw ▁University . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Polish ▁September ▁Camp aign , ▁he ▁fought ▁as ▁a ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁Polish ▁Army , ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Zw ia zek ▁Wal ki ▁Z bro j nej ▁( l ater : ▁Home ▁Army ), ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁R zes z ów . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁R ze p ka ▁was ▁command ant ▁of ▁the ▁Home ▁Army ▁field ▁forces ▁around ▁R zes z ów , ▁which ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁Operation ▁Temp est . ▁When ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁captured ▁R zes z ów , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁continue ▁fighting ▁against ▁the ▁commun ists . ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁October ▁ 7 / 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁R ze p ka ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁failed ▁attempt ▁to ▁free ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Home ▁Army , ▁who ▁were ▁in car cer ated ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁secret ▁police , ▁the ▁NK VD , ▁in ▁the ▁R zes z ów ▁castle ▁prison . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 4 0 s , ▁R ze p ka ▁joined ▁the ▁anti - Comm un ist ▁organization ▁Wol ność ▁i ▁Nie za w is ło ść ▁( W i N ), ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁its ▁Information ▁Department . ▁During ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Upper ▁S iles ia ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Z ab rze . ▁ ▁While