Jan Nowak-Jezioranski, a Polish Second World War hero who spent his life fighting for an independent democratic Poland, died late on Thursday aged 91. A symbol of Polish patriotism, Nowak-Jezioranski is revered by his countrymen alongside anti-communist icon and Poland's first post-communist President Lech Walesa and Pope John Paul.

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