Franciszek Dachtera
BlessedAugust 22 · 1910–1942
Franciszek Dachtera (1910, Salno — 1942, Dachau concentration camp) — Blessed, Catholic priest. Feast day: 22 August.
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Franciszek Dachtera was a Polish Catholic priest who served as a military chaplain during the Second World War. Born in Salno in 1910, he was ordained in 1933 before being mobilized to serve the 62nd Wielkopolska Infantry Regiment in 1939. Following his capture by Nazi forces, he endured imprisonment in several concentration camps, including Buchenwald and Dachau. He is recognized as one of the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs of the Second World War.