Editing Sergiusz Piasecki (section)

=== Early life ===
Sergiusz Piasecki was born on 1 April 1901 (or 1 June 1899) in [[Lyakhavichy|Lachowicze]], 130 km from [[Minsk]], then in [[Northwestern Krai]] of the [[Russian Empire]] (now [[Brest Province]], [[Belarus]]). The latter date was presented by Piasecki on several occasions, in order to mislead the authorities. He was an illegitimate son of an postmaster Michał Piasecki and servant Klaudia Kukałowicz.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sergiusz Piasecki |url=http://www.ipsb.nina.gov.pl/a/biografia/sergiusz-piasecki-1901-1964-powiesciopisarz |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.ipsb.nina.gov.pl |language=pl}}</ref> He was looked after by his stepmother Filomena Gruszewska, who bullied him physically and mentally.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} His family spoke exclusively in Russian at home and he didn't learn Polish language until his later imprisonment.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

His childhood was very difficult because children at school mocked his Polish roots, calling him "Lach".{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} Piasecki hated the Russian school – as he later explained – and in the seventh grade, armed with a pistol attacked the teacher. Sentenced to jail, he escaped from prison, and thus his formal education ended.<ref name="niniwa2.cba">Andrzej Rafał Potocki, [http://www.niniwa2.cba.pl/piaseckisergiusz.htm "Stoczony do poziomu literata. Sergiusz Piasecki."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723032000/http://www.niniwa2.cba.pl/piaseckisergiusz.htm|date=2011-07-23}} ''Życie'' 14 April 2001. {{in lang|pl}}</ref>

After he run away from jain, he headed to [[Moscow]], where he experienced [[October Revolution]] and watched his close friends' deaths. It was then that his disgust with communist ideology started.

In 1919 he traveled to [[Minsk]], as a member of the Belarusian "[[White movement|White]]" organisation.<ref name=":0" /> He cooperated with Polish army that was entering Minsk at that time, getting himself wounded.<ref name=":0" />

From 7 April 1920 to 10 January 1921 he studied in army officers school Infantry Officer Cadet School in Warsaw.<ref name=":0" /> Later he took part in [[Polish–Soviet War]] of 1920.<ref name=":0" /> He was demobilised on 12 May 1921.<ref name=":0" /> Afterwards, he was asked to join Polish [[intelligence (information gathering)|intelligence]], as his language skills (he spoke Russian and Belarusian fluently) were highly regarded.<ref>Alwida A. Bajor, [http://www.magwil.lt/archiwum/2004/mmmw7/lp-8.htm "Na tropach bohaterów powieści Józefa Mackiewicza. Nazywał się Sergiusz Piasecki."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609184423/http://www.magwil.lt/archiwum/2004/mmmw7/lp-8.htm|date=2009-06-09}} ''Magazyn Wileński. Pismo Polaków na Litwie.'' Since 1990. {{in lang|pl}}</ref>