Wanda Traczyk-Stawska (1927–2026) was a Polish psychologist and social activist. She took part in the Polish underground resistance during World War II, serving as a soldier of the Home Army and a member of the Gray Ranks. She fought in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 and was later chairperson of the Social Committee for the Cemetery of Warsaw Insurgents. After the war she worked as a teacher and was known for her efforts to remember the insurgents and for her public commitment to civic causes.
Wartime service
During the German occupation Traczyk-Stawska joined the independence conspiracy in 1942. As a member of the Gray Ranks she took part in minor sabotage and in Operation N, in which she delivered warning letters to informers. During the Warsaw Uprising she served as a gunner and liaison officer with a unit of the Military Publishing Works. She was seriously wounded on Smolna Street in September 1944. After the capitulation of the Uprising she was held as a prisoner of war in several German Stalag camps.
Later career and memory work
She returned to Poland in 1947 and graduated in psychology from the University of Warsaw. She taught at special schools in Warsaw for many years. She was involved in locating insurgents' graves and initiated care for the Warsaw Insurgents Cemetery. She also helped establish the 2nd October Remembrance Day for the Civilian Insurgents of Warsaw, adopted by the Polish Parliament in 2015.
Recognition
She received the Cross of Valour and the German Cross of Merit, and was made an honorary citizen of Warsaw in 2017. She died in Warsaw on 18 August 2026, aged 99, and was buried at the Evangelical Augsburg Cemetery in Warsaw.