Józef Tusk (23 March 1907 – 12 June 1987) was a Polish luthier, the grandfather of the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. During World War II, he served in the Wehrmacht, which proved to be controversial during the 2005 Polish presidential election.

Mar 8, 2019 · Donald Tusk’s grandfather was a German SS officer. Incorrect. His grandfather was Polish and was arrested by the Nazis in 1939. He was made a forced labourer, then imprisoned, and was then conscripted into the armed forces of Nazi Germany in 1944.

Apr 26, 2022 · Donald Tusk's grandfather was indeed called Jozef Tusk, but he was never a member of the SS. The European Council told Fullfact that Jozef Tusk was a Polish citizen who was arrested by the...

Jun 26, 2011 · Donalds Tusk grandfather served in the Wechrmacht. The other grandfather was building the Wolfs Den complex, supposedly as a slave laborer yet when having an accident he received full medical care and was visited (along with a small number of other workers, all professional Germans) by Adolf Hitler.

Mar 8, 2019 · Donald Tusk’s grandfather was a German SS officer. Incorrect. His grandfather was Polish and was arrested by the Nazis in 1939. He was made a forced labourer, then imprisoned, and was then conscripted into the armed forces of Nazi Germany in 1944.

His paternal grandfather, Józef Tusk (1907–1987), was a railway official who around 1941–1942 was imprisoned at the Neuengamme concentration camp; in 1944, as a former citizen of the Free City of Danzig, he was forcibly conscripted by German authorities into the Wehrmacht.

Józef Tusk (23 March 1907 - 12 June 1987) was the grandfather of the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. During World War II, he served as a forced laborer in Germany, and was imprisoned in a concentration camp.

Oct 11, 2005 · Polish presidential candidate Donald Tusk on Tuesday dismissed a report that his grandfather was believed to have volunteered for Nazi Germany's army during World War II.

His grandfather, Józef Tusk, was a railway official who was imprisoned at the ‘Neuengamme’ concentration camp. He later joined the ‘Polish Armed Forces.’ Tusk is of the German and Kashubian descent.

Oct 16, 2023 · His grandfather, Józef Tusk (1907–1987), was a railway official who was imprisoned at the Neuengamme concentration camp; later, as a former citizen of the Free City of Danzig, he was apparently conscripted by German authorities into the Wehrmacht.