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Badkowski. Lech

Date of birth:
January 24th, 1920 (Torun/Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
February 24th, 1984 (Gdanks/Pomorskie, Poland)
Buried on:
Cemetery Srebrzysko
Nationality:
Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

Biography

Sublieutenant Lech Badkowski fought in September 1939 and at Narvik in 1940. Then, he was trained to be an 'Cichociemni': special trained paratroops. He became a writer and journalist after the war.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 19th, 1941
For bravery shown during the Battle of Narvik in 1940.
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
Awarded on:
May 10th, 1965
Order Odrodzenia Polski Kawalerski
Awarded on:
May 3rd, 2006

Posthumously awarded
Order Odrodzenia Polski Komandorski z Gwiazda

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