Chrusciel, Antoni "Monter"
- Date of birth:
- July 16th, 1895 (Gniewczyna Łańcucka, Austria-Hungary)
- Date of death:
- November 30th, 1960 (Washington, United States)
- Buried on:
- Cmentarz Wojskowy
Plot: 18D. Row: L01. Grave: 1. - Nationality:
- Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)
Biography
Brigadier General Chrusciel was de facto leader of all Polish units during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944.
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Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- Kapitan (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- 1921
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- Kapitan (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- 1921
Awarded as bar on the ribbon of the first medal.
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- Kapitan (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- 1921
Awarded as second bar on the ribbon of the first medal.
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- Kapitan (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- 1921
Awarded as third bar on the ribbon of the first medal.
Order Virtuti Militari Gold Cross
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Podpulkownik (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Awarded on:
- October 28th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 28th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Brygadi (Brigadier)
- Awarded on:
- June 5th, 1947
Order Odrodzenia Polski Krzyż Wielki
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Brygadi (Brigadier)
- Awarded on:
- June 16th, 2008
Posthumously awarded
Sources
- - Order Virtuti Militari 1972-1945 (1990), p. 141
- Dziennik Personalny 1921.04.23 R.2 Nr16 - Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa
- Dziennik Personalny 1922.01.26 R.3 Nr1 - Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa
- M.P. 2009 nr 7 poz. 71
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