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Majewski, Tadeusz Adam Feliks

    Date of birth:
    August 26th, 1899 (Lwow, Austro-Hungarian Empire)
    Date of death:
    June 20th, 1969 (Toronto, Canada)
    Buried on:
    Powazki Cemetery Warsaw
    Plot: 170. Row: 5. Grave: 12.
    Nationality:
    Polish

    Biography

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    Period:
    Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
    Awarded on:
    1920
    Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
    Awarded on:
    1936
    Ordine della Corona d'Italia - Ufficiale
    Awarded on:
    1936
    Kungliga Svärdsorden - Knight  1st Degree
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Podpulkownik (Lieutenant-colonel)
    Awarded on:
    1940

    With palm
    Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Pulkownik (Colonel)
    Unit:
    HQ, 10th Polish Armoured Cavalry Brigade, 1st Polish Armoured Division, Polish Armed Forces in the West
    Awarded on:
    September 30th, 1944
    "Colonel MAJEWSKI, Tadeusz, C.O. 19th POLISH armd. Cav. Bde, throughout the action between CAEN and FALAISE, from Aug 7th to Aug 21st 1944, commanded his Bde with utmost ability and courage, especially in the final action on Aug 18 - 19th, which resulted in closing the pocket by joining hands with AMERICAN troops in the area of TRUN - CHAMBOIS, and the 48 hrs that followed, when his action greatly contributed to frustrate the enemy attempts to breakthrough the ring."
    Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

    Royal Decree no.63
    Zloty Krzyz Zaslugi
    Medal Niepodleglosci
    Medal 10-lecia Odzyskania Niepodleglosci

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