Szarecki, Boleslaw
- Date of birth:
- 1874 (Minsk, Russian Empire)
- Date of death:
- February 23rd, 1960 (Warsaw, Poland)
- Buried on:
- Powazki Cemetery Warsaw
- Nationality:
- Polish
Biography
Pof. Major General Boleslaw Szarecki was military surgeon in the Russian and Polish Army.
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Cross of St. George IV class
- Awarded on:
- 1904
Order Odrodzenia Polski Oficerski
- Awarded on:
- 1938
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Unit:
- Divisional Medical Units, Polish II Corps, Polish Armed Forces in the West
- Awarded on:
- December 31st, 1944
He has constantly displayed great devotion to his task and his constant readiness to cooperate has done much to promote Inter-Allied fellowship, both during the campaign itself and throughout the long period of preparation beforehand."
Presented by Field Marshal Alexander on 7 April 1945 near Forli.
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Brygadi (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Divisional Medical Units, Polish II Corps, Polish Armed Forces in the West
- Awarded on:
- 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Unit:
- Divisional Medical Units, Polish II Corps, Polish Armed Forces in the West
- Awarded on:
- 1945
No. 8
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- 1946
Order Krzyza Grunwaldu 3rd Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- 1946
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- 1949
Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - G. Zychowicz – Generał Bolesław Szarecki 1874-1960, Wyd. MON, Warszawa 1988
- J. Królikowski, Generałowie i admirałowie Wojska Polskiego 1943-1990, Wyd. Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2010
- Recommendation for Award for Szarecki, Boleslaw Rank: Major General ... | The National Archives
- THE POLISH ARMY IN THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN, 1943-1945 | Imperial War Museums
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