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Sikorski, Franciszek Jozef

Date of birth:
October 4th, 1889 (Lviv, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
1940 (Kharkiv, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Polish War Cemetery Kharkiv
Nationality:
Polish

Biography

Major General Franciszek Sikorski was executed by the NKVD in 1940.

5 October 2007: Major General (posthumously)

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General Brygadi (Brigadier)
Unit:
Front Południowy, Wojsko Polskie
Awarded on:
September 15th, 1985

Posthumously awarded. No. 11519
Medal Za Udzial w Wojnie Obronnej 1939
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Rank:
Podpulkownik (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
XX Brygada Piechoty, Wojsko Polskie
He distinguished himself during the fighting over Dzisna in June 1920 as a brigade commander, fought off several attacks of the enemy and covered the retreat of the Polish forces.
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
Krzyz Niepodleglosci z Mieczami
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)

Second KW received as bar.
Krzyz Walecznych
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)

Third KW received as bar.
Krzyz Walecznych
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)

Fourth KW received as bar.
Krzyz Walecznych
Medal Pamiatkowy za Wojne 1918-1921

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