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Bokszczanin, Jan

Date of birth:
July 7th, 1887 (Syryca, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
April 1940 (Katyn, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Polish War Cemetery Katyn
Nationality:
Polish

Biography

Brigadier General Jan Bokszczanin was executed by the NKVD in April 1940.

5 October 2007: Brigadier general (poshumously)

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Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Awarded on:
1921

No. 4543
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
Awarded on:
March 19th, 1935
"For merits in military service".
Zloty Krzyz Zaslugi
Awarded on:
November 10th, 1938
Order Odrodzenia Polski Oficerski

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