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Zaleski, Ryszard Jerzy "Włodek"

Date of birth:
April 27th, 1924 (Warsaw, Poland)
Date of death:
August 8th, 1944 (Warsaw, Poland)
Mentioned on:
Cmentarz Wojskowy
Nationality:
Polish

Biography

Sergeant cadet Ryszard Zaleski was active in the Polish resistance during the German occupation and fell in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Plutonowy-Podchorazy
Unit:
Plutonu "Wlodek", 1. kompanii "Maciek", batalionu "Zoska", Zgrupowania "Radoslaw", Armii Krajowej
For heroism and sacrifice during an attack on a German armoured train on 8 August 1944, during the Warsaw Uprising.

Posthumously awarded
Krzyz Walecznych

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