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Zaruski, Mariusz

Date of birth:
January 31st, 1867 (Dumanow, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
April 8th, 1941 (Kherson, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Polish War Graves Kherson
Nationality:
Polish

Biography

Brigadier General Mariusz Zaruski was arrested by the NKVD in 1939 and died of Cholera in the Kherson Soviet prison

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General Brygadi (Brigadier)
Awarded on:
November 7th, 1997
"In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the independence of the Republic of Poland"

Posthumously awarded by President Aleksander Kwasniewski
Order Odrodzenia Polski Komandorski z Gwiazda
Order Odrodzenia Polski Komandorski
Medal Pamiatkowy za Wojne 1918-1921
Krzyz Niepodleglosci

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