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Drzewiecki, Jan

Date of birth:
August 5th, 1921 (Krakow/Lesser Poland, Poland)
Date of death:
March 8th, 2001 (Warsaw/Mazowieckie, Poland)
Buried on:
Cmentarz Wojskowy
Nationality:
Polish

Biography

Brigadier General Jan Drzewiecki fought in the Red Army and the Polish Forces in the East during the Second World War.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1945
Order Krzyza Grunwaldu 3rd Class
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1945
Order Odrodzenia Polski - Krzyz Kawalerski
Awarded on:
1958
Order Odrodzenia Polski - Krzyz Oficerski
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1945
Znak Pamiatkow 1WDP
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Bras, silver and gold versions.
Medal Sily Zbrojne w Sluzbie Ojczyzny
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Brass version
Medal Za Zasługi dla Obronnosci Kraju

Sources

  • Photo: Wikimedia Commons
  • - Janusz Królikowski, Generałowie i admirałowie Wojska Polskiego 1943-1990 t. I:A-H, Toruń 2010, s. 349-351.

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