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Edelman, Marek

Date of birth:
January 1st, 1919 (Homel/Mogilev Governorate, Keizerrijk Rusland)
Date of death:
October 2nd, 2009 (Warsaw/Mazowieckie, Poland)
Buried on:
Jewish Cemetery Powzaki Warsaw
Nationality:
Polish

Biography

Marel Edelman was one of the leaders of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 19th, 1948
"For his merits in the armed struggle against the Nazi occupier"
Order Krzyza Grunwaldu 3rd Class
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 17th, 1998
Order Orla Bialego (1992)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 2008
Commandeur de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

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