Fieldorf, Emil August "Nil"
- Date of birth:
- March 20th, 1895 (Krakow, Austro-Hungarian Empire)
- Date of death:
- February 24th, 1953 (Warsaw, Poland)
- Mentioned on:
- Cmentarz Wojskowy
- Nationality:
- Polish
Biography
Brigadier general Emil Fieldorf was the deputy commander of the Armia Krajowa (AK). He was executed by the People's Republic of Poland in 1953 and buried on a secret location. His symbolic tombstone stands on the Cmentarz Wojenny.
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Krzyz Walecznych
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- Starszy Sierzant (Sergeant)
- Awarded on:
- 1921
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- Starszy Sierzant (Sergeant)
- Awarded on:
- January 4th, 1923
No. 7169
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- Major
- Awarded on:
- 1928
- Rank:
- Major
- Awarded on:
- 1928
- Rank:
- Major
- Awarded on:
- May 24th, 1929
Atbrivosanas cinu 10 gadu jubilejas pieminas medala
- Rank:
- Major
- Awarded on:
- 1929
- Rank:
- Podpulkownik (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Awarded on:
- January 9th, 1932
- Rank:
- Podpulkownik (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Awarded on:
- November 11th, 1937
Order Virtuti Militari Gold Cross
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Pulkownik (Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- September 28th, 1944
Order Orla Bialego (1992)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Brygadi (Brigadier)
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 2006
Posthumously awarrded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Maria Fieldorf, Leszek Zachuta: General „Nil" August Emil Fieldorf. Fakty, Dokumenty Relacje (1993)
- M.P. 1932 nr 12 poz. 16
- M.P. 1937 nr 260 poz. 410
- M.P. 2006 nr 73 poz. 730
- Dziennik Personalny 1922.01.26 R.3 Nr1 - Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa
- Emil August Fieldorf
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