Kaczorowski, Ryszard
- Date of birth:
- November 26th, 1919 (Bialystok, Russian Empire)
- Date of death:
- April 10th, 2010 (Smolensk, Russia)
- Buried on:
- Crypt Temple of Divine Providence
- Nationality:
- Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)
Biography
Commander of the Grey Wolves in Bialystok region in 1940. Arrested by the NKVD and sentenced to death, but released in 1941. After his release, Kaczorowski joined the Anders Army. He became the last president of the Polish government-in-exile.
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Order Odrodzenia Polski Oficerski
- Rank:
- Prezydent RP (President of the Republic of Poland)
- Awarded on:
- November 11th, 1984
- Rank:
- Prezydent RP (President of the Republic of Poland)
- Awarded on:
- July 19th, 1989
- Rank:
- Prezydent RP (President of the Republic of Poland)
- Awarded on:
- July 19th, 1989
Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)
- Awarded on:
- 2004
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Medal Pro Memoria
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Ordine di Pio IX - Cavaliere di Gran Croce
Sources
- Photo 1: Public domain
- - Życiorys ministra Ryszarda Kaczorowskiego, wyznaczonego na następcę Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej. „Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej",
- Komunikat o nadaniu Orderu Odrodzenia Polski. „Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej", s. 15, Nr 3 z 31 grudnia 1984.
- Dzienniku Ustaw RP na Uchodźstwie nr 5 z 22 grudnia 1990 r.
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