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Sapieha, Eustachy

Date of birth:
August 2nd, 1881 (Bilka Szlachecka, Austro-Hungary)
Date of death:
February 20th, 1963 (Nairobi, Kenya)
Nationality:
Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

Biography

Former minister of foreign affairs and member of the Sejm. He was arrested by the NKVD in 1939 and locked up in the infamous Lubyanka prison. Sapieha was released in 1941 and joined the Anders Army.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 7th, 1959
Order Orla Bialego
Medal 10-lecia Odzyskania Niepodleglosci
Medal Pamiatkowy za Wojne 1918-1921

Sources

  • - Filipow, K., Order Orła Białego (1995)