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Deskur, Jerzy Andrzej
Deskur, Jerzy Andrzej
Date of birth:
December 27th, 1896 (Lwow, Austro-Hungarian Empire)
Date of death:
August 12th, 1978 (United States)
Nationality:
Polish
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Order Virtuti Militari Gold Cross
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
24 Pułk Ułanów
,
10 Brygada Kawalerii
,
Armia "Kraków"
,
Wojsko Polskie
For merit in September 1939.
No. 144
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Pulkownik (Colonel)
Unit:
Polish I Corps
,
Polish Armed Forces in the West
Bestowed on 25th January 1942
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Zloty Krzyz Zaslugi z Mieczami
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
With swords
Krzyz Walecznych
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Medal Wojska za Wojne 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Pulkownik (Colonel)
Unit:
Divisional Replacement Camp
,
Divisional Workshops
,
1st Polish Armoured Division
,
Polish Armed Forces in the West
Sources
Photo 1: Christine Spencer
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GRUDZINSKI, A., LISTA ZOLNIERZY ODZNACZONYCH
.
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