Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Porucznik (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

2nd Polish Motorized Artillery Regiment, Divisional Artillery, 1st Polish Armoured Division, Polish Armed Forces in the West

Awarded on:

June 1945

"On 12 August 1944 at COUVICOURT / * 103533 . Capt SUMINSKI working in the Div. Comd. Post found himself under heavy enemy artillery- and mortar fire. The destruction of intermonn. / owing to the burning of the OP tank and damage to the wireless sets/ threatened to deprive the 9 Inf Bn of artillery support and put it into a critical situation. Under constant heavy enemy fire Capt. SUMINSKI arranged for intermediary comn with the regiment and the Bn., personally reorganised the Adv. Comd. Post. / disorganised by losses of personnel/ and after 5 critical minutes ensured complete efficient artillery support for the infantry. As result the German counter-attack broke down and the way for our infantry stood open.

On 20 AUG 44 at BOURDON / IR 336225 / the Adv Comd Post was attacked from three sides by German armoured cars trying to break through our lines, while another group of enemy cars took the direction of the uncovered flank of the 2 Fd Regt. Under intense German machine-gun fire Capt SULINSKI quickly organised the defence of Adv. Comd. Post. He ran over to the wireless set which was exposed to enemy fire and gave warning to the Regt. Thus the Regt was enabled to range its guns onto the armoured cars and destroyed them by direct fire, losing in this critical situation only 1 men killed and 2 wounded."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Kapitan (Captain)

Unit:

2nd Polish Motorized Artillery Regiment, Divisional Artillery, 1st Polish Armoured Division, Polish Armed Forces in the West

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)