Swirski, Jerzy Wlodzimierz
- Date of birth:
- April 5th, 1882 (Kalisz, German Empire)
- Date of death:
- June 12th, 1959 (London, United Kingdom)
- Buried on:
- Graves Veterans Brompton Cemetery
- Nationality:
- Polish
Biography
Rank: Vice Admiral. Commander-in-chief of the Polish Navy during the Second World War.
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Order of St. Stanislaus III class
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Order Odrodzenia Polski Oficerski
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Awarded on:
- May 2nd, 1922
l’ Ordre du Mérite Maritime
- Awarded on:
- 1931
- Awarded on:
- March 18th, 1933
Viesturs Orden, II. Class/Grand Officer
- Awarded on:
- 1934
Kungliga Svärdsorden - Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- 1934
- Awarded on:
- November 11th, 1936
Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
Order Odrodzenia Polski Wielki
- Rank:
- Vice-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- June 28th, 1957
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1914
Sources
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