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Szymański, Antoni Czesław Tadeusz

Date of birth:
July 30th, 1894 (Posen, German Empire)
Date of death:
December 11th, 1973 (London, United Kingdom)
Buried on:
Polish Veteran Graves Gunnersbury Cemetery
Nationality:
Polish

Biography

Rank: Brigadier General. WW1 veteran in the German Army. He was stationed in the Middle East during the Second World War.

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Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Awarded on:
April 13th, 1921
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Awarded on:
1921
Krzyz Walecznych
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

with swords
Zloty Krzyz Zaslugi z Mieczami
Awarded on:
August 15th, 1924
Srebrny Krzyz Zaslugi
Awarded on:
November 10th, 1928
Srebrny Krzyz Zaslugi
Krzyz Niepodleglosci z Mieczami
Medal 10-lecia Odzyskania Niepodleglosci

Sources

  • - Digital Library of Wielkopolska | Dziennik Personalny
    - Grzegorz Łukomski: Generał brygady Antoni Szymański (1894-1973). Wielkopolanin – żołnierz i dyplomata. Warszawa-Londyn: Oficyna Wydawnicza „Ajaks", Oficyna Wydawnicza „ADIUTOR", 2006. ISBN 83-88773-30-5.