Slowikowski, Mieczyslaw Zygfryd "Rygor"
- Date of birth:
- February 25th, 1896 (Jazgarzewo)
- Date of death:
- July 29th, 1989 (London, United Kingdom)
- Service number:
- 12924 (British)
- Nationality:
- Polish
Biography
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Africa Agency, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
- Awarded on:
- February 8th, 1943
- Awarded for:
- Operation Torch
"For his invaluable contributions to the Allied North African campaign."
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Recommendation:
"Major Mieczyslaw Zygfryd Slowikowski supplied consistently intelligence information in connection to a certain recent major operation which proved of inestimable value to the War Office and contributed in no small way to the success of the operation."
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In July 1941, Slowikowski was transferred to Algiers, where he set up and ran one of the war's most successful intelligence operations, providing the vast bulk of the intelligence for Operation Torch.
Zloty Krzyz Zaslugi z Mieczami
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Africa Agency, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
- Awarded on:
- August 1943
With swords
Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Africa Agency, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
- Awarded on:
- 1943
- Awarded for:
- Operation Torch
Presented by General Devers on 28 March 1944.
Order Odrodzenia Polski Komandorski z Gwiazda
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Brygadi (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Africa Agency, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
- Awarded on:
- November 11th, 2009
Posthumously received
Krzyz Walecznych
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Unit:
- 36 Pułk Piechoty Legii Akademickiej, Wojska Lądowe
- Awarded on:
- 1921
Second KW received as first Bar
Third KW received as second bar
Fourth KW received as third bar
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: IWM Non Commercial Licence (CC Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0)
- - THE POLISH INTELLIGENCE SERVICES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (ALG 8)
- Wielcy szpiedzy w historii: Mieczysław Słowikowski
- prezydent.pl
- WO 373 Awards WO 373/184
- Codename Rygor: The Spy Behind The Allied Victory In North Africa by Slowikowski, Mieczyslaw
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