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Akimow, Pawel Mironowicz

Date of birth:
December 27th, 1897 (Moscow, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
December 14th, 1972 (Warsaw, Poland)
Nationality:
Polish

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapral (Corporal)
Unit:
10th Polish Armoured Cavalry Brigade, 1st Polish Armoured Division, Polish Armed Forces in the West
Despite being severely wounded himself in the abdomen, Akimow rescued another wounded comrade during the fighting in 1944.
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny

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