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Kalenkiewicz, Maciej "Kotwicz"

Date of birth:
July 1st, 1906 (Pacewicze, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
August 21st, 1944 (Surkonty, Poland)
Buried on:
Pelesa Polish War Cemetery
Nationality:
Polish

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Awarded on:
1942
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Podpulkownik (Lieutenant-colonel)
Awarded on:
1944

Posthumously awarded
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Pulkownik (Colonel)
Awarded on:
1985

Posthumously awarded
Gwiazda Wytrwalosci
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
x, Armia Krajowa

Posthumously awarded
Krzyz Armii Krajowej
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Posthumously awarded
Krzyz Czynu Bojowego Polskich Sil Zbrojnych na Zachodzie
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

With swords
Zloty Krzyz Zaslugi z Mieczami

Sources

  • Photo 1: (Public Domain)
  • - Jan Erdman: Droga do Ostrej Bramy, Warszawa 1990
    - Roman Korab-Żebryk: Operacja wileńska AK, PWN, Warszawa 1988, ​ISBN 83-01-08401-4​