Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Kapitan (Captain)

Unit:

10th Bomb Disposal Platoon, HQ, Polish II Corps, Polish Armed Forces in the West

Awarded on:

July 1945

"The ground between the rivers SENIO and IDICE was covered with unexploded bombs and many bombs were used for blowing up roads and bridges. The removal of bombs placed at troops of operation importance had to be done in the shortest possible time. There were many such instances reports were constantly coming in, throughout the whole operation from 9 - 21 Apr 45, and irrespective of what time of the day or degree of exhaustion, Capt KEPINSKI intervened in person and removed the bombs or neutralised them. In some very dangerous cases he caused the bomb to be detonated. During the operation Captain KEPINSKI caused the removal of a total of 6,500 lbs of Bulgarian, Italian, British, American and German bombs. He caused the destruction of 13,000 lbs of explosives and had 6,500 lbs of charges removed. His personal courage and daring greatly contributed to the raped opening up of crossings at points where the bombs were, and he was a magnificent inspiration to his men."