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Pilecki, Witold "Roman"

Date of birth:
May 13th, 1901 (Olonets, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
May 25th, 1948 (Mokotow prison, Warsaw, Poland)
Mentioned on:
Cmentarz Wojskowy
Nationality:
Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

Biography

Witold Pilecki was executed by the communist regime on 25 May 1948. There's a symbolic grave of him on the Cmentarz Wojskowy.

Military career:
July 1925: Chorąży (Ensign)
1926: Podporucznik (Second Lieutenant)
1941: Porucznik (First Lieutenant)
23 February 1944: Rotmistrz (Captain)
3 September 2013: Pułkownik (Colonel)

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Rank:
Podporucznik (2nd Lieutenant)
Awarded on:
1928
Medal 10-lecia Odzyskania Niepodleglosci
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rotmistrz (Captain)
Awarded on:
1984

Posthumously awarded
Gwiazda Wytrwalosci
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rotmistrz (Captain)
Awarded on:
January 11th, 1995

Posthumously awarded
Order Odrodzenia Polski Komandorski
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rotmistrz (Captain)
Awarded on:
June 27th, 2006

Posthumously awarded
Order Orla Bialego (1992)
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Rank:
Ochotnik (Volunteer)
Unit:
211 Ochotniczy Pułk Ułanów Nadniemeńskich, Wojsko Polskie (211st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, Polish Army)
Krzyz Walecznych
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Rank:
Ochotnik (Volunteer)
Unit:
211 Ochotniczy Pułk Ułanów Nadniemeńskich, Wojsko Polskie (211st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, Polish Army)
Krzyz Walecznych
Krzyz Zaslugi in Silver
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Rank:
Podporucznik (2nd Lieutenant)
Medal Pamiatkowy za Wojne 1918-1921
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rotmistrz (Captain)

Posthumously awarded
Krzyz Oswiecimski
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rotmistrz (Captain)

Posthumously awarded
Warszawski Krzyz Powstanczy

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