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Kaminski, Wladyslaw

    Date of birth:
    March 17th, 1897 (Siedlce, Poland)
    Date of death:
    May 17th, 1944 (Monte Cassino, Italy)
    Buried on:
    Polish War Cemetery Cassino
    Plot: 8. Row: E. Grave: 2.
    Nationality:
    Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

    Biography

    Wladyslaw Kaminsi, a veteran from WW1, was active as senator from 1928 to 1938. He joined the Army in 1939 and was captured by the Red Army. Kaminski was released in 1941 and joined the Anders Army.

    Major Wladyslaw Kaminski was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1944 and was eventually killed on 17 May 1944, during the storming of the Monte Cassino monastery.

    1 June 1919: Captain
    1939: Major
    1944: Lieutenant Colonel

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    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Unit:
    5 Pulk Piechoty (5th Infantry Regiment - Polish Legions)
    Silberne Tapferkeitsmedaille (Silberne Tapferkeitsmedaille II. Klasse)
    Period:
    Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
    Awarded on:
    1921
    Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
    Period:
    Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
    Awarded on:
    1921
    Krzyz Walecznych
    Period:
    Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
    Awarded on:
    1921
    Krzyz Walecznych
    Period:
    Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
    Awarded on:
    1921
    Krzyz Walecznych
    Awarded on:
    1931
    Krzyz Niepodleglosci z Mieczami
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Podpulkownik (Lieutenant-colonel)
    Unit:
    13th Wilenski Rifle Battalion "Rysiow", 5th Wilno Rifle Brigade, 5th Kresowa Rifle Division, Polish II Corps, Polish Armed Forces in the West
    For courage and outstanding leadership during the Battle of Monte Cassino.

    Posthumously awarded
    Order Virtuti Militari Gold Cross

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