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Baranowicz, Edward

Date of birth:
May 27th, 1885 (Dorohowo, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
1940 (Katyn, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Polish War Cemetery Katyn
Nationality:
Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

Biography

Brigadier General Edward Baranowicz was executed by the NKVD in 1940.

5 October 2007: Brigadier General (posthumously)

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1921
"For bravery and courage shown in the battle of Kaniowska in the composition of the former II Eastern Corps on May 11, 1918."
Krzyz Walecznych
Awarded on:
March 16th, 1933
Krzyz Niepodleglosci
Krzyz Zaslugi in Silver
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)

Received as bar on the ribbon of the first medal.
Krzyz Walecznych
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)

Received as the second bar on the ribbon of the first medal.
Krzyz Walecznych

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