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Herling-Grudzinski, Gustaw

    Date of birth:
    May 20th, 1919 (Kielce, Poland)
    Date of death:
    July 4th, 2000 (Naples, Italy)
    Nationality:
    Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

    Biography

    Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski was a Polish resistance fighter who spend time in an NKVD camp. He joined the 2nd Polish Corps after his release.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Unit:
    x, Polish II Corps, Polish Armed Forces in the West
    For merit in the Battle of Monte Cassino in 194.
    Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    June 5th, 1998
    Order Orla Bialego (1992)

    Sources

    • - List of fallen and dead soldiers of the Polish Armed Forces in exile in 1939–1945 . London: Historical Institute Gen. Sikorski, 1952, p. 190
      - M.P. 1998 nr 22 poz. 329