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
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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Medal 10-lecia Odzyskania Niepodleglosci
- Rank:
- Podporucznik (2nd Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- 1928
Gwiazda Wytrwalosci
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Rotmistrz (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- January 11th, 1995
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Rotmistrz (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- June 27th, 2006
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- Ochotnik (Volunteer)
- Unit:
- 211 Ochotniczy Pułk Ułanów Nadniemeńskich, Wojsko Polskie (211st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, Polish Army)
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- Ochotnik (Volunteer)
- Unit:
- 211 Ochotniczy Pułk Ułanów Nadniemeńskich, Wojsko Polskie (211st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, Polish Army)
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- Podporucznik (2nd Lieutenant)
Krzyz Oswiecimski
Sources
- Photo: Public domain
- - M.P. 1995 nr 15 poz. 175
- M.P. 2006 nr 73 poz. 730
- Stefan Melak, Gwiazda Wytrwałości, usqe ad finem, Warszawa 1997.
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