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Deskur, Jerzy Andrzej

Date of birth:
December 27th, 1896 (Lwow, Austro-Hungarian Empire)
Date of death:
August 12th, 1978 (United States)
Nationality:
Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
24 Pułk Ułanów, 10 Brygada Kawalerii, Armia "Kraków", Wojsko Polskie
For merit in September 1939.

No. 144
Order Virtuti Militari Gold Cross
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Pulkownik (Colonel)
Unit:
Polish I Corps, Polish Armed Forces in the West

Bestowed on 25th January 1942
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

With swords
Zloty Krzyz Zaslugi z Mieczami

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