Smolenski, Marian Jozef

Date of birth:: September 18th, 1894 (Gostkowo, Russian Empire)
Date of death:: January 19th, 1978 (London, United Kingdom)
Buried on:: Polish Veteran Graves Gunnersbury Cemetery
Nationality:: Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

Biography

3 May 1922: Captain
1 December 1924: Major
1 January 1930: Lt-Col
1 January 1932: Colonel
1 January 1964: Brigadier

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Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny

Period:: Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Awarded on:: October 29th, 1921

Krzyz Niepodleglosci z Mieczami

Awarded on:: 1931

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Pulkownik (Colonel)
Unit:: Headquarters, 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division, Polish II Corps, Polish Armed Forces in the West
Awarded on:: June 1945

"Colonel Smoleński took an active part in preparing the battle formation lines of the River Senio and River Santerno. He was entrusted with all the preparatory work and training of the attacking troops of the division. He put into this work his very extensive professional knowledge and battle experience. In the fighting for the lines of Rivers Senio and Santerno he was sent by the Divisional Commander to forward Battalions with the task of co-ordinating the action of the Battalions and Brigades. During his visits to the units fighting under enemy fire he shone as a fine example to his men, by his calmness and courage. The fine results of this hard fighting were undpubtedly due to the excellent preparatory work which to a large extent was carried out by Colonel Smoleński in his capacity as Deputy Commander 3rd Carpathian Division."