Grudzinski, Jan
- Date of birth:
- December 3rd, 1907 (Kiev, Russian Empire)
- Date of death:
- June 8th, 1940 (North Sea)
- Nationality:
- Polish
Biography
Rank: Lieutenant Commander (posthumously). Captain of the Polish submarine ORP Orzel. He is the only officer in the history of the Polish Navy to receive the Order of Virtuti Militari twice.
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Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- O.R.P. Orzel, Marynarka Wojenna
- Awarded on:
- November 16th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant Commander
- Unit:
- O.R.P. Orzel, Polish Navy, Polish Armed Forces in the West
- Awarded on:
- 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- O.R.P. Orzel, Polish Navy, Polish Armed Forces in the West
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- O.R.P. Orzel, Polish Navy, Polish Armed Forces in the West
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant Commander
Sources
- - Puchalski, Z., Dzieje polskich znaków zaszczytnych (2000)
- British Awards and Decorations to Polish Navy in World War Two
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