Unrug, Jozef
- Date of birth:
- October 7th, 1884 (Brandenburg an der Havel, German Empire)
- Date of death:
- February 28th, 1973 (Lailly-en-Val, France)
- Nationality:
- Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)
Biography
German name: Joseph Michael Hubert von Unruh. Vice Admiral in the Polish Navy. Prisoner of war during the Second World War.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
Zloty Krzyz Zaslugi
- Rank:
- Komandor porucznik
- Awarded on:
- 1925
Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Rank:
- Komandor
- Awarded on:
- 1927
Officer of the Order of the White Elephant
- Rank:
- Komandor
- Awarded on:
- 1927
- Rank:
- Komandor
- Awarded on:
- 1928
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- Komandor
- Awarded on:
- 1928
- Rank:
- Komandor
- Awarded on:
- 1928
Order of St. Sava 3rd Class
- Rank:
- Komandor
- Awarded on:
- 1931
Kommandør af Dannebrog
- Rank:
- Komandor
- Awarded on:
- 1931
Kungliga Svärdsorden - Commander 1st Class
- Rank:
- Komandor
- Awarded on:
- 1932
- Rank:
- Kontradmirał (Rear Admiral)
- Awarded on:
- 1939
Order Virtuti Militari Gold Cross
Triju Zvaigznu ordinas Kommandieris
Sources
- - Borowiak, M., Admirał: biografia Józefa Unruga (2004)
- Kawalerowie Virtuti Militari 1792 - 1945 (1997)
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