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Szostak, Zbigniew Marian

Date of birth:
November 11th, 1915 (Warsaw)
Date of death:
August 15th, 1944
Buried on:
Cmentarz Wojskowy Cracow
Plot: 3. Row: A. Grave: 6.
Nationality:
Polish

Biography

Captain pilot Szostak was one of the seven Polish airmen who received the Golden Virtuti Militari cross.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
No. 300 (Masovian) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitan (Captain)
Unit:
No. 1586 (Polish Special Duties) Flight, Royal Air Force

Posthumously awarded
Order Virtuti Militari Gold Cross

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