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Pohoski, Richard George

    Date of birth:
    1924
    Date of death:
    June 25th, 2006 (Longueuil/Quebec, Canada)
    Nationality:
    Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

    Biography

    Richard Pohoski was a freedom fighter in the Armia Krajowa and participated in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. He was wounded and taken prisoner of war.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Unit:
    x, Armia Krajowa
    During the Warsaw Uprising, while wounded and under heavy bombardment and artillery fire he led 160 people to safety through the sewers of Warsaw.
    Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Unit:
    Armia Krajowa
    Warszawski Krzyz Powstanczy

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