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Buyko, Waclow

Date of birth:
October 16th, 1907 (Wilno, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
May 17th, 1944 (Cassino, Italy)
Buried on:
Polish War Cemetery Cassino
Plot: 3. Row: D. Grave: 6.
Nationality:
Polish

Biography

Captain Waclow Buyko was killed in the battle of Monte Cassino.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitan (Captain)
Unit:
13th Wilenski Rifle Battalion "Rysiow", 5th Wilno Rifle Brigade, 5th Kresowa Rifle Division, Polish II Corps, Polish Armed Forces in the West

No. 10034; posthumously awarded
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitan (Captain)
Unit:
13th Wilenski Rifle Battalion "Rysiow", 5th Wilno Rifle Brigade, 5th Kresowa Rifle Division, Polish II Corps, Polish Armed Forces in the West
Krzyz Monte Cassino

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