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Godlewski, Edward Jozef "Garda"

Date of birth:
July 10th, 1895 (Harasimowicz, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
April 1945 (KZ Mauthausen-Gusen)
Nationality:
Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

Biography

Edward Godlewski was a resistance commander during the Second World War.

Promotions:
10 February 1917: Ensign
1 August 1917: 2nd Lieutenant
1 July 1921: 1st Lieutenant
1 July 1922: Rotmistrz
24 December 1929: Lieutenant Colonel
1 January 1936: Colonel
28 July 1944: Brigadier General

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Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Awarded on:
1921
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
Awarded on:
January 25th, 1933
Krzyz Niepodleglosci
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Pulkownik (Colonel)
Unit:
14 Pułk Ułanów "Jazłowieckich", Brygada Kawalerii "Podolska", Armia Poznan
For merit in September 1939.

No. 2627
Order Virtuti Militari Gold Cross
Krzyz Zaslugi in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

With swords
Krzyz Zaslugi - Gold
Medal 10-lecia Odzyskania Niepodleglosci

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