Hempel, Jozef

Date of birth:: August 5th, 1893
Date of death:: September 22nd, 1956
Buried on:: Graves Veterans Brompton Cemetery
Nationality:: Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Podpulkownik (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:: 5th Kresowa Sapper (Engineer) Battalion, 5th Kresowa Rifle Division, Polish II Corps, Polish Armed Forces in the West
Awarded on:: December 31st, 1944

"As Officer Commanding 5 Engineer Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Hempel has during the campaign in Italy, especially during the Monte Cassino and Ancona operations shown himself to be a most able commander. The success of these operations depended largely upon the maintenance of roads and bridges which the enemy had mainly demolished, and the skill and energy with which Lt. Col. Hempel directed his Battalion contributed largely to the keeping of communication open which was of vital importance to the success of the operations. He also distinguished himself in personally directing his battalion in the clearing of mine fields".