Weitzen, Aleksander

Date of birth:: 1921
Date of death:: 1960
Nationality:: Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

Biography

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Military Medal (MM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Corporal Cadet
Unit:: 18th Lwowski Rifle Battalion, 6th Lwów Infantry Brigade, 5th Kresowa Rifle Division, Polish II Corps, Polish Armed Forces in the West
Awarded on:: December 31st, 1944

"Corporal Cadet Weitzen showed great courage and devotion to duty during the battles which his Battalion took part in on the Adriatic Sector.

He was constantly at his Battalion Commanders call and never hesitated to carry out the most difficult and hazardous tasks, often carrying messages to Company positions under extremely heavy fire.

When seriously wounded in the leg, he refused assistance and made his own way back to an Advanced Dressing Station."

Krzyz Monte Cassino

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

No. 19886

Sources

- British Awards for Polish Soldiers - Page 35