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Bartoszewski, Adolf

Date of birth:
January 15th, 1907 (Swinarzyn)
Date of death:
December 12th, 1990 (Chelmno, Poland)
Nationality:
Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

Biography

1925–1927: Military service
September 1939: Polish 40th Infantry Regiment
1939-1942: Internment in the USSR
7 February 1942: 7th Infantry Regiment of the Polish Armed Forces in the USSR
20th March - 29th November 1942: Polish Reserve officers school
Until December 1943: Egypt (3rd Carpathian Rifle Division)
December 1943: Transferred to Torento, Italy
May 1944: Battle of Monte Cassino (Hill 593)
1 August 1944: Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
?: Training centre 3rd Carpathian Rifle Divison
19 April 1947: Officers 'Centre No. 43, Rednal, UK (Supply and Transport Officer)
Until 1974: Wolverhampton, UK. Emigrated back to Poland and settled in Chelmno.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Podporucznik (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
1st Carpathian Rifle Battalion, 1st Carpathian Rifle Brigade, 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division, Polish II Corps, Polish Armed Forces in the West

No. 2777. With 2 stars.
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For wounds sustained north of Chienti and south of Castel Bolognese.
Znak za Rany i Kontuzje

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