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Sochaczewski, Stanislaw

Date of birth:
August 27th, 1877 (Stebliw, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
July 14th, 1953 (Penley, Wales)
Nationality:
Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

Biography

December 1917: Lieutenant colonel (Polish legion)
November 1918: Lieutenant Colonel in the Polish Army
April 1, 1920: Colonel
March 16, 1927: Brigadier
1929: Retired
1940: Rothesay Officers Rallying Station

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Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Awarded on:
June 30th, 1921
“He distinguished himself especially in May 1919 during the forcing of the Styr / fr. Polish-Ukrainian / contributing to the capture of Łuck ."

No. 205
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Awarded on:
October 8th, 1921
Krzyz Walecznych
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
December 12th, 1921
Medal Zwyciestwa
Commander's Cross of the Order of the White Eagle
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Officier in de Kroonorde

Sources

  • Photo 1: Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe, Sygnatura: 1-W-496 (Public Domain)
  • - Polak, B., Kawalerowie Virtuti Militari 1792 – 1945
    - Nr 28 z 16 lipca 1921 roku, s. 1149.
    - Dz. Pers. MSWojsk. , Nr 38 z 8 października 1921 roku, s. 1420.
    - Dz. Pers. MSWojsk. , Nr 42 z 24 grudnia 1921 roku, s. 1666.
    - Dz. Pers. MSWojsk. , Nr 9 z 14 kwietnia 1922 roku, s. 268.