Witold Pilecki

Witold Pilecki, known by the codenames Roman Jezierski, Tomasz Serafiński, Druh and Witold, was a Polish World War II cavalry officer, intelligence agent, and resistance leader. As a youth,... Wikipedia

• Born:  May 13, 1901, Olonets, Olonetsky Uyezd, Olonets Governorate, Russian Empire
• Age at death:  47 years
• Buried at:  Unknown, possibly in Powązki Military Cemetery
• Allegiance:  Second Polish Republic, Polish government-in-exile
• Years of service:  1918–1947
• Rank:  Cavalry captain (rotmistrz)
• Commands held:  Commander of the 1st Lida Military Training Squadron (1932–1937), Deputy Commander of the 41st Infantry Division (1939), Organizer of the Secret Polish Army (1939–1940), Organizer of the Union of Military Organizations (1940–1943), Commander of the Warszawianka Company (1944)
• Battles/wars:  Polish–Soviet War, Vilna offensive (1919), Kiev offensive (1920), First Battle of Grodno (1920), Battle of Warsaw (1920), Polish–Lithuanian War, Żeligowski's Mutiny (1920), World War II, September Campaign (1939), Warsaw Uprising (1944)
• Awards:  Order of the White Eagle, Order of Polonia Restituta, Cross of Valour (2), Silver Cross of Merit
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo