Bolesław Kieniewicz
Polish and Soviet General / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bolesław Kieniewicz (Russian: Болеслав Альбинович Кеневич; 21 November 1907 – 3 May 1969) was a Red Army Lieutenant general who served in the Polish People's Army during World War II and in post-war commanded the Internal Security Corps in the Polish People's Republic.
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Bolesław Kieniewicz | |
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Birth name | Болеслав Альбинович Кеневич |
Born | (1907-11-21)November 21, 1907 Dvorets village, Pinsky Uyezd, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire (now Belarus) |
Died | May 3, 1969(1969-05-03) (aged 61) Warsaw, Poland |
Allegiance | Soviet Union Polish People's Republic |
Service/ | Red Army/Soviet Army (1921-1923, 1923-1943, 1946-1950, 1954-1956) Polish People's Army (1943-1946, 1950-1954) |
Years of service | 1920—1956 |
Rank | Lieutenant General (USSR) Major General (Poland) |
Battles/wars | Russian Civil War World War II |
Awards | Order of Lenin Virtuti Militari Several others (see below) |
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