Stefan Lech Sokołowski
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Stefan Lech Sokołowski (Gozdawa coat of arms) (25 May 1904- spring 1940) was a Polish mathematician, climber and lieutenant (porucznik[pl]) of artillery in the Polish Land Forces. He was aLwów Eaglet, a group of children who defended the city of Lviv in 1918-1919 during the Polish-Ukrainian War. He was also a Doctor of mathematical sciences. He died as a result of the Katyn massacre, a Soviet massacre of Polish military officers in 1940. [1]
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Stefan Lech Sokołowski | |
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Born | (1904-05-25)25 May 1904 Warsaw, Russian Empire |
Died | spring 1940 Katyń, Soviet Union |
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Allegiance | Second Polish Republic |
Service/ | Polish Land Forces |
Years of service | 1919, 1933, 1939 |
Rank | porucznik |
Battles/wars | Battle of Lemberg (1918–1919), Invasion of Poland |
Awards | Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari (nr 14384;11 November 1976)
Cross of the September Campaign (1 July 1986) |
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