Wojenne losy Wacława Policzkiewicza (1896–1920)
Wartime Life of Wacław Policzkiewicz (1896–1920)

Summary/Abstract: Wacław Policzkiewicz (1896–1920), a son of industrialist from Lublin, a pupil of the private male junior high school referred to as the Lublin School, a student of the Warsaw University of Technology, a scout and member of the Polish Military Organisation and the National Youth Organisation, a soldier of the Polish Army. While serving in the 1st Legions Infantry Regiment he took part in all the fights of the unit. He died during the Kiev Offensive on the 13th of June 1920 in Borodianka near Zhytomyr. Despite the efforts of his closest family, his ashes were not brought back to Lublin. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of lieutenant and awarded with the War Order of Virtuti Militari 5th Class. The family kept memorabilia of the young soldier, participant in the fight for the independence and the Polish State border.

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