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Stanisław Aronson
Anti-nazi resistance fighter and IDF officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stanisław Witold Aronson (nom de guerre "Rysiek"; born 6 May 1925) is a Polish Jew and an Israeli citizen, as well as a former officer of the Polish Home Army (AK) with a rank of lieutenant colonel. He was also a member of the Kedyw unit, "Kolegium A", of the Warsaw Region of AK, a participant in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, and a lieutenant colonel of the Israeli Defense Force who took part in the 1947–1949 Palestine war, the Yom Kippur War and the 1982 Lebanon War.
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Stanisław Aronson | |
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![]() Stanisław "Rysiek" Aronson (left) (decorated with the Order of Polonia Restituta 3rd Class) and President of Poland Lech Kaczyński | |
Nickname(s) | Rysiek |
Born | (1925-05-06) 6 May 1925 (age 99) Warsaw, Poland |
Allegiance | Polish Underground State Israel |
Service/ | Home Army Israeli Ground Forces |
Years of service | 1942-45 1948-82 |
Rank | Podpułkownik (Poland) / Sgan Aluf (Israel) |
Battles/wars | Warsaw Uprising 1947–1949 Palestine war Yom Kippur War 1982 Lebanon War |
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