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Kazimierz Stanisław Szpądrowski (March 1, 1899 in Krościenko nad Dunajcem - December 25, 1940 in Moscow) was a certified officer of the Polish Army in the Second Polish Republic and commander of Division II (responsible for military intelligence and counterintelligence in the Kraków Army. After Soviet invasion of Poland he was kept as a prisoner-of-war in the Starobilsk prison camp, later transferred to Moscow, where over the period from February 7 to October 18, 1940 he was interrogated 9 times in Lefortovo Prison and finally executed on December 25, 1940. He was posthumously promoted to podpolkovnik (lieutenant colonel) and awarded with Commander's Cross of Polonia Restituta.
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Major Kazimierz Szpądrowski | |
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Born | March 1, 1899 Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Austria-Hungary |
Died | December 25, 1940 Moscow, RSFSR, USSR |
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Military service | |
Branch/service | Austro-Hungarian Army Polish Legions Polish Army |
Years of service | 1916-1940 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | 1st Field Artillery Regiment 6th Field Artillery Regiment 7th Field Artillery Regiment 6th Heavy Artillery Regiment "Kraków" Army |
Battles/wars | Polish-Soviet War World War II September campaign |
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