Afanasij Poliszczuk
Afanasij Poliszczuk (born 28 April 1903, date of death unknown) was a Ukrainian Soviet military officer, Brigadier General of the Polish Army and a veterinarian. He came from Ukraine. He ended four-year veterinary school and five-year studies at Institute of Veterinary. He was the officer of Red Army, took the part in Second World War, in August 1943 was sent to military service in Polish Army, since 1944 he was the chief of veterinary service in First Polish Army. After war he served in Ministry of National Defence. In the years 1945-1946 has extramurally studied at Warsaw University.
Afanasij Poliszczuk | |
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| Born | April 28, 1903 Ukraine |
| Died | July 21, 1953 Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Soviet |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | First Polish Army |
| Awards | Gold Cross of Merit, Officer's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta, Order of the Cross of Grunwald - 3rd class |
| Other work | Ministry of National Defence |
Decorations
- Officer's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta (1945)
- Order of the Cross of Grunwald - 3rd class (1945)
- Gold Cross of Merit (1946)
- Silver Cross of Merit (1945)
Bibliography
- Henryk P. Kosk, Generalicja polska t. II, Pruszków 2001
- Janusz Królikowski, Generałowie Wojska Polskiego 1943-1990 t. III: M-S, Toruń 2010, s. 208.
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