Stefan Pogonowski

Stefan Pogonowski (12 February 1895[1] – 15 August 1920[2]) was a Polish professional soldier and military officer. He served in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and then the newly recreated Polish Army during the Polish-Bolshevist War of 1920. He was killed when leading a charge of a battalion he commanded during the battle of Radzymin. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Cross of Virtuti Militari and promoted to the rank of captain. There are streets named after him in Łódź and Warsaw.

Stefan Pogonowski
Born12 February 1895
Domaniew, Congress Poland
Died15 August 1920
Wólka Radzymińska, Poland
OccupationSoldier

Early life

Pogonowski was born in the Domaniew estate to Ryszard Pogonowski and Helena Marecki.[1] He was one of 9 siblings, including: Władysław, who died in childhood, Lucjan, Ryszard, his twin Marianna, Stanisław (b. 1896), Stanisław (1898-1934), Janina (b. 1902), and Anna (b. 1908).[3]

References
  1. Boguslaw, Polak; Bauer, Piotr (1900). Kawalerowie Virtuti Militari: 1792-1945 : Słownik Biograficzny (in Polish) (polish ed.). Inżynierskiej w Koszalinie: Wydawn. Uczelniane Wyższej Szkoly Inżynierskiej. p. 120. ISBN 9788390051000.
  2. "Famous people in our documents". State Archives in Łódź. Archived from the original on 21 Dec 2012. Retrieved 7 Apr 2023.
  3. Nowak, Simon (2020). Stefan Pogonowski (in Polish). Poland. p. 4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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