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Henryk Sucharski

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Major of the Polish Army (1898-1946)

Lived 1898 to 1946 · aged 47
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Henryk Sucharski was a Polish military officer and a major in the Polish Army. At the outbreak of World War II, he was one of the commanders of the Westerplatte position in Gdańsk, which troops under his command defended for seven days against overwhelming odds. Sucharski survived the war.

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Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt and Henryk Sucharski, Westerplatte, 1939Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt and Henryk Sucharski, Westerplatte, 1939

Awards 7

Decade of Independence Regained
Gold Cross of Merit‎
Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918-1921
Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
Commander of the Order of Military Virtue
Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari
Cross of Valour

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Franciszek KleebergAlso won Commander of the Order of Military VirtueBolesław Wieniawa-DługoszowskiAlso won Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918-1921Lev MekhlisAlso won Gold Cross of the Virtuti MilitariZygmunt BerlingAlso won Cross of ValourJózef UnrugAlso won Decade of Independence RegainedPyotr KoshevoyAlso won Commander of the Order of Military Virtue

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deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1946 · aged 47
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