Aleksander Krzyżanowski Military person

Aleksander Krzyżanowski nom de guerre "Wilk" (1895–1951) was a Polish army officer, major, member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II and Commandant of the Armia Krajowa in the Vilnius Region. After the German withdrawal from the area, on July 17, 1944 Krzyżanowski had been duped by the Soviets into a fake debriefing, arrested and thrown in jail. He died in Stalinist prison on September 29, 1951 without a trial.

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Aleksander Krzyżanowski
Birth dateFebruary 18, 1895
Birth place
Bryansk
Date of deathSeptember 29, 1951

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service start1916
service end1916

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