Henryk Sucharski Military person

Henryk Sucharski (1898–1946) 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 Danzig, which troops under his command defended for seven days against overwhelming odds. Sucharski survived the war and was posthumously promoted to the rank of general.

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Henryk Sucharski
Birth dateNovember 12, 1898
Birth place
Austria-Hungary , Gręboszów Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Date of deathAugust 30, 1946
Place of death
Naples

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allegiance
(1917-1918)
Poland (1919-1946)
military operations
Invasion of Poland
Battle of Westerplatte
World War I
Polish–Soviet War
Polish–Lithuanian War
military commandWesterplatte
service start1917
service end1946

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