Władysław Dobrowolski
Władysław Dobrowolski (2 January 1896 – 25 February 1969) was a Polish fencer and track and field athlete and major of the Polish Army in the defense of Warsaw during World War II. During the interwar period, he won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He fought in the Polish–Soviet War and in the September Campaign of World War II. He was held by the Germans in the Oflag X-A, Oflag X-B, Oflag X-C and Oflag VI-B prisoner-of-war camps. He was decorated in post-war Poland in 1947.
Władysław Dobrowolski
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- Name
- Władysław Dobrowolski
- Born
- 2 January 1896
- Birthplace
- Małobądz, near Będzin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
- Died
- 25 February 1969
- Place of death
- Warsaw, Polish People's Republic
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- military officer · fencer · sprinter · athlete · writer · opinion journalist
- Honours
- Decade of Independence Regained · Cross of Independence · Silver Cross of Merit · Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918–1921 · Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari · Cross of Valour (1920)
- Languages
- Polish
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Władysław Dobrowolski (2 January 1896 – 25 February 1969) was a Polish fencer and track and field athlete and major of the Polish Army in the defense of Warsaw during World War II. During the interwar period, he won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He fought in the Polish–Soviet War and in the September Campaign of World War II. He was held by the Germans in the Oflag X-A, Oflag X-B, Oflag X-C and Oflag VI-B prisoner-of-war camps. He was decorated in post-war Poland in 1947.
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• Name — Władysław Dobrowolski • Born — 2 January 1896 • Birthplace — Małobądz, near Będzin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire • Died — 25 February 1969 • Place of death — Warsaw, Polish People's Republic • Sport — Fencing, athletics • Medal Templates — Men's fencing • Show Medals — yes
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1896
Władysław Dobrowolski born at Będzin.
1969
Władysław Dobrowolski died at Warsaw.
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Będzin.
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Warsaw.
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• Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari • Cross of Independence • Cross of Valour • Silver Cross of Merit
Grób na cmentarzu Wojskowym na Powązkach
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Szermiercze Mistrzostwa Europy, Warszawa, czerwiec 1934. Członkowie polskiej ekipy. Stoją od lewej: fechmistrz w I Śląskim Klubie Szermierczym Leon Koza-Kozarski, Antoni Sobik, Władysław Segda, Marian Suski, prezes Polskiego Związku Szermierczego pułkownik Felicjan Plato Bałaban, Adam Papee, Władysław Dobrowolski z synkiem Jerzym, Tadeusz Fredrich, Leszek Lubicz-Nycz, trener polskich szermierzy
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- 1.Władysław Dobrowolski. Olympedia.
- 2.Olympics Statistics: Władysław Dobrowolski. databaseolympics.com.
- 3.Władysław Dobrowolski Results. sports-reference.com.
- 4.Urban, Renata. Polscy olimpijczycy w niemieckich obozach jenieckich. Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny. 44. 45. 2021. 0137-5199.
- 5.Monitor Polski (24 February 1947), Uchwaly Prezydium Krajowej Rady Narodowej. Dziennik Urzędowy Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, No. 25. Warszawa.
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