Stefan de Walden
Stefan de Walden | |
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| Born | 27 December 1896 |
| Died | 17 January 1976 (aged 79) Gdynia, Poland |
| Allegiance | Russia Poland |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Navy Polish Navy |
| Rank | Komandor (Captain) |
| Battles / wars | World War I Polish–Soviet War World War II |
| Awards | Order of Virtuti Militari Gold Cross of Merit |
Stefan de Walden was a Polish military commander and engineer. He participated in the fights of the Riverine Flotilla of the Polish Navy during the Polish-Bolshevik War. During the Invasion of Poland of 1939, he served as the commanding officer of Wicher, a destroyer of the Polish Navy which took part in the Battle of the Gdańsk Bay. After the war, since 1947, he headed the Historical Detachment of the Naval Staff of Poland.