Władysław Liniarski
Władysław Liniarski | |
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Władysław Liniarski in 1939 | |
| Born | 23 November 1897 Małachowice-Gustawów, Kingdom of Poland |
| Died | 21 June 1948 (aged 50) Warsaw, Polish People's Republic |
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| Allegiance | Kingdom of Poland (1885–1918) Second Polish Republic (1918–1925) |
| Service | Polish Military Organisation Polish Army |
| Years of service | 1917-1945 |
| Rank | Pułkownik (Colonel) |
| Unit | 62nd Infantry Regiment Home Army Citizens' Home Army |
| Battles / wars | World War I Polish–Soviet War World War II Anti-communist resistance in Poland |
| Awards | Virtuti Militari Order of Polonia Restituta Cross of Valour Cross of Merit with Swords Cross of Merit Medal for Long Service Partisan Cross |
Władysław Liniarski, alias Mścisław, Wuj, Jan (born November 23, 1897 in Małachowice-Gustawów - April 12, 1984 in Warsaw) was a colonel of the Polish Armed Forces, commander of the Białystok District of the Union of Armed Struggle from February to September 1941, commander of the Białystok District of the Union of Armed Struggle-Home Army (continuously for 5 years), from January 1945 commander of the Białystok District of the Citizens' Home Army. Activist of the post-war anti-communist underground, victim of communist repressions. In 1979 he became a member of the Committee for the Agreement for the Self-Determination of the Nation. In 2017 posthumously promoted to the rank of brigadier general