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Stanisław Gudowski (4 June 1918, Vilnius – 26 May 2011[1][2]) was one of the tank commanders of General Maczek's 1st Armoured Division.[3] He took part in the Normandy campaign (Operation Overlord), the Falaise-Chambois operation as well as the French, Dutch and Belgian campaigns and was awarded the Cross of Valour (Poland).[4] In later years, he served his local community as Chairman of the Croydon branch of the Association of Polish Combatants in Great Britain.[5] He died in London in 2011.
References
edit- ^ "SPK | Fundacja Stowarzyszenia Polskich Kombatantów w Wielkiej Brytanii".
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Wierni Ojczyźnie: Stanisław Gudowski (Żołnierz Gen. Maczka). YouTube.
- ^ Stanisław Maczek. Od podwody do czołga. Wspomnienia wojenne 1918-1945. London: Orbis Books 1984, ISBN 0-901149-24-1
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/17420/1/17420.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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