Portrait of Marian Kukiel, photo Witold Pikiel, między 1925-1926, Domaine public
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Marian Kukiel

ID: OS-002046-P/112782

Marian Kukiel

First name:

Marian

Last Name:

Kukiel

Drugie imię:

Władysław Włodzimierz

Parents:

Adolf Józef i Helena ze Sroczyńskich

Date of birth:

15-05-1885

Place of birth:

Dąbrowa Tarnowska

Date of death:

15-08-1973

Age:

88

Profession:

social activist, politician, general, historian

Grade:

gen. bryg.

Honours and awards:

Krzyż Srebrny Orderu Wojskowego Virtuti Militari, Krzyż Komandorski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski, Krzyż Walecznych, Złoty Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami Odznaka Oficerska Związków Strzeleckich Kawaler Orderu Legii Honorowej (Francja), Order Palm Akademickich (Francja), Wielki Oficer Orderu Korony (Belgia), Komandor Orderu Orła Białego (Serbia), Krzyż Komandorski Orderu Łaźni (Wielka Brytania)

Biography:

Marian Kukiel (1885-1973), graduated from gymnasium in Tarnów, followed by history studies at the Faculty of Philosophy of Franz Josef University in Lvov. From his school days he took part in patriotic activities, engaging in non-independence activities within circles and other organisations. In 1905, he took part in the Russian Revolution. He was active in the Polish Socialist Party. He was one of the founders of the Union of Active Struggle. He fought in the First World War, the Polish-Bolshevik War. He worked at the Jagiellonian University and was also director of the Czartoryski Museum. He also took part in the activities of the Warsaw Scientific Society and the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences. In the Second World War he took part in the defence of Lvov. In 1939, he went to France, then to the United Kingdom. In 1942, he became Minister of Defence.

Publikacja:

11.06.2023
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Portrait of Marian Kukiel
Portrait of Marian Kukiel, photo Witold Pikiel, między 1925-1926, Domaine public

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