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Xawery Czernicki

1882 – 1940

Polish admiral

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About Xawery Czernicki

Lived 1882 – 1940 (aged 57–58). Xawery Czernicki was a Polish military officer.

Rear Admiral Xawery Stanisław Czernicki (1882–1940) was a Polish engineer, military commander and one of the highest-ranking officers of the Polish Navy. Considered one of the founders of Polish Navy's logistical services, he was murdered by the Soviet NKVD in the Katyn massacre.

Life Xawery Czernicki was born on 16 October 1882 in a szlachta family in the village of Giedejki (Giedeikiai) in the Oshmyansky Uyezd of the Vilna Governorate (present-day Ashmyany District. He was murdered in the spring of 1940, aged fifty-seven, in what became known as the Katyn massacre.

After the fall on the Soviet Union in 1989, Xawery Czernicki became one of the patrons of the Polish Navy. He is the name-sake of the Polish Navy Depot (1993), the ORP Kontradmirał Xawery Czernicki logistical ship (2001) and the X. Czernicki's Grand Prix prize, awarded every year during the Balt-Military-Expo in Gdańsk.

Honours and awards

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Important facts

Born
16 October 1882, Krajvancy
Birth century
19th century
Died
1940, Katyn
Occupation
Military officer
Nationality
Second Polish Republic
Education
F. E. Dzerzhinsky Naval Engineering Academy
Awards
Decade of Independence Regained; Gold Cross of Merit‎; Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918–1921; Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Officer of the Legion of Honour; Order of Saint Stanislaus; Cross of Valour (1920); Cross of Merit (Poland); Légion d'honneur; Order of St. Anna; Order of the Sword; Polonia Restituta
Also known as
Ksawery Stanisław Czernicki

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Xawery Czernicki?

Polish admiral (1882–1940)

When was Xawery Czernicki born?

Xawery Czernicki was born on 16 October 1882 in Krajvancy.

When did Xawery Czernicki die?

Xawery Czernicki died in 1940 in Katyn.

What was Xawery Czernicki's occupation?

Xawery Czernicki was a military officer.

What nationality was Xawery Czernicki?

Xawery Czernicki was Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Xawery Czernicki

· Wikidata: Q1971885

· DBpedia: Xawery Czernicki

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