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Henryk Holland | |
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Born | (1920-04-08)8 April 1920 Warsaw, Second Polish Republic |
Died | 21 December 1961(1961-12-21) (aged 41) Warsaw, Polish People's Republic |
Buried | Powązki Military Cemetery |
Allegiance | USSR Polish People's Republic |
Service | Red Army Polish People's Army |
Years of service | 1941-1945 |
Rank | Kapitan (Captain) |
Unit | 2nd Warsaw Infantry Division |
Battles / wars | Second World War |
Relations | Agnieszka Holland (daughter) |
Other work | sociologist, journalist, publicist |
Henryk Holland (Warsaw, 8 April 1920 – 21 December 1961, Warsaw) was a Polish sociologist, journalist, writer, captain in the Polish People's Army, and communist activist. He was the father of film directors Agnieszka Holland and Magdalena Łazarkiewicz.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (13 July 1946)
- Cross of Valour
- Silver Cross of Merit (12 April 1946)
- Medal "For Merit on the Field of Glory"
- Medal for Oder, Neisse and Baltic
- Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (USSR)
References
- Szulecki, Kacper (3 September 2019). Dissidents in Communist Central Europe: Human Rights and the Emergence of New Transnational Actors. Springer Nature. p. 61. ISBN 978-3-030-22613-8. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- M.P. z 1947 r. Nr 72, poz. 485 "For contribution to building a new Democratic Poland".
- M.P. z 1946 r. Nr 64, poz. 122 "For the post-war activities of the Youth Fighting Union".
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