Stefan Frankowski
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Stefan Frankowski (3 April 1887, in Volhynia – 25 September 1940, in Bielawa) was a Polish commodore, posthumously promoted to counteradmiral. An officer of surface naval ships, from 1908 to 1917 he served in the Russian Imperial Navy and participated in the First World War. Later he joined the Polish Navy and commanded a squadron of torpedo boats, was the commander of the Polish Navy NCO School, and was chief of Director Staff of Polish Navy. During the Invasion of Poland of 1939 he was a commander of Naval Coast Defence. Taken prisoner of war by the Germans, he died in captivity in 1940.
Honours and awards[edit]
- Gold Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari (posthumously)
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1930)
- Cross of Valour
- Gold Cross of Merit
- Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)
References[edit]
- Waldemar Strzałkowski: Życiorysy dowódców jednostek polskich w wojnie obronnej 1939 r., Stefan Frankowski (1887-1940) [in]: Jurga Tadeusz, Obrona Polski 1939, Instytut Wydawniczy PAX, Warszawa 1990, ISBN 83-211-1096-7, p. 766-777,
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- Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland)
- Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
- Officers of the Legion of Honour
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