Józef Kowalski

Jozef Kowalski
Born 2 February 1900(1900-02-02)
(age &10000000000000112000000112 years, &1000000000000004200000042 days)
Smerekivka, Lviv, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine)
Allegiance  Poland
Service/branch Polish Army
Years of service 1919–1921; 1939
Rank Lieutenant
Unit Polish Army 22nd Regiment Ułanów
Battles/wars Polish-Soviet War
September Campaign
Awards Order of Polonia Restituta

Józef Kowalski (born 2 February 1900) is, at age 111, thought to be Poland's oldest living man. He is thought to be the oldest verified military veteran in the world, following the death of Gertrude Noone.[1][2][3] He is also the only living verified veteran of the 1919–1921 Polish-Soviet War. Kowalski served in the 22nd Uhlan Regiment of the Polish Army. He took part in the September Campaign in World War II, and was later held in a concentration camp. On his 110th birthday, he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for his war service by President Lech Kaczyński, of Poland.[4] Now aged 111, he lives in Tursk, near Sulęcin, in a care home.[5][6][7][8]

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  1. ^ "Pan Józef ma 107 lat i czuje się znakomicie" (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska 2007-02-02. http://wiadomosci.wp.pl/wiadomosc.html?wid=8714409&ticaid=132ac. Retrieved 2010-03-30. 
  2. ^ "Niech żyje 200 lat!" (in Polish). Radio Zachód S.A. 2008-02-02. http://www.zachod.pl/articles/view/niech-zyje-200-lat. Retrieved 2010-03-30. 
  3. ^ "200 lat dla pana Józefa! Najstarszy Lubuszanin mieszka w Tursku." (in Polish). Gazeta Lubuska 2009-02-02. http://www.gazetalubuska.pl/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090202/POWIAT12/535624281. Retrieved 2010-03-30. 
  4. ^ "Letter on the occasion of Józef Kowalskis 110:th birthday" (in Polish). President's office, Poland. http://www.prezydent.pl/aktualnosci/wypowiedzi-prezydenta/listy/art,673,list-z-okazji-110-urodzin-jozefa-kowalskiego.html. Retrieved 2010-03-30. 
  5. ^ "Pan Józef ma 107 lat i czuje się znakomicie" (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. http://wiadomosci.wp.pl/wiadomosc.html?wid=8714409&ticaid=132ac. Retrieved 2007-03-16. 
  6. ^ "Niech żyje 200 lat!" (in Polish). Radio Zachód S.A.. http://www.zachod.pl/articles/view/niech-zyje-200-lat. Retrieved 2008-02-02. 
  7. ^ "200 lat dla pana Józefa! Najstarszy Lubuszanin mieszka w Tursku." (in Polish). Gazeta Lubuska. http://www.gazetalubuska.pl/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090202/POWIAT12/535624281. Retrieved 2009-02-06. 
  8. ^ "Letter on the occasion of Józef Kowalskis 110:th birthday" (in Polish). President's office, Poland. http://www.prezydent.pl/archiwum/archiwum-aktualnosci/rok-2010/art,17,673,list-z-okazji-110-urodzin-jozefa-kowalskiego.html. Retrieved 2010-03-30.